5,000 Quilts!
5000 Quilts Sent to Mission Work The Tuesday Morning Quilters achieved their goal of 5000 quilts being sent to the Orphan Grain Train in Norfolk for distribution worldwide last week! Tuesday Morning Quilters began in 2013 as the St. John Lutheran Quilters. As the group grew, and included more ladies from around the area, the…
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LWML Gives Grant Check to OGT in Phoenix
Tom Watson, Orphan Grain Train donor relation specialist, accepts a Lutheran Women in Mission (LWML) grant for Orphan Grain Train from Anne Hartman, LWML National Vice-President of Gospel Outreach. The grant check is in the amount of $100,000. This event took place in Phoenix at the Best Practices Ministry Conference on February 12-14. Thank you,…
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OGT Disaster Relief Continues for Texas Flood Area
Orphan Grain Train continues to send aid and support to residents in the Kerrville, Texas area who are still recovering from the July 4th flood of 2025. On Thursday, OGT truckdriver, Bob Schleppenbach delivered the second of three containers to Ingram, Texas. The first container holds insulation and drywall. This second container has washers/dryers, beds…
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Lawn Mower Arrives in Ukraine for Korostyshiv Orphanage
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk’s shipment to Bible Orphan Ministry arrived in Ukraine this week. Alla Vasilieva of Bible Orphan Ministry shared these photos and story: “These days, our hearts are filled with joy and sincere gratitude! We are thrilled and delighted to share some wonderful news—the Korostyshiv orphanage has finally received its long-awaited lawn mower!!!…
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Dry Beans and More Loaded for South Sudan
On January 14, Orphan Grain Train Norfolk loaded 24, 696 lbs. of dry beans along with medical equipment, clothing and shoes for a container packed for South Sudan. Over 90 boxes of blankets, quilts and school kits were also part of the load. Thank you, faithful OGT Norfolk volunteers for once again saying “Yes, I’ll…
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Second Bedroom Container Delivered for N.C. Disaster Recovery
Orphan Grain Train truck driver, Bob Schleppenbach, delivered the second bedroom unit to Burnsville, N.C. This container has 16 beds with smaller individual rooms. Mary Bates, North American Lutheran Church’s Disaster Response Director is currently in Yancey County coordinating the rebuilding of 6,000 homes destroyed by the September 2024 Hurricane Helene. Bates arrived in the…
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Bible Orphan Ministry Receives New Log Splitter from OGT
This is a letter Orphan Grain Train received this week from Alla of Bible Orphan Ministry in Ukraine. “Today, our hearts are filled with joy and gratitude! Thanks to OGT the orphanage in Deneshy received a wood splitter—a wonderful thing that actually means a lot! During wartime, when young men are called up to defend…
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Schmidt Finally Finds “Christ”mas baby in King Cake
Missionary Expediters, a freight forwarder that Orphan Grain Train frequently works with, sent their wonderful king cake to the Norfolk office for Christmas. The king cake is an oval shaped delicacy decorated in purple (justice), green (faith) and gold (power). These colors resemble a jeweled crown honoring the Wise Men who visited the Christ Child…
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Trinity Lutheran Fairfax S.D. Assembles and Shares 400 Hygiene Kits with OGT
Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairfax, S.D. assembled 400 hygiene kits that they donated to Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. Such an impressive show of generosity and organization by the people that gathered to do this. These kits move in and out of the OGT warehouses very quickly. Thank you Uecker family for organizing this event. Thank…
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