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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First Annual Volunteer Appreciation Lunch A Success
OGT’s Phoenix Branch held its First Annual Volunteer Appreciation Lunch, thanks to the promotional funds provided by the OGT Home Office. It was at their warehouse with Howard Lange (left) and Dave Lottie being in charge of grilling the hamburgers and hot dogs. Some of the volunteers that enjoyed lunch were Pastor Clare Skov (retired),…
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87 Hygiene Kits Delivered
Saving Grace Lutheran-Queen Creek, AZ brought in 87 hygiene kits and eight people worked at the warehouse. This group drove forty-five minutes to share their time and talents – Thank you!
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30 Hygiene Kits Assembled Will Be Donated To Orphan Grain Train
On January 30th, the Phoenix Branch warehouse will receive 30 hygiene kits from Ascension Lutheran-Tucson, AZ when seven people will come and work in the warehouse. These kits were assembled by their Christcare Outreach group. The drive is about 1 ½ hours from Tucson to Phoenix. They used Action Team Funds from Thrivent to purchase…
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Plastic Grocery Bags Recycled into Sleeping Mats
OGT-Phoenix Branch is excited to share with you about our newly donated weaving loom, that we make sleeping mats from plastic grocery bags. We asked our local volunteers to bring us their stashed grocery bags and we received thousands! The tops and bottoms of the bags are cut off, then the bags are looped together…
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