Salvation Army Maj. Phil Swyers said on Newsmax Tuesday that the flash flood tragedy over the Fourth of July weekend has touched the Kerrville, Texas, branch of the charitable organization in a “personal” way and is bringing out the “good in people” as rescue and recovery efforts continue.
“The Salvation Army currently is providing spiritual and emotional care,” Swyers told “Wake Up America.” “We have six food trucks that are going around and feeding first responders. At one point, we had 1,000 first responders that have come from all over Texas to assist us. We’ve served over 28,000 drinks, 4,000 meals. We’ve provided 306 cleanup kits and 183 hygiene bags. We’re a small town where people still know people, and we’re in shock.”
“We had two of our own employees at the Salvation Army whose houses came off their foundation, and they lost everything,” he said. “So in the midst of serving so many, we too have this as personal for us because it’s within our own family.”
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