Our Savior Youth Accomplish Great Things While Volunteering
Our Savior Lutheran Church high school youth and their two leaders volunteered at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk on Sunday, October 11th. This amazing group of students understood the mission and accomplished great things: sorting and packing school supplies, hygiene supplies, clothing and diapers. Thank you, for coming to OGT Norfolk and making an impact by…
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Food Arrives Safely in Venezuela from OGT Norfolk
The Orphan Grain Train Norfolk container of canned pears, beans and fortified rice meals arrived safely in Venezuela. Venezuela Now, the recipient of this load, is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation registered in Georgia that supports the work and ministry of the Methodist Church in Venezuela. Northern Venezuela experienced two strong 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude…
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Faith Community of Laurel Sort and Pack Clothes at OGT Norfolk
Faith Community Women’s Group from Laurel, Nebraska toured, sorted, and packed clothes at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk on Thursday, October 15. Thank you, ladies for the fun energy you brought to the Servant Center. We are always grateful to the many groups who volunteer at the 26 OGT locations. If any of you lacks wisdom,…
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Container for Zambia Leaves OGT Norfolk
On Wednesday, October 14th Orphan Grain Train Norfolk loaded a container destined for Zambia. Over 60 pieces of furniture were tightly packed into the front of the container followed by 33 boxes of Bibles and five church pews. In addition, many boxes of men’s, women’s children’s and infant’s clothing were included in this load. The…
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Daycare Center in Republic of Georgia Receives Toys from OGT Norfolk
The Orphan Grain Train Norfolk load to Republic of Georgia arrived with its many gifts of blankets, clothing and toys for the recipients of International Charity Fund. Charity Fund’s partner organization, the Education and Development Center “Toliskuri”, distributed toys to a daycare center for children with disabilities. “Also, it happened to be a young girl,…
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Pastor Tormentar Welcomes Shipment from OGT Norfolk
Pastor Ryan Tormentar of Christian Missionary Baptist Church in San Isidro, Toboso, Negros Occidental, welcomed the recent shipment of goods from Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. The container held 210 boxes of blankets, student school desks and tables, furniture and 438 solar lights. In addition, there were 70 boxes of layette kits, 70 boxes of hygiene…
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Ponca Students Pack Mercy Meals with Gusto
The goal was to pack 80,000 Mercy Meals in two days, Wednesday, Sept. 23 and Thursday, Sept 24th. Instead, the Ponca, Nebraska students packed 86,616 meals! Amazing! Thank you, again students and organizers for your steady energy and sense of urgency to meet and beat the goal. Orphan Grain Train will be able to send…
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More Hedge Posts for Hyannis
Orphan Grain Train’s Logistics Director, Brent Kummer, delivered another load of 2,400 hedge posts to Hyannis, Nebraska today, Sept. 3rd. Ranchers were there ready to offload the posts onto their trailers. The posts will be used to replace the many miles of fencing that were destroyed in March from the largest fires in Nebraska history.
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Malawi Receives Mercy Meals Shipment from OGT
The Orphan Grain Train Norfolk container of Mercy Meals rice and beans that were sent in March of 2026 was received in Malawi. The 1,188 boxes of fortified packets equal 256,608 individual meals. The recipients expressed great appreciation for the food that will help to alleviate some of the food insecurity in the area.
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