Carter Receives “Hometown Hero” Award in Lincoln
Bev Sprouse with Modern Woodmen Financial presented Jim Carter, Branch Manager of Orphan Grain Train Lincoln with the Hometown Hero award and a $100 donation to OGT. Congratulations Jim Carter! Thank you, Modern Woodmen Financial!
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Malawi Prison Service Reports Back to Houston
In December of 2025, Orphan Grain Train Houston sent out their first international shipment. The shipment was shared with the Malawi Prisons Service. Reverend Brian Kondowe, Head Chaplain for the Malawi Prisons Service, sent this letter to Orphan Grain Train shipping director, Ginger Beckman. The Malawi Prison Service (MPS) received a significant boost in its…
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Kyrgyzstan Receives Shipment from OGT Wisconsin
Orphan Grain Train Wisconsin received word that the container they put together and shipped out in September of 2025 was received by the recipients in Kyrgyzstan. Photos were sent back from some of the 26 organizations that received either medical equipment, clothing, blankets and linens or bicycles. Some of the social agencies work with disabled…
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OGT Lincoln Delivers Donated Fencing Supplies to Western Nebraska
On April 24, 2026, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rolf from Tarkio, Missouri along with Lincoln, Nebraska friends, Howard and Karon Killion, delivered barbed wire rolls, hedge posts, and steel fence posts to Orphan Grain Train Lincoln manager, Jim Carter, for disaster relief in western Nebraska after the fires. Neighbors helping neighbors rebuild. Thank you, Rolfs…
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OGT Fish Boil in Le Mars has Great Food and Turnout
Grace Lutheran Church in Le Mars, Iowa hosted another fantastic Orphan Grain Train Fish Boil last Sunday, April 19th. Thank you members of Grace for another year of amazing desserts and hospitality. We heard several people say that the food was exceptional. Thank you, also for your incredibly generous support of Orphan Grain Train. This…
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Hazel Green, Kentucky Receives Shipment from Maryland
Orphan Grain Train Maryland announced to all volunteers the successful load that was delivered to Hazel Green Food Project. (HGFP). in Hazel Green, Kentucky. HGFP sits in one of the poorest counties in all of Appalachia. Volunteers loaded winter and summer clothes for men, women, and children; plus-sized clothes; linens including those marked specifically for…
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OGT Michigan Responds to Christ’s: “I was hungry and you fed me.”
Responding to God’s Word: “I was hungry and you fed me” Matthew 25:35, Orphan Grain Train Michigan sent out their 17th international shipment on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Their first load of OGT Michigan-made Mercy Meals went out on this load to Foundation of the Blind in Romania. There were 10,000 fortified meals on this…
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Peanut Butter for the Philippines!
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk’s container to Ryan Tormentar and Christian Mission Baptist Church in Negros Occidental, Philippines reached its destination safely. These are photos that were shared with OGT Norfolk. There were ten cases of peanut butter on this load, and the food was very well received. The Philippines has experienced several super Typhoons that…
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OGT Missouri West Gathers Items and Delivers to Norfolk
Orphan Grain Train Missouri West volunteers Ken and Ida Schroeder left Concordia, Missouri early Tuesday morning to bring a trailer and van load full of valuable items to OGT Norfolk. After an eight-hour journey they arrived in Norfolk at 4:00. Thank you, to all the generous volunteers who gathered these items at different churches in…
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