Disaster Relief

Earlier this year, heavy rains flooded the town of Pond in California with water levels as high as 5-6’ in homes. OGT is working with Disaster Relief Team of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Bakersfield CA and offered $8,800.00 to purchase insulat...

Thank You! Together We Made A Difference Giving Tuesday On Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28, Orphan Grain Train partnered with Thrivent to raise funds to help families that have lost everything in Maui.  Our donors and supporters ARE THE BEST!  You generous...

Toi Carter, our partner in New Orleans, recently received various food, disaster relief supplies, hygiene kits, blankets and cleaning supplies ready to be used for upcoming disasters. Lincoln Collection Center in Nebraska collected most of the cleani...

Manna from Heaven in Myra, KY helps many families living in poverty. They were grateful to receive 11,000 pounds of various foods, 11,880 Mercy Meals, bikes, diapers, school supplies, children’s items and other needed goods from Wisconsin Branch in...

The Way Community Center in Wingo, KY offers many families food along with household items. They were thrilled to receive a semi-trailer filled with bottled water, 16,000 pounds of various foods, 11,880 Food for Kidz meals, house hold items/furnishin...

Indiana Branch volunteers made two deliveries: One was to Trinity Lutheran Church in Selma, AL with cleaning supplies, medical equipment, hygiene supplies and bedding to use for tornado clean-up. Another was to Iglesia Luteran Cristo in Del Rio, TX w...

Manna from Heaven serves many families living in poverty in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky. They were thrilled to receive nearly 6,000 pounds of various foods, bikes, school supplies, toys, furniture and other goods from Wisconsin Branch volun...

OGT put a plea out for small kitchen appliances and many of our donors came thru with either appliances or monetary donations. The Norfolk warehouse volunteers were able to load a semi-trailer for Kentucky families finally being able to move into hom...

Harold Mathews and Colin Scheidt loaded 25 scrub buckets filled with cleaning supplies, mops and brooms from OGT’s Indiana Branch for Trinity Lutheran Church in Selma, Alabama. This was in conjunction with the LERT team from Immanuel Lutheran Churc...