Wonderful Volunteers Help Out for The Day
These four ladies drove two hours from Tucson, AZ to Phoenix, AZ to deliver donations and then volunteered at the Phoenix Branch warehouse for three hours. They are members of Fountain of Life Lutheran Church in Tucson and active members of the LWML. We encouraged them to return with more donations and help in the…
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Local Organizations Grateful for Delivery
On June 4, OGT’s Phoenix Branch provided 70 plus boxes of children’s clothing, toys, plus high chairs, booster seats, baby bouncers and more to Arizonians for Children, a new recipient/partner for the Phoenix Branch. This organization works with foster children in the metro Phoenix area.Pictured L to R: Shelly Wilson with Family Service Aides, Paul…
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Aid Delivered to Church on the Street
Phoenix Branch volunteers delivered hygiene kits, clothing and sleeping mats to Church on the Street which goes out to homeless people and share goods and Gospel with many in need. Praise be to God!
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Local Organizations Grateful for Aid Delivered
Church on the Street, AZ Women’s Recovery Center and many other organizations were served by Phoenix Branch. Thank you volunteers for delivering goods and needed items for families in need!
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Matthew’s Crossing Thankful for Kits Received
OGT’s Phoenix Branch has partnered with Matthew’s Crossing for about a year. Our School Kits, toiletry items and Feminine Kits are so needed by under-privileged in the Metro Phoenix area. Thank you for helping locally!
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Thrivent Action Team Event Held to Help OGT Had A Wonderful Turn Out
Carol Wrede, pictured with boxes, is active with OGT and her husband Bernie is a board member at OGT Headquarters in Norfolk, NE. They enjoy winters in Arizona and continue to support OGT at the Phoenix Branch. On February 10, Carol’s quilting group-Quilter’s on Wheels made 56 Layette kits, 284 completed flannel diapers, & 221…
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Over 2,000 Attend Free Conference & Learn About OGT
BPM, which stands for Best Practices in Ministry, is a conference hosted by Christ Church Lutheran-Phoenix, AZ. For over 10 years they have offered this FREE conference to remind professional and lay church workers that you are loved, you are not alone, and you matter. OGT-Phoenix Branch and Norfolk, NE Headquarters hosted a table at…
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Four Cars Loaded with Donations and Wonderful Volunteers
Phoenix Branch had ten volunteers drive from Tucson, AZ, which is a two-hour drive. These ten volunteers were from Ascension Lutheran Church and came in four cars loaded with donations and hygiene kits. The church also sent a monetary donation. OGT-Phoenix is blessed to have them as partners. We enjoyed making lunch for these volunteers,…
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Orphanage in Mexico Grateful for Aid Received
Phoenix Branch volunteers were thrilled to serve retired Pastor Carl Hampsch and his wife, Karen, who live in Mexico. They operate an orphanage named Esperanza pare los Niño’s in Puerto Pensaco, Mexico, better known as Rocky Point to Arizona residents. Puerto Pensaco is a four-hour drive from the Metro Phoenix area. They were in Arizona…
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