Salvation Army Closes Flood Disaster Center

After months of helping flood victims with food and bedding, the Salvation Army closed their disaster center in Vicksburg.

Sunday night the charity hosted a healing ceremony for the community.

With floodwaters behind them, the community of Vicksburg gathered in prayer trying to get life back to normal.

"We're getting back on our feet physically and getting repantried and houses are being rebuilt, but we need to rebuild our spirit, said Captain Ken Chapman, of the Salvation Army.

"Two feet and better went inside of it and there's twelve feet on the ground," said flood victim Willie Jordan.

Jordan was one victim whose home in the Ford subdivision was submerged for three months. He said the Salvation Army helped him stay afloat.

"Fine fine fine fine, couldn't be no better. Feeding us and everything," said Jordan.

A far cry from what it was like the first time he saw his washed out home.

"I walked in I could have been crying. Everything, all my carpet, all the cabinets. All the walls were black," said Jordan.

He's been in that neighborhood for 42 years. He said he's too old to start over and too old to move.

"I hope I can get some help," said Jordan.

"We had to rip the walls and drywall, new insulation and spiders and snakes and rats, went... everything," said flood victim Bobbie Lowe.

Lowe said the Salvation Army gave her food and medicine while she was out of her home, but what she needs the most now is money. She's already used what she got from FEMA.

"We brought them the estimate like they said, we did the receipts and everything, and they said we can't have no more," said Lowe.

The Salvation Army said the disaster center may be closed but their work to help flood victims is not over. Their prayer is that one day soon, it will be.