“Servant Road Trip” Leads to OGT Norfolk for Two MN Youth Groups
On Tuesday, June 23, the spark that began in the mind of Ted Stroming was shared with Chris Brown and together the two men lit the flame of a “servant road trip” to Nebraska. Both men are Directors of Christian Education (DCE) in their home churches. Stroming, from Good Shepherd Lutheran in Glencoe, MN and…
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Six Minnesota Churches Assemble Hygiene Kits
The ladies from St. Paul Lutheran in Perham, Mn., Bethlehem Lutheran in Frazee, Mn. Beautiful Savior Lutheran in Callaway, Mn., St. John Lutheran in Vergas, Mn., Zion Lutheran in Detroit Lakes, Mn. and St. Paul Lutheran of Loon Lake Vergas, Mn. gathered at Adkins warehouse the third week in May to assemble hygiene kits. All…
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MN North on the Road Picking Up and Delivering
Orphan Grain Train Minnesota North’s Gary Geske was on the road again. Early Monday morning, April 20th, he was at OGT Norfolk with four pallets of hygiene kits, quilts and clothing that were gathered by Detroit Lakes’ Sheri Adkins and Sonya Gunderson. Gunderson and her husband Myron are ambassadors for Ysleta Lutheran Mission Care. Orphan…
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MN North Gathers from Detroit Lakes to Share with OGT Wisconsin
Gary & Lisa and Kayla Geske picked up a load of health kits and school kits, quilts and clothing from a satellite Orphan Grain Train Minnesota North location in Detroit Lakes MN. on Sunday April 12th. The Geske’s also had an opportunity to share about OGT during Bible study at Zion Lutheran Church in Detroit…
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St. Paul’s Lutheran in Loon Lake Share Mats, Quilts and Kits
This is the group of quilting ladies from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Loon Lake by Vergas, Minnesota. Some of the women from the church made quilts and assembled hygiene kits. Polly, the woman in the photo, is holding up one of the 57 woven mats that were put together with quilt scraps. Thank you…
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Wisconsin and Minnesota Send Another Load of Beans to Haiti
The teamed-up effort of Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin and OGT Minnesota North’s 18 totes of black split beans to Cap Haitien, Haiti arrived at its destination. Long-time recipient, Josias Marin of Thomassique, will receive the food for the Lutheran school in Haiti. The beans were donated by Apostolic Christian Harvest Call which is a part…
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MN North Road Trips to Gather from Milbank and Deliver to Norfolk
Orphan Grain Train Minnesota North coordinator, Gary Geske took a road trip this week to Norfolk, Nebraska via South Dakota. Gary drove to OGT Milbank Collection Center on Thursday to pick up five bundles of sleeping mats, walkers and eight bicycles before he proceeded to OGT Norfolk. His trailer was already loaded with five church…
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Boxes of Clothes and Kits Brought Back to MN North
Three hundred boxes of clothing and school kits were picked up in Detroit Lakes, MN and brought to Orphan Grain Train Collection Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Pictured with the boxes are Gary Geske, Sonny Adkins, Lisa Geske and Sheri Adkins. Items were packed by a group of local ladies at Sheri’s warehouse location….
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180 School Kits and Teacher Kits Made for Shipments
The ladies form Zion Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota packed 165 school kits and 15 teacher kits. The backpacks were given to Orphan Grain Train Minnesota North and will be delivered to Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin to be shipped internationally or domestically. Thank you, ladies for putting these much-needed kits together so that students…
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