Long Term Aid to Jamaica Continues
The water station in Treasure Beach is still serving Great Bay and the surrounding communities. Using the Orphan Grain Train water filtration system, water is processed from a pond Monday through Wednesday, and residents can pick up water for the week. As water repairs are moving forward, the demand has become less so the water…
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Clean Water for Jamaica
The water purification system has been set up in Great Bay, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. Each person coming to receive fresh water, walks away with two 2.5-gallon containers of fresh drinking water. We are grateful to all our donors who made it possible for Orphan Grain Train to purchase this state-of-the-art Aquifer 4000 high volume desalination…
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Rosin Brothers Travel to Ukraine
Kirk and Brian Rosin left for Ukraine on Wednesday, Oct. 29 and have already traveled to Lutsk and Kyiv. They are now in Zhytomyr as drone missiles are exploding around the area. They are meeting with Alla of Bible Orphan Ministry and hoping to secure a place for beginning a new Hanna House Ministry in…
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Team Mission Mules and OGT Plan to Bring Aid to Jamaica
Orphan Grain Train in partnership with #missionmules is traveling to Jamaica to bring a sea water purifier and food. The first team of three will be bringing a portable desalination system designed to serve up to 4,300 gallons per day of fresh drinking water, generators and fortified meals. Please continue to pray for the people…
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Concordia St. Louis Seminarians Receive Food from OGT Norfolk
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk brought a trailer of food to Concordia seminarians and faculty in St. Louis. Steve Sirek of Lincoln delivered the hamburger, peanut butter and potatoes to the waiting students on campus. “The Concordia students are beginning their trek toward a lifetime of service to the people of God. ‘Therefore, we do not…
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Pender Hosts Another Fish Boil in Support of Adopt-An-Orphanage
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pender hosted another Wisconsin-Style Fish Boil on Sunday, Sept. 21. The food was delicious, and the desserts were amazing! Thank you again St. John’s for inviting Orphan Grain Train to come and continue this great tradition. Thank you also for your generous free-will offerings to support OGT’s Adopt an Orphanage…
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NE Thrivent Board Packs Mercy Meals in Norfolk
Last Friday, the Nebraska Region Thrivent Member Network board of directors met for their board meeting at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. After hosting a luncheon, the members toured the new Servant Center and then had fun packing Mercy Meals. Thank you, for driving to Norfolk, hosting a wonderful luncheon and then expressing a joyful spirit…
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Florida Sends Pillowcase Dresses with “Stuffed Pocket Friends.”
Faith Lutheran Church in Naples, Florida sent a large box of pillowcase dresses to Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. The photos are a sampling of some of the wonderful patterns and “stuffed pocket friends” that were included in the box. Thank you, to the sewing circle of Faith Lutheran Church for the creativity and love you…
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Disaster Response Trailer on its Way to North Carolina
Orphan Grain Train’s Bob Schleppenbach is on his way to Burnsville, N.C. to deliver a 28-bed sleeping trailer for volunteers. 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 area a few days…
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