After-Storm Relief Loaded - VIDEO

Following two weeks of receiving and assembling relief goods---

food, water, cleaning and hygiene supplies,
generators, tents, towels, flood buckets, and more.  

Our sincere thanks to Countryside  Transportation Services, Sebewaing

not only for supplying the full size semi-trailer but also the exceptional blessing

of covering all transportation costs. 

Likewise, our thanks to John Sigmund of Venture Tool and Metalizing

for the invaluable use of  his forklift.

Ain't Just Chicken Feed

     Joe Urban delivered a skid of Poultry Feed from Boesch Builders of Sebewaing for delivery south to hurricane victims.
     Many people in the storm affected region who rely on livestock or have livelihoods connected to agri-business need food also for their animals.  That's something well understood by those in Huron County where farming and animal husbandry are a core of the economy.
     Generosity like this ain't just chicken feed.  It is genuine concern for the well-being of people and their animals.

Faithful Angels of St. John, Ionia

     Five years ago Lynette and Denny Seiler were the very first—or nearly so—to arrive at Orphan Grain Train--Michigan with material donations.  In 2019 our warehouse was practically empty but Lynette and two or three others from St. John Lutheran Church, Ionia, had sewn over 600 sundresses for little girls.
     A year later they were back with over five hundred more of which many went to Panama.  The same Spirit which moves such devoted energy yet inspires them today.  Some of the quilts they have also sewn were recognized in photos of recipients benefiting from our international distributions in Lithuania.
     This October 29th, Diane Courter and Karen Lehman joined Lynette (right) to deliver 102 quilts, 630 sundresses, plus additional clothing and cleaning supplies to Orphan Grain Train—Michigan.  Those of St. John, Ionia, and their efforts are dear to our heart as among the longest and most dedicated angels of Orphan Grain Train.
 

Absolutely Thrilled to Help

Debbie Caszatt and Betsy Holsing stand by a table filled with food and relief supplies they just delivered.  It was their first visit to Orphan Grain Train--Michigan, and their enthusiasm was conspicuous.
     The support came through members of the North Euclid Church of God and the supply made it just in time to be added to the relief load on the trailer now on its way South.

URGENT NOTICE - October 7

Major Hurricane Relief Underway

     Orphan Grain Train—Michigan (126 E. Main St., Sebewaing) is currently mounting a major hurricane relief effort in response to the widespread catastrophe of Hurricane Helene.

     Our American neighbors are hurting badly and so many of their vital properties, homes, businesses, and livelihoods have been destroyed.

     There is no time to spare
for carrying out relief efforts.

    Orphan Grain Train--Michigan is presently gathering the widest possible assortment of desperately needed material goods.  These include non-perishable foodstuffs, cleaning supplies and associated tools, hygiene provisions, blankets, and articles such as rubber boots, generators, portable lighting, or whatever one might conceive as immediately needed following such an extensive disaster. 

     For this pressing effort we are not shipping clothing, quilts, or furniture.  Please just use common sense in determining what might be most needed.  Non-perishable food is the easiest as are diapers and child care supplies.

     Churches and organization are invited to consider assembling hygiene kits (components of which can be found listed at https://www.ogt.org/), or flood buckets with liquid laundry detergent, dish soap, scrub brushes, cleaning wipes, scouring pads, clothespins and clothesline, trash bags, dust masks, and work gloves.  Any supplies of this nature are needed.

    Orphan Grain Train--Michigan has a five year history of sending humanitarian relief around the world to locations where people are in desperate need.  Orphan Grain Train—Michigan has shipped multiple tons of mercy care to Kyrgyzstan, Panama, Moldova, the Republic of Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Malawi, South Sudan, and Peru.  Previous domestic distributions have also gone to Ohio and Kentucky, and medical equipment is routinely given away locally.

This crisis following Hurricane Helene
calls for an immediate response.

    Orphan Grain Train—Michigan will remain open daily for the next two weeks (Monday--Saturday)  9am--5pm. until October 19 to receive any material or financial support from those wishing to contribute. 
 

     Updates and information will be posted on this branch blog (https://ogt-mi.blogspot.com).

     The Orphan Grain Train—Michigan work and warehouse Center is located at 126 E. Main St., in Sebewaing.  Call for information: 989-600-2264 or email pastordavereed@gmail.com.
A secondary drop-off location for those in the greater Flint region is St. Mark Lutheran Church, 5073 Daly Blvd., Flint.

More Important Than We May Know

 How simple and yet how important a small comfort can be to a child.  An array of small clutch teddy bears were sewn by Nancy Pinnow and given to Orphan Grain Train.

     Only God knows which little one of His lambs may come to love and rest with a small companion like one of these.

To Give Wherever Needed

         Our thanks to the Honor Corp  -- of Saginaw Valley State University who prepared a substantial quantity of hygiene kits which will now likely be included with our Hurricane Henene Disaster response.

       The university students who completed this project didn't know who would need these kits.  Would it be a destitute mother on the other side of the world or an American neighbor.  Whoever it might be, they wanted to help.