salvation army disaster service, haiti

The Salvation Army In Haiti

Earthquake Relief Team

The Territorial Commander, Colonel Onal Castor arrives back home in

Haiti.

The Territorial Commander immediately gets to work

Divisional Headquarters

Victims gather on the Salvation Army compound where a triage was immediately set up to treat

them

The Salvation Army College Verena, a school for some 1500

students damaged by the quake.

A portion of the college exterior wall

Patients receiving treatment and comfort on the Army’s compound

The Divisional Commander’s quarters lies in ruins

The Divisional Leaders were enjoying dinner when the

earthquake struck

The Divisional Commander, Major Lucien Lamartiniere receives an

appreciative hug

Damage on every street

Still searching for survivors

Fires burn in many parts of the country

Victims await treatment at the Army’s overextended clinic

Rubble fills the streets making them impassable

Yet another impassable street

Crumbled building are everywhere in the city and throughout the

countryside

A young girl receives treatment

A grandmother shows the strain of her horrific experience

Badly wounded but grateful for treatment

Salvation Army workers continue to look for victims in the rubble

Very basic materials are available for bandaging wounds

Salvation Army relief team arriving in Haiti meet to discuss strategy

Typical street seen in Port au Prince

Disaster Response & Mobile Feeding Canteen has arrived from

Dominican Republic

In the midst of death there is new life

The agony and misery are still very intense

Medical aid is still being provided on the spot as victims are

discovered

Victim emerging from the rubble

Prayerful and financial support is urgently needed. Financial

donations can be made through www.salvationarmy.org by following the links to Haiti

Earthquake Relief. Thank you for your continued support.