Essence SERVICE In the Line of Duty Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Personnel Remain at the Ready to Respond to Crises, such as those occurring over a two week period in April. West TX The Salvation Army continues to be part of the Long Term Recovery Committee in the town of West after an explosion at a fertilizer factory devastated the area. The blast damaged 150 buildings, including three of West's four schools, killed 14 people and injured more than 160 others. The Army, in partnership with the Southern Baptist Relief, provided thousands of meals and distributed donated supplies to responders on the scene and those unable to return to their homes. Social Services staff from the Army’s Waco Corps, handled case management at the Joint Assistance Center and provided services through case review and follow up. >>>>>>>>>>>>> occurred at 9 p.m. Hours later a Salvation Army canteen was providing food and beverages in the parking lot of the Mobile Civic Center, where the evacuees have been staged. About 800 people were housed at the Civic Center. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sichuan Province, China A Salvation Army team from its Sichuan Earthquake Reconstruction and Recovery Office headed towards the city of Ya-an the epicenter of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that left 200 dead, thousands injured and at least 1.5 million homeless. Most of the victims found shelter under self-made temporary tents. Salvation Army teams distributed food and folding beds. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Savar ONLINE Chicago, IL The Salvation Army continues to assist Chicago and suburban flood victims with clean-up efforts as residents begin returning to their flood damaged homes. five mobile canteens and crews to numerous locations, including the Albany Park community of Chicago, Elmhurst, and the villages of Franklin Park and Stone Park. The Salvation Army also assisted with sandbags in Algonquin. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Useful Websites SAVN.TV is about The Great Commission. These Internet TV call letters, an acronym for Salvation Army Vision Network as well as a contraction of the word “SALVATION,” belong to a Salvation Army Internet Mission Station where salvation can be proclaimed and found. “What is a Mission Station?” In 1876, Booth answered the question this way: “ … draw a line around the breadth of population you can hope to reach, and make that your parish, and aim, with tears and prayers, and the trumpet-blast of the Gospel, to Christianize every soul within it." Commissioner Jim Knaggs, commander for The Salvation Army’s Western Territory and SAVN visionary, explains that SAVN.TV is "the intersection of technology and ministry, a virtual mission station, the digital street corner and the future of evangelism. For a generation that is cause-oriented, SAVN provides the ability and opportunity to get involved directly, online, in unprecedented ways.” As a user, you will be given the opportunity to create your own personal social media Mission Station and get involved physically, financially, spiritually in the mission of your choosing. 28 The War Cry | JUNE 2013 Bangladesh—Officers and cadets from The Salvation Army training college, located a kilometer from the eight story building in Savar that collapsed, leaving at least 1100 people dead, were on hand immediately to offer assistance. A team led by Captain Bibhudan Samaddar, District Officer in Dhaka, was asked by a government coordinator to provide medicine to a local clinic and hospitals. Lack of medical supplies was the most pressing immediate concern. According to Lt. Colonel Alistair Venter, Officer Commanding of the Bangladesh Command, the Army continued to fulfill needs not met by the government. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Boston, MS Twelve Salvation Army officers, staff and volunteers trained in disaster response and counseling provided support to law enforcement and other first responders in Watertown, Massachusetts as events unfolded after the bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 15. The Army also served 6,000 items to survivors and first responders in Boston in the aftermath. Mobile, AL The Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama served evacuees and crews in response to multiple explosions aboard two fuel barges in the Mobile River. The first reported explosion