Over 2,000 Attend Free Conference & Learn About OGT
BPM, which stands for Best Practices in Ministry, is a conference hosted by Christ Church Lutheran-Phoenix, AZ. For over 10 years they have offered this FREE conference to remind professional and lay church workers that you are loved, you are not alone, and you matter. OGT-Phoenix Branch and Norfolk, NE Headquarters hosted a table at…
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Many Families in Lahaina Will Be Blessed By Aid
In Response to the generous donations given along with Thrivent’s match for Giving Tuesday last November, OGT’s shipment of food and aid has arrived in Maui for fire victims. A container filled with 128,304 Mercy Meals, generators, white rice, hygiene supplies and scrub buckets were off loaded by OGT’s Donor Advising Ralph Schmidt at Emmanuel…
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Volunteers Travel 330 Miles to Lend Helping Hands
Eight adult volunteers from St. John Lutheran Church in Green Valley, Illinois, traveled 330 miles round trip to lend their hands to the work of the Missouri-Illinois branch of OGT. They brought 20 handmade quilts plus a variety of men’s coats. Brad Jackson, manager of the site, coordinated the initial scheduling and work. A tour…
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Orphanage in Romania Grateful for Manna Packs
Bread of Life orphanages in Romania are grateful to soon be receiving 272,160 Manna Pack meals from Feed My Starving Children funded by OGT. BOL has many orphanages and feeding stations that feed many that are hungry. Thank you, OGT donors & volunteers!
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Many Hands Make Light Work
OGT Logistics Director Brent Kummer (center in grey jacket) recruited a group of men from the Lindsey area along with Norfolk warehouse volunteers Janet & Jerry Mansfield (far left) to help load 11 church pews from the Palestine Baptist Church in St. Edward, Nebraska. These pews will be such a blessing for another church somewhere…
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Food & Aid Delivered to San Benito Texas
Wisconsin Branch volunteers loaded 7,000 pounds of various foods, 1,944 Food for Kidz meals, bikes, school supplies, medical equipment and other aid for the Pavilion in San Benito, TX. Many gifts & nourishment for families in need!
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Four Cars Loaded with Donations and Wonderful Volunteers
Phoenix Branch had ten volunteers drive from Tucson, AZ, which is a two-hour drive. These ten volunteers were from Ascension Lutheran Church and came in four cars loaded with donations and hygiene kits. The church also sent a monetary donation. OGT-Phoenix is blessed to have them as partners. We enjoyed making lunch for these volunteers,…
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Food Will Feed Many
Norfolk warehouse volunteers loaded a semi-trailer filled with 34 pallets of various foods for Native American Heritage Association in Black Hawk, SD. The much-appreciated foods will serve many families, organizations and schools on reservations in two states.
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Smiles on Many Faces in Republic of Georgia
More distribution photos from Iowa West Branch shipment to Republic of Georgia. Many of the families are Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) whom had to leave their homes and jobs due to war. These families make the best of the living conditions and lack of employment. Thank you, Iowa West volunteers and donors for sharing the…
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