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Non-Profit WINTER 2018 Organization VOLUME 25, ISSUE 4 U.S. Postage PAID Omaha, NE Permit No. 776 Orphan Grain Train P.O. Box 1466 Norfolk, NE 68702-1466 Telephone: 402-371-7393 www.ogt.org

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Tweet In This Edition... Hope & Healing ...... 1-2 Thank You OGT Supporters ...... 3-4 The Gift of Mobility ...... 5 A Journey of An Ambulance ...... 6-7

Pictured L to R: Christy Lieder, Laurie Holleway, Anne and Jeff Hellig Hope and Healing Through God’s People In February of 2017 Ann Hellig was relieved to be taking her last radiation treatment for uterine cancer. Life would soon become ‘normal’ again until August of 2017 when her husband Jeff was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma cancer and uncertainty began again. Then in September hurricane Harvey hit Texas coastline and Houston area. Their quaint two bedroom, two bath home was filled with flood water; most of their furniture was ruined and lower walls and flooring needed to be replaced. Ann and Jeff were overwhelmed and felt powerless then to find out insurance would not cover the damage to their home. Jeff began chemotherapy treatments and had to quit Orphan Grain Train, Inc. Train, Orphan Grain his job. He is a Christian and tried to keep a positive, faithful attitude and Ann was from Taiwan and is Buddhist. She was compassionate and cared for her ill husband, worked at the post office and maintained a partially devastated home. Life changed for Jeff and Ann when Christy Lieder responded to Harvey by cooking and delivering hot meals out of her home kitchen to over 100 families, one of which was Jeff and Ann Helllig.

A medical team in Ghana are thrilled to pose with the ambulance shipped by OGT and are amazed at the kindness from strangers in the U.S. Read more about the journey of this ambulance on pages 6 & 7. Continue to read on page 2 how OGT, Heart For Texas and hundreds of volunteers became involved with the Helligs. Hope and Healing Through God’s People A Journey of an Ambulance Christy Lieder told that Jeff would be hospitalized over 100+ people pitched in and Ken and Ione! The Norfolk Laurie Holleway with for 3 weeks to receive life-giving rebuilt a home for Jeff and Anne to Fire and Rescue Department Heart For Texas about stem cells transplant. To put into come home to! This was the most in Norfolk, Nebraska inspected the Hellig’s home and perspective, this is one year after beautiful expression of the body of the ambulance and donated health issues. Heart For hurricane Harvey and now their Christ stepping up and being the a high quality stretcher, back Texas was formed after house will finally be repaired. This Church and doing love well! During boards and also stocked it hurricane Harvey to give was Laurie’s and other volunteers’ this time Laurie and others had the with supplies. Tears of joy help, hope and healing window of opportunity to show opportunity to share the Gospel were on many faces when God’s love to Jeff with Anne and she loved hearing Rev. Seth and others heard and Anne. In just stories about Jesus and His miracles that an organization in the 3 short weeks on earth. I sometimes wonder how USA – Orphan Grain Train with the help OGT’s relief efforts change lives and through the support of Rev. and generosity this is just one story how God’s love Dr. James Stoltenberg and of Orphan Grain is shown through your donations Judy Stoltenberg were ready Train supplying and men and women coming to assist the hospital and the beautiful together as the hands and feet of community. This brought great flooring, Jesus rebuilding homes for families excitement to many, knowing insulation, they don’t know. Laurie Holleway that one of their major drywall, tape, shared this “God be praised for all challenges will soon be over! mud, screws, the provisions, all the favor, all the ‘Great is thy faithfulness’ was texture and beautiful things that went better the song and words running paint primer; than hoped for, all because He has through the minds of every Norfolk warehouse volunteers pushed the ambulance into a shipping container because the gas tank has Dean Gaertner extravagant love for His children! single soul in the community. to be emptied for travel. One Two Three Push! with Custom Welcome home Jeff & Anne!!!” Jeff Through prayer and faith Creations is now done with treatments and anything is possible! For a year the Helligs lived with their dining room table as saw horses remodeled the latest tests are negative for cancer. with plywood, walls not complete and bathroom partially usable. kitchen and Thanks be to God! (For information to families needing to rebuild the master bath, and members to volunteer in Houston go to www. after the storm. Heart For from several congregations and heartfortexas.com) Texas coordinates volunteers Thank You! This will be the last Newsletter for 2018. As we come to the end of another year, Orphan Grain to help rebuild homes and has Train would like to thank everyone for his or her support, donations and volunteer time during a huge warehouse for donated construction materials, which is this past year and since the beginning in 1992. Orphan Grain Train would not be able to feed the where OGT delivers materials. hungry, ship clothing or aid to children and families or help those affected by natural disasters in The donations and volunteers the United States or around the world are managed and assigned if it was not for your support. Thank to houses needing rebuilt. you! We also want to say thank you for Insurance did not cover flood your continued support, especially to waters for many and FEMA did help those less fortunate this Christmas not pay enough for repairs. season. Laurie started by praying for the Helligs and asking for a way to be able to repair the We would like to wish house but as long as Jeff was battling low immune system everyone a safe and blessed he could not be around people which included at his Christmas and a Christ home. Then it happened, In just 3 short weeks and donations from OGT and help from many others their home is finally rebuilt and beautiful. More than Jeff and Anne expected! Glory be to God! Heart for Texas got word filled New Year.

www.ogt.org www.ogt.org A Journey of an Ambulance Thank You OGT Supporters Ken and Ione Stoltenberg their eighties. In 2016 many were Rev. Seth and he works in a small Currently OGT is assisting families CURRENT DISASTER NORTH CAROLINA – were supporters of OGT saddened by the passing of Ken and village at Church of God Hospital affected by Hurricanes Harvey, RELIEF EFFORTS: Hurricane Florence ripped for numerous years. Ken Ione about seven weeks of each with many challenges and needs of Florence and Michael and Hawaii’s TEXAS - We continue to purchase through North Carolina served as Vice President other. Money was sent to OGT as a Ghana. Rev. Seth had the passion, erupting volcano Kilauea. In the and deliver construction materials with up to 140 mph winds of the Minnesota South thank you offering for their lives and the vision and the dream to acquire past year we have assisted with and food to help rebuild homes and some areas receiving Branch. They would God’s goodness. James Stoltenberg, an ambulance but the challenge other various natural disasters. devastated from hurricane 35 inches of rain. To date the load hospital beds from their son, wanted some of the was how to raise the necessary For the ravaged hurricane regions Harvey over a year ago. To date Norfolk warehouse, Maryland St. Mary’s Hospital in donated money to be used for a funds to purchase it. Each day their alone, the devastation is wide Norfolk (Nebraska) warehouse Branch and Ohio Collection Rochester, MN and deliver medical project that would help a operations were filled with sorrow, has shipped 32 Center have shipped disaster them to Norfolk, NE to help third world country and honor his as they count mothers who either loads. Wisconsin, relief supplies to this region. a hospital in Africa and parent’s memory. lost their lives or babies due to the Central Nebraska (9/2018 to present) one in South America. They In 2008 James’ wife Judy and son inability to transport them to the and Indiana continued to pack medical Benjamin, met Seth Fitz while nearest center for treatment. They Branches each FLORIDA – Hurricane Michael supplies for OGT from Mayo working with Medical Ministry prayed for divine intervention in delivered relief wiped out neighborhoods and Clinic surplus, well into International (MMI). Today it is acquiring an ambulance. items to Texas. businesses. OGT has delivered Colorado West our portable mobile chapel and a Later that year James Collection Center container of flood cleanup tools happen to speak to Karen has donated and supplies to Panama City, Mangels OGT’s International $6,000.00 toward Florida. Transportation Director disaster relief and shared his vision to efforts. OGT HURRICANE RELIEF FUND – help Rev. Seth at Church Logistics also Ohio Collection Center donated of God Hospital with an set up two $7,779.60, South Dakota Collection ambulance in Ghana and OGT has purchased and shipped several trucks of food to Trinity Klein bedroom units Center donated $1,300.00 and also honor his parents Food Pantry in Spring, TX. It is much like a grocery store but shares and a storage Colorado West Collection Center by using their donated food with families still in need and volunteers rebuilding homes. has donated $5,000.00 toward 135 families are helped weekly. unit for tools in money. Karen got right to Houston, TX and OGT’s Hurricane Relief Fund. work with the logistics of spread and reported to be in a bedroom unit in Corpus Christi shipping an ambulance. the billions for rebuilding. As for volunteers to use. (9/2017 to HAWAII – OGT has donated This would be possible so of mid-October when this was present) $20,000.00 to help 4 families that Karen began shopping being written OGT delivered were displaced due to the eruption for an ambulance. OGT approximately $2,397,853.00 worth of volcano Kilauea. purchased an ambulance of purchased and donated disaster The ambulance in Ghana is ready for life-saving travels. The small red print says ‘Donated by: OGT & Rev. & Mrs. James Stoltenberg’ from the donated funds of relief supplies, construction materials, and food here in the U.S. and to Puerto Rico! This total does not include shipping expenses! OGT’s Convention 2019! We could not do this without the monetary and goods donated Make plans now to attend OGT’s upcoming convention on September 13 & 14, 2019 in Norfolk, NE. from our supporters. Thank you We will have OGT recipients from the US and worldwide share how OGT impacts their region of the for helping those in need through world along with a keynote speaker whom will be announced at a later time. We are planning another OGT. We will continue to assist exquisite quilt auction, entertainment, fabulous food, and wonderful fellowship. More information to and share the love of Christ to come as time gets closer! our hurting brothers and sisters Attention All Quilters! throughout the US. We plan to be Orphan Grain Train will once again have a quilt auction. We are asking that the quilts be new, good there for the long haul and below quality and stitched. Since space is limited, only one quilt will be accepted from each donor or are the long hauls we have already organization. All quilts have to be at the home office in Norfolk, NE before August 24, 2019. If you delivered for disaster relief efforts. Hawaiians are still digging out from lava flows that demolished have any questions, please contact OGT at (402) 371-7393 or toll free at (877) 371-7393. everything in their paths. www.ogt.org www.ogt.org RECENT DISASTER leaving many families homeless and city does not have the funds for RELIEF EFFORTS: downtown businesses destroyed. rebuilding and does not qualify The Gift of Mobility PUERTO RICO – OGT Norfolk warehouse and Central for FEMA or other grants. This is Orphan Grain Train changes in the face and not be looking up his grandmother but shipped 7 containers of Iowa Branch delivered disaster relief in a low income community and many lives by giving dignity with but the biggest change was his there was no school food, water, disaster relief items, food, twin mattresses and one of the poorest counties in WI. transportation. Wheelchairs employment. Everyday Jean drives that would help with his supplies, generators and air mattresses for families that lost An urgent request for rebuilding or even canes are rare in other his mobility cart eight miles each disability and it was getting Bibles from the Norfolk everything. (7-9/2018) supplies was received by OGT to countries which leave families way to the Port Au Prince airport difficult for her to carry him warehouse, Mid-Atlantic, help the 8 displaced seniors. We carrying their disabled children where he still begs for donations where they needed to be. Maryland, New England WISCONSIN – The village of La Valle purchased 3 loads of construction and adults who are unable to walk but he can ride there and not have His grandmother then took and Indiana Branches. has a low income senior housing materials from a local Menards in have to crawl to get around. OGT him to “Obereg” where he All containers were facility with 8 apartments which WI and had delivered to the facility. pays the shipping costs of PETs for now lives. Since being at received and distributed flooded from heavy rains. The (9-10/2018) disabled people– you ask “what the facility he is learning to with praises. Colorado are PETs?” PETs are mobility carts take small steps and feed West Collection Center with hand cranks for easier travel. himself with a spoon. Rikket donated $5,000.00 and Ohio Personalized Energy Transportation was thrilled to get his own Collection Center donated now known as Mobility Worldwide, mobility cart to spend more $2,500.00 toward expenses donates the mobility carts to time outside playing with for Puerto Rico. (10/2017 – OGT and we in turn ship them other kids rather than watching 05/2018) worldwide to help those in from the window. The desperate need of assistance with independence and mobility a OKLAHOMA – Wildfires getting around. simple PET has given him. To ravaged prairie lands that left Jean Romulus was born 42 years God be the glory! ranchers with no grass lands or ago in Haiti with no legs. He Orphan Grain Train ships life learned to walk on the stubs he changing mobility and dignity fencing for cattle. Along with Jean feeling dignity and pride on his new devastation to their lively hood had and that is how he grew up. PET – mobility cart! of PETs to disabled children many also lost homes. OGT He supported himself by shuffling and adults in the Philippines, transported donated hay bales through the traffic and begging to drag his body along the street. Latvia, Liberia, Nicaragua and many and purchased fencing with He is self-sufficient and he is other countries including the US. posts to assist ranchers. (04– also on his FIFTH Pet mobile in Thank you to our generous donors 06/2018) eight years. He has worn out because we would not be able to tires, brakes, seats from the ship these if it were not for your An OGT container filled with disaster relief clean-up supplies and tools was placed at Trinity mileage he puts on each PET. support! IOWA – An EF3 tornado ripped Lutheran Church in Panama City, Florida. The container and contents will be used by through Marshalltown, IA volunteers helping with the clean-up and rebuilding after ravaging winds and rains from Recently he stopped by for a hurricane Michael tore apart parts of Florida. trade in.... the old PET is kept for parts and he drove away in a new PET-mobile. Pastor John OGT NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! with HFH said, “be careful at the airport, they may not give All of these natural disasters are costly and we want to continue to serve those in need in the US but you any donations seeing you we cannot do it without your support. Please consider donating to Orphan Grain Train for domestic have a NEW CAR!” disaster relief by using the enclosed envelope but if you would like to double your impact and your We also ship PETs to Social gift please consider donating to OGT through Thrivent’s $1 Million Match for Hurricane Michael Charity Fund “Compassion” and Florence disaster Relief. Thrivent will match up to $1 million in personal donations made online Jean is getting ready to drive 8 miles to in Kyrgyzstan. “Compassion” through www.livegenerously.com to specific disaster relief organizations helping with ongoing ‘work’. Before the mobility cart from OGT distributed 5 of the PETs to he would crawl the 8 miles each way. recovery efforts – including ours! The matching opportunity will run through December 31, 2018, Rehabilitation Center “Obereg” or until the $1 million goal is met, whichever comes first. Thrivent will also help pay processing fees, for handouts. Then in 2010 Help which assists children with infantile so 100 percent of your donation goes to help those in need. Thank you for your support of OGT’s For Haiti (HFH) saw him on the cerebral palsy. One of the children Disaster Relief Efforts. To donate online go to www.livegenerously.com click on Donate Now, road and introduced him to the that received a child’s mobility Rikket no longer sits inside PET-mobile and his life changed. cart was Rikket Roman; he is 14 watching others play from a scroll down and click on + HURRICANES FLORENCE AND MICHAEL then scroll down and click window because he received the on Orphan Grain Train and donate. Please call OGT at (402) 371-7393 or toll free (877) 371- He was able to peddle around as years old in the picture and is now gift of a mobility cart from OGT. 7393 with questions or for assistance with donating online to Thrivent. in a car. He could talk to people 15. Rikket was being raised by

www.ogt.org www.ogt.org RECENT DISASTER leaving many families homeless and city does not have the funds for RELIEF EFFORTS: downtown businesses destroyed. rebuilding and does not qualify The Gift of Mobility PUERTO RICO – OGT Norfolk warehouse and Central for FEMA or other grants. This is Orphan Grain Train changes in the face and not be looking up his grandmother but shipped 7 containers of Iowa Branch delivered disaster relief in a low income community and many lives by giving dignity with but the biggest change was his there was no school food, water, disaster relief items, food, twin mattresses and one of the poorest counties in WI. transportation. Wheelchairs employment. Everyday Jean drives that would help with his supplies, generators and air mattresses for families that lost An urgent request for rebuilding or even canes are rare in other his mobility cart eight miles each disability and it was getting Bibles from the Norfolk everything. (7-9/2018) supplies was received by OGT to countries which leave families way to the Port Au Prince airport difficult for her to carry him warehouse, Mid-Atlantic, help the 8 displaced seniors. We carrying their disabled children where he still begs for donations where they needed to be. Maryland, New England WISCONSIN – The village of La Valle purchased 3 loads of construction and adults who are unable to walk but he can ride there and not have His grandmother then took and Indiana Branches. has a low income senior housing materials from a local Menards in have to crawl to get around. OGT him to “Obereg” where he All containers were facility with 8 apartments which WI and had delivered to the facility. pays the shipping costs of PETs for now lives. Since being at received and distributed flooded from heavy rains. The (9-10/2018) disabled people– you ask “what the facility he is learning to with praises. Colorado are PETs?” PETs are mobility carts take small steps and feed West Collection Center with hand cranks for easier travel. himself with a spoon. Rikket donated $5,000.00 and Ohio Personalized Energy Transportation was thrilled to get his own Collection Center donated now known as Mobility Worldwide, mobility cart to spend more $2,500.00 toward expenses donates the mobility carts to time outside playing with for Puerto Rico. (10/2017 – OGT and we in turn ship them other kids rather than watching 05/2018) worldwide to help those in from the window. The desperate need of assistance with independence and mobility a OKLAHOMA – Wildfires getting around. simple PET has given him. To ravaged prairie lands that left Jean Romulus was born 42 years God be the glory! ranchers with no grass lands or ago in Haiti with no legs. He Orphan Grain Train ships life learned to walk on the stubs he changing mobility and dignity fencing for cattle. Along with Jean feeling dignity and pride on his new devastation to their lively hood had and that is how he grew up. PET – mobility cart! of PETs to disabled children many also lost homes. OGT He supported himself by shuffling and adults in the Philippines, transported donated hay bales through the traffic and begging to drag his body along the street. Latvia, Liberia, Nicaragua and many and purchased fencing with He is self-sufficient and he is other countries including the US. posts to assist ranchers. (04– also on his FIFTH Pet mobile in Thank you to our generous donors 06/2018) eight years. He has worn out because we would not be able to tires, brakes, seats from the ship these if it were not for your An OGT container filled with disaster relief clean-up supplies and tools was placed at Trinity mileage he puts on each PET. support! IOWA – An EF3 tornado ripped Lutheran Church in Panama City, Florida. The container and contents will be used by through Marshalltown, IA volunteers helping with the clean-up and rebuilding after ravaging winds and rains from Recently he stopped by for a hurricane Michael tore apart parts of Florida. trade in.... the old PET is kept for parts and he drove away in a new PET-mobile. Pastor John OGT NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! with HFH said, “be careful at the airport, they may not give All of these natural disasters are costly and we want to continue to serve those in need in the US but you any donations seeing you we cannot do it without your support. Please consider donating to Orphan Grain Train for domestic have a NEW CAR!” disaster relief by using the enclosed envelope but if you would like to double your impact and your We also ship PETs to Social gift please consider donating to OGT through Thrivent’s $1 Million Match for Hurricane Michael Charity Fund “Compassion” and Florence disaster Relief. Thrivent will match up to $1 million in personal donations made online Jean is getting ready to drive 8 miles to in Kyrgyzstan. “Compassion” through www.livegenerously.com to specific disaster relief organizations helping with ongoing ‘work’. Before the mobility cart from OGT distributed 5 of the PETs to he would crawl the 8 miles each way. recovery efforts – including ours! The matching opportunity will run through December 31, 2018, Rehabilitation Center “Obereg” or until the $1 million goal is met, whichever comes first. Thrivent will also help pay processing fees, for handouts. Then in 2010 Help which assists children with infantile so 100 percent of your donation goes to help those in need. Thank you for your support of OGT’s For Haiti (HFH) saw him on the cerebral palsy. One of the children Disaster Relief Efforts. To donate online go to www.livegenerously.com click on Donate Now, road and introduced him to the that received a child’s mobility Rikket no longer sits inside PET-mobile and his life changed. cart was Rikket Roman; he is 14 watching others play from a scroll down and click on + HURRICANES FLORENCE AND MICHAEL then scroll down and click window because he received the on Orphan Grain Train and donate. Please call OGT at (402) 371-7393 or toll free (877) 371- He was able to peddle around as years old in the picture and is now gift of a mobility cart from OGT. 7393 with questions or for assistance with donating online to Thrivent. in a car. He could talk to people 15. Rikket was being raised by www.ogt.org www.ogt.org A Journey of an Ambulance Thank You OGT Supporters Ken and Ione Stoltenberg their eighties. In 2016 many were Rev. Seth and he works in a small Currently OGT is assisting families CURRENT DISASTER NORTH CAROLINA – were supporters of OGT saddened by the passing of Ken and village at Church of God Hospital affected by Hurricanes Harvey, RELIEF EFFORTS: Hurricane Florence ripped for numerous years. Ken Ione about seven weeks of each with many challenges and needs of Florence and Michael and Hawaii’s TEXAS - We continue to purchase through North Carolina served as Vice President other. Money was sent to OGT as a Ghana. Rev. Seth had the passion, erupting volcano Kilauea. In the and deliver construction materials with up to 140 mph winds of the Minnesota South thank you offering for their lives and the vision and the dream to acquire past year we have assisted with and food to help rebuild homes and some areas receiving Branch. They would God’s goodness. James Stoltenberg, an ambulance but the challenge other various natural disasters. devastated from hurricane 35 inches of rain. To date the load hospital beds from their son, wanted some of the was how to raise the necessary For the ravaged hurricane regions Harvey over a year ago. To date Norfolk warehouse, Maryland St. Mary’s Hospital in donated money to be used for a funds to purchase it. Each day their alone, the devastation is wide Norfolk (Nebraska) warehouse Branch and Ohio Collection Rochester, MN and deliver medical project that would help a operations were filled with sorrow, has shipped 32 Center have shipped disaster them to Norfolk, NE to help third world country and honor his as they count mothers who either loads. Wisconsin, relief supplies to this region. a hospital in Africa and parent’s memory. lost their lives or babies due to the Central Nebraska (9/2018 to present) one in South America. They In 2008 James’ wife Judy and son inability to transport them to the and Indiana continued to pack medical Benjamin, met Seth Fitz while nearest center for treatment. They Branches each FLORIDA – Hurricane Michael supplies for OGT from Mayo working with Medical Ministry prayed for divine intervention in delivered relief wiped out neighborhoods and Clinic surplus, well into International (MMI). Today it is acquiring an ambulance. items to Texas. businesses. OGT has delivered Colorado West our portable mobile chapel and a Later that year James Collection Center container of flood cleanup tools happen to speak to Karen has donated and supplies to Panama City, Mangels OGT’s International $6,000.00 toward Florida. Transportation Director disaster relief and shared his vision to efforts. OGT HURRICANE RELIEF FUND – help Rev. Seth at Church Logistics also Ohio Collection Center donated of God Hospital with an set up two $7,779.60, South Dakota Collection ambulance in Ghana and OGT has purchased and shipped several trucks of food to Trinity Klein bedroom units Center donated $1,300.00 and also honor his parents Food Pantry in Spring, TX. It is much like a grocery store but shares and a storage Colorado West Collection Center by using their donated food with families still in need and volunteers rebuilding homes. has donated $5,000.00 toward 135 families are helped weekly. unit for tools in money. Karen got right to Houston, TX and OGT’s Hurricane Relief Fund. work with the logistics of spread and reported to be in a bedroom unit in Corpus Christi shipping an ambulance. the billions for rebuilding. As for volunteers to use. (9/2017 to HAWAII – OGT has donated This would be possible so of mid-October when this was present) $20,000.00 to help 4 families that Karen began shopping being written OGT delivered were displaced due to the eruption for an ambulance. OGT approximately $2,397,853.00 worth of volcano Kilauea. purchased an ambulance of purchased and donated disaster The ambulance in Ghana is ready for life-saving travels. The small red print says ‘Donated by: OGT & Rev. & Mrs. James Stoltenberg’ from the donated funds of relief supplies, construction materials, and food here in the U.S. and to Puerto Rico! This total does not include shipping expenses! OGT’s Convention 2019! We could not do this without the monetary and goods donated Make plans now to attend OGT’s upcoming convention on September 13 & 14, 2019 in Norfolk, NE. from our supporters. Thank you We will have OGT recipients from the US and worldwide share how OGT impacts their region of the for helping those in need through world along with a keynote speaker whom will be announced at a later time. We are planning another OGT. We will continue to assist exquisite quilt auction, entertainment, fabulous food, and wonderful fellowship. More information to and share the love of Christ to come as time gets closer! our hurting brothers and sisters Attention All Quilters! throughout the US. We plan to be Orphan Grain Train will once again have a quilt auction. We are asking that the quilts be new, good there for the long haul and below quality and stitched. Since space is limited, only one quilt will be accepted from each donor or are the long hauls we have already organization. All quilts have to be at the home office in Norfolk, NE before August 24, 2019. If you delivered for disaster relief efforts. Hawaiians are still digging out from lava flows that demolished have any questions, please contact OGT at (402) 371-7393 or toll free at (877) 371-7393. everything in their paths.

www.ogt.org www.ogt.org Hope and Healing Through God’s People A Journey of an Ambulance Christy Lieder told that Jeff would be hospitalized over 100+ people pitched in and Ken and Ione! The Norfolk Laurie Holleway with for 3 weeks to receive life-giving rebuilt a home for Jeff and Anne to Fire and Rescue Department Heart For Texas about stem cells transplant. To put into come home to! This was the most in Norfolk, Nebraska inspected the Hellig’s home and perspective, this is one year after beautiful expression of the body of the ambulance and donated health issues. Heart For hurricane Harvey and now their Christ stepping up and being the a high quality stretcher, back Texas was formed after house will finally be repaired. This Church and doing love well! During boards and also stocked it hurricane Harvey to give was Laurie’s and other volunteers’ this time Laurie and others had the with supplies. Tears of joy help, hope and healing window of opportunity to show opportunity to share the Gospel were on many faces when God’s love to Jeff with Anne and she loved hearing Rev. Seth and others heard and Anne. In just stories about Jesus and His miracles that an organization in the 3 short weeks on earth. I sometimes wonder how USA – Orphan Grain Train with the help OGT’s relief efforts change lives and through the support of Rev. and generosity this is just one story how God’s love Dr. James Stoltenberg and of Orphan Grain is shown through your donations Judy Stoltenberg were ready Train supplying and men and women coming to assist the hospital and the beautiful together as the hands and feet of community. This brought great flooring, Jesus rebuilding homes for families excitement to many, knowing insulation, they don’t know. Laurie Holleway that one of their major drywall, tape, shared this “God be praised for all challenges will soon be over! mud, screws, the provisions, all the favor, all the ‘Great is thy faithfulness’ was texture and beautiful things that went better the song and words running paint primer; than hoped for, all because He has through the minds of every Norfolk warehouse volunteers pushed the ambulance into a shipping container because the gas tank has Dean Gaertner extravagant love for His children! single soul in the community. to be emptied for travel. One Two Three Push! with Custom Welcome home Jeff & Anne!!!” Jeff Through prayer and faith Creations is now done with treatments and anything is possible! For a year the Helligs lived with their dining room table as saw horses remodeled the latest tests are negative for cancer. with plywood, walls not complete and bathroom partially usable. kitchen and Thanks be to God! (For information to families needing to rebuild the master bath, and members to volunteer in Houston go to www. after the storm. Heart For from several congregations and heartfortexas.com) Texas coordinates volunteers Thank You! This will be the last Newsletter for 2018. As we come to the end of another year, Orphan Grain to help rebuild homes and has Train would like to thank everyone for his or her support, donations and volunteer time during a huge warehouse for donated construction materials, which is this past year and since the beginning in 1992. Orphan Grain Train would not be able to feed the where OGT delivers materials. hungry, ship clothing or aid to children and families or help those affected by natural disasters in The donations and volunteers the United States or around the world are managed and assigned if it was not for your support. Thank to houses needing rebuilt. you! We also want to say thank you for Insurance did not cover flood your continued support, especially to waters for many and FEMA did help those less fortunate this Christmas not pay enough for repairs. season. Laurie started by praying for the Helligs and asking for a way to be able to repair the We would like to wish house but as long as Jeff was battling low immune system everyone a safe and blessed he could not be around people which included at his Christmas and a Christ home. Then it happened, In just 3 short weeks and donations from OGT and help from many others their home is finally rebuilt and beautiful. More than Jeff and Anne expected! Glory be to God! Heart for Texas got word filled New Year. www.ogt.org www.ogt.org Non-Profit WINTER 2018 Organization VOLUME 25, ISSUE 4 U.S. Postage PAID Omaha, NE Permit No. 776 Orphan Grain Train P.O. Box 1466 Norfolk, NE 68702-1466 Telephone: 402-371-7393 www.ogt.org

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