Disaster Supplies to Philippines Bring Relief
Christian Missionary Baptist Church in Negros Occidental province of the Philippines sent word that the December shipment out of Orphan Grain Train Norfolk arrived safely last month. Ryan Tormentar of Christian Missionary Baptist Church said that they unloaded the container, and its contents will be distributed in the area in the next few days. The…
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OGT Continued Support to South Sudan
Orphan Grain Train continues to send financial support to South Sudan where the world’s largest displacement of people is occurring. This massive displacement has led to widespread violence and severe famine. The support is sent to Bishop Peter, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Sudan. Bishop Peter then purchases food for distribution. The most…
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Action for Progress Celebrates Arrival of Mercy Meals
Action for Progress in Lilongwe, Malawi celebrated the arrival of a container of food from Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. These are photos taken during the distribution of the Mercy Meals. 213, 840 rice meals and 42, 768 rice and beans meals were sent in the shipment that arrived in the fall of 2025. We are…
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Two Churches Gather to Volunteer in Norfolk
St. Paul Buffalo Creek in Rural Tilden, NE and St. John’s Green Garden in Madison, NE gathered on Thursday, February 26, at the Orphan Grain Train Servant Center in Norfolk to sort and pack. Thank you, Jim, Kristi, Susan, Marsha, Dorothy, Darrel, Ardell, Brian and Brenda for driving to Norfolk to spend your evening volunteering….
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Student “Lock-In” Youth Make Hygiene Kits for OGT
Middle and high school students from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Battle Creek had a “lock in” recently and one of their “lock in” activities was to make hygiene kits. Deanna Anderson, the youth group leader, organized this event and delivered the finished kits along with throw blankets. All of these items will be packed…
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Pews, MM, Kits and Clothes on Their Way to Liberia
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk loaded 22 used church pews for a shipment to Liberia. Also, loaded on the container are 14,256 Mercy Meals, clothing for men, women and children, 70 boxes of women’s footwear, 35 hygiene kits, and 105 boxes of bedding. Thank you, once again to all the volunteers who played a vital part…
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Medical Sorting and Packing Night a Success!
Thank You to Our Medical Supply Volunteers Our very first Monthly Medical Supply Sorting & Packing Night was an inspiring success. Thanks to the wonderful leadership of Karen Mangels and the dedication of our volunteers, we packed 48 international boxes and 20 domestic boxes, and sorted an impressive amount of donated medical supplies. These items…
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In Republic of Georgia, Elderly Receive Aid from OGT Norfolk
Women for Justice in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia received Orphan Grain Train Norfolk’s container that shipped in December. The contents were distributed in a small village where mostly elderly people live. Most of them cannot leave their homes and are bedridden. The people in the photos are family members or caregivers of these elderly individuals…
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Norfolk Container Journeys to Ukraine
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lutsk, Ukraine is awaiting a container of goods that left the Orphan Grain Train Norfolk warehouse today. These are the men that loaded the container that’s making its way to a port. It will then be loaded onto a container ship that will make its way to Ukraine. We are so…
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