LHNE Class of 2005 Tours Servant Center and Packs Meals
Last Saturday, Lutheran High Northeast class of 2005 gathered for their class reunion. They had several activities available for returning students and visiting Orphan Grain Train Norfolk was one of them. John, Rachel, Kendra, Zach and son, Eli chose to come to OGT. They toured the Servant Center and then packed five boxes of Mercy…
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Mercy Meals Automated Team Celebrate Five Years and 3,270,456 Meals
“Who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 The original Orphan Grain Train Mercy Meals automated team are celebrating five years of packing meals with a staggering count of 3,270,456 meals produced during that time. As a result of Covid in 2020, Mercy Meals…
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Ysleta Receives Mercy Meals and More from Norfolk
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk delivered 31,752 rice and beans Mercy Meals, School kits and Hygiene Kits to Ysleta Lutheran Mission in El Paso, Texas. Recipients there share these items with several churches in the Rio Grande Valley. Some of the items will also be shared with recipients across the border. Thank you, to all the…
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Caring for Community
Norfolk Senior Networking Group toured Orphan Grain Train Servant Center last week. This is a group of people who work together to help seniors in our community. Thank you, for your passion and care for our elders and thank you for visiting our new OGT Servant Center here in Norfolk.
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Orphan Grain Train Partners with Mission Mules for Texas Flood Relief
Orphan Grain Train is working with Mike Toberer, trail boss, President and CEO of Mission Mules of Harmony, North Carolina to bring disaster relief to the outlying areas affected by the flooding of the Guadalupe River. Mike partnered with OGT to deliver insulin to the remote hollers of N.C. during and after the great floods…
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Peace Lutheran Ladies Continue Annual Volunteer Tradition
Six women from Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus, Nebraska made their annual visit to Orphan Grain Train Norfolk on Monday morning. They volunteered three hours sorting and packing clothes. Thank you, Joyce, Joan, Jean, Karen, Joyce and Mary for making this a regular event that you do together!
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Osmond Congregation Blesses OGT with 57 Handmade Quilts
Fifty-seven beautiful quilts brightened the church on Sunday morning at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond, Nebraska. The quilters of these treasures shared them with the congregation that morning in a lovely display that added color and beauty to the worship service. The quilts were then folded and boxed and brought to Orphan Grain Train Servant…
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272,160 Manna Pack Meals on the Way to Feed Families in Ukraine
Vitaliy Smolin of Public Organization “Christian Mission New Life” in Odessa, Ukraine was given word that he will soon receive a shipment of 272,160 Manna Pack Meals. The donated meals were shipped out of the Orphan Grain Train Norfolk warehouse and will soon be distributed to families in Ukraine.
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St. John’s Staff Serve Others
St. John’s Church and School staff members from Battle Creek, Nebraska dedicated their morning to volunteering at the Orphan Grain Train’s Servant Center in Norfolk. 5,400 Mercy Meals were made, and 210 boxes of blankets were packed in a few hours. We thank you St. John’s staff for joining us again this year and bringing…
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