30 days after first release.
Donna Leedom culls accounts
and experiences from 5,500
delegates and leaders who have
participated in the Salvation
Army National Seminar on Evan-
gelism over the past 45 years.
heartening, and represents a groundswell
of interest in effective evangliism."
Des Plaines, IL�(847) 937-8896; West Nyack, NY�(888) 488-4882;
Atlanta, GA�(800) 786-7372; Long Beach, CA�(847) 937-8896.
with Officials in Europe to
clean�up, salvage and
renovation projects began,
Corps in Budapest, Hungary teams with a resident
of the Army's hostel to deliver a food container.
in Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic in June,
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb�n declared an
emergency and his government asked The Salvation
Army to provide essential supplies and assistance as
evacuations took place.
emergency flood protection measures on Margaret Island,
in Budapest's center section of the river. Salvationists
worked closely with disaster management professionals,
water management experts, firefighters, soldiers and
civilian volunteers. Although the Army had previously
provided emergency disaster response assistance, this
is the first time the Hungarian government officially
requested Salvation Army help since the organization's
re-establishment in the country in 1990.
the work of rebuilding
lives. For the latest
(in German) go to the
Germany and Lithuania
Territory website: www.
heilsarmee.de
in the Czech Republic
played an important role
in helping people affected
by rising floodwaters.
More than 3,000 people
were evacuated from their
homes across the west of
the country. The Army's
hostel and corps buildings
in the capital city of Prague
remained open despite
rising waters and offered
extra beds to homeless
people and evacuees, as
The first night saw 108
people in the hostel and
56 in the night shelter,
including 22 evacuees.
The hostel's day center
remained open through
the night to give homeless
people who usually stay
under bridges and at the
riverside a dry place to
rest.
News Service
in Germany supported
flood response as
floodwaters rose in eastern
Germany. Around 30
volunteers, equipped with
four vehicles, provided
help across the region,
including the cities of
Meissen, Leipzig and
Dresden. Response teams
served warm meals and
coffee, packed sandbags,
listened to heartbroken
people left homeless and
gave practical assistance
where needed. Relief
activities were carried
out in coordination with
local governments and
the fire service. As the
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