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Recipient from Ukraine Visits Orphan Grain Train National Office

Vitaliy Smolin with Smolin Ministries in Ukraine visited OGT Headquarters and toured the Norfolk warehouse in Nebraska. He was in the US for other business and wanted learn more about our operation and shared conditions and needs in Ukraine. His Ministry has received 10 containers of aid from OGT since the invasion started. He is very grateful and appreciative for the aid, food and prayers from OGT supporters – Thank you to those that help make these shipments possible. Pictured L – R: Hanna Freudenburg, International Shipping Assistant; Vitaliy Smolin; Pastor Wilke, OGT President & Grant Schmidt, OGT VP.


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