Kansas Group Visits OGT Lincoln and Deliver Many Quilts
Thirteen ladies and two youngsters from Kansas visited Orphan Grain Train Lincoln last week! The ladies were from Fairview, Hiawatha and Powhattan, Kansas. They brought 62 quilts with them, packed 12 hygiene kits and many boxes of donated clothing. They also toured the Lincoln Mercy Meals location and are anxious to return to pack Mercy…
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Girls’ State Visits Lincoln and Packs Meals on Campus
Nebraska Cornhusker Girls’ State learned about Orphan Grain Train and Mercy Meals on June 3 on UNL campus. They packed over 23,000 rice and vegetable meals as part of a service project. Eight volunteers from OGT-Lincoln facilitated the event. Thank you, ladies, for spending your day at OGT Lincoln and volunteering your time to make…
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Campers from Trinity Lutheran Spend Time at OGT Lincoln
Ten campers from Trinity Lutheran Church along with leader, Mrs. Sheila Ziems visited Orphan Grain Train Lincoln on June 10th. The group made Mercy Meals and hygiene kits. They packed food bags for local veterans and packed clothes into OGT boxes for future shipments. Thank you, Trinity Lutheran students for spending the afternoon with OGT…
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Lincoln is Grateful for the Mowing Services of a Faithful Volunteer
Dick Berry faithfully volunteers at Orphan Grain Train Lincoln. He mows and trims the lawn weekly. Thank you, Dick, for your servant heart. Thank you, for the care you take in keeping the OGT Lincoln grounds looking well kept. Thank you, Lord
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Successful Gala Fundraiser for Lincoln
Orphan Grain Train Lincoln gives thanks to their sponsors and volunteers for OGT Lincoln’s first fundraising dinner and silent auction held May 28, 2026, at Robber’s Cave in Lincoln, Nebraska. The sold-out gala event was a fundraiser to support the mission of OGT Lincoln and to celebrate all that has been accomplished there in the…
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Lincoln Shares Needed Items with Fourteen Service Agencies
During the month of April, Orphan Grain Train Lincoln delivered to fourteen different service agencies in the Lincoln area. Fifteen boxes of infant/toddler clothing were shared with Barnabas Community, Trinity Lutheran Church’s Forward, Women’s Care Center, Birthright of Lincoln and the Pregnancy Center. One hundred forty pounds of canned and dry food was delivered in…
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Student Displays OGT for Mission Fair in Lincoln
Aliya Wieting a Lincoln Lutheran middle school student did her school Mission Fair project on Orphan Grain Train. Aliya volunteers at OGT Lincoln with her family and school. Thank you, Aliya for sharing the OGT story and for volunteering at OGT Lincoln. Well done!
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Lincoln Receives Donated Fencing Supplies for Western Nebraska
On Thursday April 30, 2026, Orphan Grain Train Lincoln branch manager, Jim Carter and OGT truck driver Danny Pollock, loaded a flat bed of donated disaster relief supplies for western Nebraska ranchers rebuilding after the wildfires. OGT will continue to bring hay and fencing supplies to the western Nebraska area in the next few months….
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OGT Loads Many Mercy Meals for Haiti
On Monday, April 27, Orphan Grain Train Lincoln loaded a container for Haiti with 924 boxes of Mercy Meals and 57 boxes of Mercy Meals rice and beans, along with medical supplies, feminine kits, shoes, and bedding and quilts. Thank you, to all the volunteers and donors who sewed the kits, donated the items and…
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