Loaded with Love for Liberia
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin loaded for Liberia on Wednesday the 14th of January. Volunteers packed 506 boxes of Kids Against Hunger/Food for Kidz meals, English Bibles, Church furniture, medical equipment and supplies and clothing for men. Fifty boxes of infant diapers and hygiene, layette and feminine hygiene kits were also put into the container. In…
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Support to Jurbarkas Evangelical Lutheran Diaconia Arrives from OGT Wisconsin
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin received word that the container they sent to Lithuania arrived at its destination. The recipients, Jurbarkas Evangelical Lutheran Diaconia’s “Jurbarko sandora, will provide support to the Jurbarkas Women’s Crisis Center. The Center assists women who are facing difficult life circumstances. Support will also be given to parishioners and children’s day care…
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Donated Beans to Haiti Sent by OGT Wisconsin and OGT Minnesota North Team
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin and OGT Minnesota North teamed up to send 18 totes of black split beans to Cap Haitien, Haiti. Long-time recipient, Josias Marin of Thomassique, will receive the food for the Lutheran school in Haiti. The beans were donated by Apostolic Christian Harvest Call which is a part of the Apostolic Christian…
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OGT Wisconsin Ships to Christian Mission New Life in Ukraine
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin recently loaded and shipped out a container to Christian Mission New Life in Ukraine. The container is filled with 35,640 Kids Against Hunger fortified meals, dry beans, peanut butter, jelly, canned vegetables, clothing and medical equipment and supplies. Thank you, OGT Wisconsin volunteers for preparing this substantial load of food and…
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Volunteers Celebrating Ten Years of Packing Together in Wisconsin
This is a photo of volunteers from an Orphan Grain Train packing station in Plover, Wisconsin. The volunteers are celebrating ten years of sorting and packing boxes together. In that time, they have filled 35,000 boxes along with other items shipped. We are so grateful for your many years of dedication in sorting, preparing, packing…
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Wisconsin Shares 320,000 Pounds of Potatoes
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin shared over 320,000 pounds of potatoes in the last month. That’s eleven loads to nine different locations: Cornerstone Children’s Ranch, Ysleta Mission, Latin American Lutheran Mission, Salvation Mission, NAHA, Pavilion, The Way Community Center, Manna from Heaven and Operation Sharing. Two of the recipients received two loads. A note and photos…
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80,000 lbs. of Potatoes to Texas from Wisconsin
In September, Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin delivered 80,000 lbs. of potatoes to Texas. Cornerstone Children’s Ranch in Quemado and Ysleta Lutheran Mission received 40,000 lbs. each. That’s a lot of potatoes! Thank you, Wisconsin spud donors and volunteers for sharing your bountiful harvest with people in Texas.
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180 School Kits and Teacher Kits Made for Shipments
The ladies form Zion Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota packed 165 school kits and 15 teacher kits. The backpacks were given to Orphan Grain Train Minnesota North and will be delivered to Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin to be shipped internationally or domestically. Thank you, ladies for putting these much-needed kits together so that students…
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Wisconsin Delivers Diakonia to Lithuania
Evangelical Lutheran Diakonia in Lithuania received a wonderful load of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, 150 boxes of infant and adult diapers, fifty stackable chairs, ten bicycles, and 40 boxes of either school kits, supplies or teacher’s kits. Diakonia is the Greek word for “service or relief.” This shipment, sent by Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin,…
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