Backpacks, Fellowship, and Helping Hands
Guided by Director of Youth GeriLynn Merriam, the youth of Ascension Lutheran Church in Tucson assembled backpack kits for Orphan Grain Train–Phoenix. On July 31, six dedicated volunteers made the two-hour drive to our Phoenix warehouse to personally deliver the kits. Not only did they bring the backpacks—they stayed an additional three hours to help…
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OGT Phoenix Delivers Aid to Navajo Nation
“Welcome to Klagetoh” Chapter House sign, this is a small community of 166 residents in Apache County, AZ ( We were unfamiliar with the term Chapter House and we learned about it while there. A Chapter House is the most local form of government on the Navajo Nation. The Nation is broken into five agencies….
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Orphan Grain Train–Phoenix Blessed by Partnership with ProLift Rigging
Orphan Grain Train-Phoenix is blessed to have ProLift Rigging as a corporate partner. Our assistant manager, Paul Richardson, is an employee at ProLift. This company believes in giving back to the community and the company’s purpose is “To acknowledge and glorify God by living in submission to Him; through impacting people, stewarding His resources, accomplishing…
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OGT Phoenix Gets Boost from Thrivent & Wells Fargo
This picture is from Orphan Grain Train Phoenix volunteer, Stephanie Arruda, (back row first on the left). She works for Wells Fargo Bank in the Consumer Lending-Auto Line of Business Department in Chandler, AZ. She and her teammates made hygiene kits for OGT/Phoenix, using funds from a Thrivent Action Team Card. Hygiene kits are always…
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Bringing Comfort to the Desert
Orphan Grain Train Phoenix delivered a load of linens, blankets, clothing and household items to Tohono O’odham Nation in Sells, Arizona. Sixty boxes of hygiene products, 30 layette kits and 24 pieces of medical equipment were also delivered with this load. The Tohono O’odham Nation is located within the Sonoran Desert in south central Arizona….
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Abundant Blessings in Phoenix: Epiphany Lutheran Church Partners with OGT to Serve Others
There is an abundance of great things happening at Orphan Grain Train Phoenix. OGT-Phoenix is blessed to have Epiphany Lutheran Church-Chandler, AZ as a partner! The first picture is of a few of the ladies from The Epiphany Quilters, on Sunday, May 18, after the Dedication of the quilts at the Sunday church service. The…
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Orphan Grain Train Phoenix Blesses Local Ministries with Needed Supplies
Orphan Grain Train Phoenix sent out 66 boxes of children’s, women’s and men’s used clothing and infant diapers to Arizonans for Children in Tempe. They also gave out ten sleeping mats and used clothing to La Mesa Ministries. Thank you volunteers for your energy in glorifying the Lord.
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Hygiene Kits, Clothing, and Mats Delivered to Arizona Communities in Need
Orphan Grain Train Phoenix branch has been giving out needed items to neighboring communities. Eight boxes of hygiene kits went out to the food bank, Matthew’s Crossing in Chandler. Arizonans for Children, a 501(C)(3) that looks out for foster care children in the state, received 41 boxes that included diapers, clothing and hygiene kits. The…
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188 Gifts of Hope from OTG-Phoenix
On April 23, OTG-Phoenix donated 188 assorted items to the Arizona Women’s Recovery Center, located in Phoenix. This included toys, games, children’s car seats, high chairs, small household items, a sewing machine, end tables, two sets of pots and pans just to mention a few of the items. The women from the AWRC who have…
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