Norfolk Loads Furniture and More for the Philippines
On Tuesday, July 28, Orphan Grain Train’s container to the Philippines was loaded with 40 folding tables, 44 waiting room chairs, 75 student chairs, and one church lectern. In addition, pallets of school and hygiene kits, Christmas boxes, peanut butter, and shoes and bags were included. Thirty bicycles, sleeping bags and sleeping mats were squeezed…
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Siouxland and Norfolk Made Mercy Meals on the Way to Guatemala
On July 15, an empty container was quickly filled at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk with 36 pallets of Mercy Meals from Siouxland and Norfolk. These fortified rice meals are on their way to Guatemala in a sealed container. Each box contains 216 Mercy Meals. Thank you, to all the volunteers who faithfully put these meals…
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Christ Lutheran Childcare Preschoolers Pack 180 Christmas Boxes
On Tuesday, July 7th, Christ Lutheran Childcare preschoolers packed 180 Christmas boxes to be sent by Orphan Grain Train to children all over the world! Thank you, for your amazing work students! This week begins the official ” Christmas box packing extravaganza” at Grace Lutheran Church in Norfolk, NE. Come be a part of this…
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Alla From Ukraine Sends Note of Thanks
Alla from Bible Orphan Ministry in Ukraine sent photos and a “thank you” to Orphan Grain Train supporters of Adopt an Orphanage Ukraine. ” Thank you so much for your generous support! Thanks to OGT the children at the orphanage in Zhytomyr received hygiene supplies that not only helped them but also made them feel…
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Foundation for the Blind Receives Shipment from Norfolk
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk’s container to May container to Romania arrived at Foundation for the Blind in Suceava, Romania. “With God’s help, the shipment arrived to us, in very good conditions,” wrote Boghian Ghiorghita of Foundation for the Blind. The shipment contained church pews, clothing, bicycles, braille Bibles, medical equipment and 132 boxes of Mercy…
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Students from Mountain Lake and Alpha Make a Return Trip to Norfolk
On Monday, July 13, nine 12–14-year-old students from Trinity Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake and Alpha, MN stepped into the doors of the Orphan Grain Train Servant Center in Norfolk. They have been making this trip for many years, and they came to work. Despite the heat, this group wanted to unload trucks. They were…
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Support for Louisiana Continues with Just Recovery Network
Orphan Grain Train continues to support food insecurity relief efforts in Louisiana. We are working with Toi Carter of Louisiana Just Recovery Network. The food security group has been working together to prepare food to go out to 800 families’ communities in need across Southern Louisiana. The food will go out to communities that LJR…
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Schmidt Speaks at Seward Kiwanis Club
Grant Schmidt, Orphan Grain Train Vice-President of Operations spoke to the Seward Kiwanis Club on Monday, June 29th. Schmidt shared about OGT and some of the latest humanitarian aid work that the organization is presently involved in. The Power point presentation showed photos of recent fire damage in western NE, and the restoration resources OGT…
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New Crew Prepares for Another Trip to Fence in Hyannis
The Orphan Grain Train fencing crew returned to Hyannis on Monday, June 29th. The crew, led by DeWayne Erickson, returning crew member Walt Rosenbaum and new members, Doug Shipley and Dave Meyer, will continue with the refencing that began on June 8th. We are grateful for the rain that Hyannis received since the Morrill and…
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