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s the EBOLA health crisis escalated in the West African nation
of Liberia this fall, Salvation Army Emergency Services focused
immediately on on the Eternal Love Winning Africa Hospital,

the main center for treating patients diagnosed with or suspected of
carrying Ebola. The Army's William Booth Clinic team had access to a number of
family homes under quarantine and provided clean drinking water, food packages
and protective clothing to about 5,000 individuals.

A response team at International Headquarters led by Commissioner Charles

Swansbury, International Secretary (IS) for Program Resources, has been maintaining
daily contact with Army leaders and project officers in West Africa and updates
General Andr� Cox on the situation.

In Liberia, The Salvation Army is working with government agencies and with

organizations specializing in medical services, including Young Life, the Liberian Red
Cross and M�decins Sans Fronti�res (Doctors Without Borders)

One Salvation Army officer in Liberia has lost four family members to the disease.

Commissioner Joash Malabi, the Army's IS for Africa, said "We encourage Salvationists
and friends worldwide to pray for physical and emotional healing, and to pray for the
health of all who seek to bring medical care to those who are suffering."

-- Salvation Army Liberia Command

alvation Army personnel in northern Pakistan
provided relief supplies to some of the 1.8 million
people affected by the worst flooding in a

generation. Torrential rain this summer led to flash
floods and river surges, inundating great swathes of
northern Pakistan--particularly the Punjab, which is the
country's main agricultural area. More that 4,000 villages
have been seriously impacted, 3,500 in the Punjab alone. This region
has the strongest Salvation Army presence, home to 38,000 of the
Pakistan Territory's 45,000 soldiers. Although many Salvation Army
officers had their homes flooded, they joined with government
officials to distribute supplies. Using funds from International
Headquarters, the relief teams supplied many families in the

Jhang District with essential food items and cooking utensils.

Reports indicate that at least 40,000 homes have structural

damage and thousands more have been flooded with six feet of
water and sewage. More than half a million people were evacuated.

Colonel Ivor Telfer, the Army's territorial commander for Pakistan,

says there is much more that needs to be done, and that a larger-
scale response can be organized as funds become available. "A
donation of $15 provides emergency food for a family for a week,"
he explains. The Army will assist in the rebuilding process and
provide aid to offset shortfalls due to agricultural damage.

-- Communications Section, IHQ

The War Cry | NOVEMBER 2014

Essence

EMERGENCY SERVICES

Relief Teams Reach Northern Pakistan

Battling "Unparalleled" Crisis in Liberia

Offloading drums of chlorine -- a vital tool in the
fight against Ebola.

A team from the Army's headquarters in Pakistan visit one
of the hardest hit areas in the Punjab.

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