While news reports have flashed headlines of increasing violence surrounding Haitian earthquake victims’ desperation for food and supplies, The Salvation Army’s compound in Port-au-Prince has been blessed to experience the opposite. Even after handing out as many as 260,000 meals in one sitting, our teams say the distributions have been very calm and orderly, with some Haitians even clapping after a recent distribution! This safe, quick and efficient aid would not be possible without the tireless help of our relief workers, volunteers and security personnel, and of course, God’s mercy throughout it all. Our team in the field sent us photos to help us get a better look at what goes on during these massive undertakings.
Salvation Army Volunteers are seen unloading and setting up for distribution food and water. The distribution totaled more than 260,000 meals, 1600 gallon bottles of water to help in preparation of the meals. The entire distribution effort was concluded in four hours.
Happy residents benefit from a orderly and dignified process of receiving food from a generous and caring world via The Salvation Army. 261,000 meals were distributed in four hours by volunteers and staff of The Salvation Army’s Earthquake relief operation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Major Lucien Lamartiuere, Salvation Army Haiti Divisional Commander, and John Berglund, Haiti Emergency Program Coordinator, are seen smiling as they discuss and survey the orderly, dignified and welcome process of distributing 261,000 meals to Haitian people displaced by the earthquake.
