OGT’s Disaster Relief Efforts Reach Worldwide
Orphan Grain Train provides disaster relief throughout the United States and around the world. Working with the people of the communities affected by various natural disasters, OGT has been able to provide needed aid and help long after the initial devastation. Orphan Grain Train helps families devastated by storms, floods, wildfires and hurricanes. When desperation is felt, OGT offers gifts of hope.
Disaster Relief Efforts

Storage and Tools Will Help Others Provide Help to Folks in Need
The Fuller Center – Disaster ReBuilders organization has been a partner with OGT in Louisiana for several years helping families rebuild after hurricanes. The containers are filled with various tools and storage used by volunteers cleaning up a...
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1,900 Fence Posts Delivered to Texas
OGT purchased & delivered 1,900 wooden fence posts for ranchers in Texas that had posts destroyed in the recent wildfires. They are in desperate need of these to corral livestock that survived. Thank you, OGT donors for your support of Texas disa...
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Hay Designated to Help Calves Orphaned
Lowell Kreiger took a load of donated hay for OGT to Oklahoma for fire relief. This load of hay was designated to help calves that were orphaned and needed feed. OGT also had calf milk delivered for the calves. Thank you, OGT supporters, for providin...
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Danke – Thank you!
Orphan Grain Train would like to Give a Big ‘Thank You’ to everyone that came out to ‘Oktoberfest in May’ Thank you to our generous and dedicated donors! I think this was a record Big Give for gifts this year. We raised $13,...
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Aid for Tornado Victims
Nancy Helmke, coordinator for OGT’s Ohio Collection Center in Napoleon has a personal connection to the March 14 – F3 tornado that ripped through Lakeview and 3 miles away at Indian Lake, OH. Nancy’s sister Peg and her husband Doug Dammann ...
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Bales of Hay Donated to Help Texas Fire Victims
Randy Reinke (left) donated a load of small square bales of hay for the Texas fire relief and Pastor Bartens assisted loading the hay. Thank you to both of you for your generous hearts with helping Texas Ranchers!...
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Football Players and Coaches Enjoy a Successful Servant Event in Oklahoma
OGT worked with Oklahoma Disaster Relief program to set up a servant event with Concordia University Nebraska football players and coaches in Okmulgee, OK. In one week, they replaced two roofs with OGT providing food & bedding, OK Disaster Relief...
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Thrivent Match A Success
Thrivent ‘s Match for NE Nebraska Tornado Relief Ended July 1, 2024 Thank you to donors that took advantage of Thrivent’s Match to increase your impact with every $2 donated Thrivent matched $1. We were able to raise $42,345.00 in donat...
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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, hy...
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