Farm Bureau Credit Union Volunteer at OGT Norfolk
In April, fourteen Farm Bureau Credit Union employees from all around the Midwest visited Orphan Grain Train Norfolk. The group toured the central office and the Servant Center before going into the packing room to sort and pack three bunkers of bedding, linens and blankets. Thank you, Farm Bureau employees for making OGT one of…
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Fantastic Students Lend a Hand at OGT Norfolk
A group of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students and their leader, Pastor Fittje, from St. John’s Lutheran School in Columbus spent the day with Orphan Grain Train Norfolk last week. What a fantastic group! Pastor Fittje led this group in their eagerness for folding fitted sheets.  Thank you, for volunteering at OGT Norfolk…
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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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MN North on the Road Picking Up and Delivering
Orphan Grain Train Minnesota North’s Gary Geske was on the road again. Early Monday morning, April 20th, he was at OGT Norfolk with four pallets of hygiene kits, quilts and clothing that were gathered by Detroit Lakes’ Sheri Adkins and Sonya Gunderson. Gunderson and her husband Myron are ambassadors for Ysleta Lutheran Mission Care. Orphan…
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Women for Justice in Republic of Georgia Share Letter about Distribution
These are photos that were shared with Orphan Grain Train Norfolk after a recent shipment arrived in the Republic of Georgia for Women for Justice. A letter was shared along with the photos: “In the meantime, I have continued distributing items in the villages where material assistance is deeply needed. The people living there work…
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Republic of Georgia Receives Gifts with “Heartfelt Joy”
These are photos that were shared with Orphan Grain Train Norfolk after a recent shipment arrived in the Republic of Georgia for Women for Justice. A letter was shared along with the photos: “In the meantime, I have continued distributing items in the villages where material assistance is deeply needed. The people living there work…
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Mercy Meals from Many Sent to Guatemala
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk sent out a load of 256,608 Mercy Meals to Guatemala on Monday, April 14. The meals were packed by Mercy Meals of Siouxland, Hearts and Hands Against Hunger of Hastings and Mercy Meals of Norfolk. Thank you, to all the volunteers who put these meals together during packing events. The time…
Read MoreKasitu Village of Malawi Happy to Carry Fortified Meals from Shipment
Orphan Grain Train Norfolk’s load to Malawi and Action for Progress arrived at its destination. Action for Progress shared a letter explaining the distribution of the 272,160 Feed My Starving Children fortified meals. It is rainy season in Kasitu Village of Malawi. Navigating the muddy roads can be a challenge, and sometimes they are impassable….
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Wyoming Visitors Stop at OGT Norfolk to Share Quilts
This is Dee and Myron Heny from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Powell, Wyoming. They drove from Powell to visit their daughter and son-in-law, who both teach at Christ Lutheran School. The Heny’s made a stop at Orphan Grain Train Norfolk to share quilts and pillowcase dresses made by members of Immanuel Lutheran. Thank you, Heny’s…
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