St. John’s Staff Serve Others
St. John’s Church and School staff members from Battle Creek, Nebraska dedicated their morning to volunteering at the Orphan Grain Train’s Servant Center in Norfolk. 5,400 Mercy Meals were made, and 210 boxes of blankets were packed in a few hours. We thank you St. John’s staff for joining us again this year and bringing…
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Donations Bring Hope
Alla of Bible Orphan Ministry in Ukraine shared photos of some of the needed items that were purchased with funds supplied by Orphan Grain Train supporters. Nova Borova Orphanage was able to purchase a much-needed refrigerator and microwave, and the Korostishyv Orphanage could buy new mosquito screens for their windows. Alla reported that the administrators…
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Mercy Meals Nourish Thousands in Guatemala
People line up to receive some of the 242,352 packages of Mercy Meals that recently arrived in Guatemala in early June. Orphan Grain Train Norfolk volunteers loaded the truck in early May and one month later, Vine International in Guatemala City received the load and shared it with residents in the community and surrounding area….
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Four Generations Serve Together at the Norfolk Servant Center
Last week a group of people from Pender, Nebraska showed up with a few extra helpers at the Orphan Grain Train Servant Center in Norfolk, Nebraska: Laurie Brokaw came with three of her grandchildren. Laurie’s aunt, Roberta Kai and her great-granddaughter and Carmen Wolfe, who is Laurie’s daughter and Orphan Grain Train’s Servant Center’s receptionist,…
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Aid Delivered to Riga, Latvia
Red Cross in Riga, Latvia received a container of blankets, clothing, diapers, hygiene kits and medical equipment from Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. The photos, taken in July when the shipment arrived, show some of the recipients looking through boxes for clothing and shoes. The ten bicycles and wheelchairs were very much welcomed. Thank you, Norfolk…
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Beune Family Assembles Hygiene Kits During Reunion
Boyd and Jeanette Beune from West Point, Nebraska hosted a family reunion. As part of their reunion activities, the Beune family gathered at the Orphan Grain Train Servant Center in Norfolk and made 50 hygiene kits. They donated the supplies, built the kits and packed them in the boxes, ready for shipment. Boyd is a…
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From Tour to Service
Following the Lutheran Women in Mission Convention in Omaha, several women and one man signed up to take a bus from Omaha to Norfolk to tour the new Orphan Grain Train Servant Center. Following the tour, they were served lunch along with Norfolk’s volunteers and staff. They viewed a new OGT movie and had a…
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Two Truckloads of Food Aid Tribal Communities
In June, two truckloads of canned goods were delivered to Native American Heritage Association (NAHA). Once the food arrives in Black Hawk, it is moved into other trucks and distributed to five different tribal reservations. Thank you, Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) for your generous support of Orphan Grain Train and sharing your extra food so…
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Over 3,500 Women Pack 48,000 Mercy Meals at Lutheran Women in Mission Convention
Over 48,000 Mercy Meals were packed during the three Servant Connection sessions of the annual Lutheran Women in Mission Convention in Omaha, Nebraska this past week. Over 3,500 women from all over the nation gathered in the Heartland for their 41st biennial gathering. Thank you, ladies for welcoming us and making Mercy Meals one of…
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