As families still struggle to come to terms with the destruction caused by the massive earthquake in Jogyakarta, Indonesia, at the end of May, much-needed assistance is on its way from Hong Kong. Acting in response to a disaster relief … Read more
The Salvation Army’s relief work in Indonesia was given a boost when a group of Salvationists was received by the Governor of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamangku Buwono, and his wife. The couple later visited a village where The Salvation Army … Read more
The Salvation Army’s Compassion in Action teams in Indonesia continue to give practical, medical and social assistance to victims of the earthquake in Yogyakarta.
Following the May 27 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java, centred around the ancient city of Yogyakarta, the local Salvation Army has been in the forefront of the relief effort. This work is being coordinated by Major Dina Ismael … Read more
Salvation Army medical teams are continuing to work in the aftermath of the Java earthquake. The teams – known as Compassion in Action units – have now moved on to the villages of Plesedan and Mandungan, near Sleman, and the … Read more
We have updated our Flickr photo gallery with pictures of The Salvation Army’s relief efforts in Indonesia. Take a look and see what The Salvation Army is doing to help during this terrible disaster. As more photos come in we … Read more
The Salvation Army in Indonesia is preparing to send more medical staff to the earthquake-affected regions of Java. Personnel from Salvation Army-run hospitals are to be sent to Java where people have been dying needlessly because a lack of medical … Read more
For Immediate Release News Release Monday May 29, 2006 – With over 100 years of service in Indonesia, The Salvation Army’s Compassion in Action team was immediately on the ground providing assistance to survivors. Commissioner Johannes Watilete, leader of The … Read more
As the reported death toll following the earthquake which hit the area around Yogyakarta, Indonesia, nears 5,000 a Salvation Army’s locally-based Compassion in Action team is on the ground providing assistance to survivors.
Saturday May 27, 2006 – The Salvation Army has launched an immediate response after an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck the island of Java, flattening buildings in a densely populated area south of the city of Yogyakarta. … Read more