As recovery efforts continue across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands following Super Typhoon Sinlaku—relief is reaching those who need it most. Today in Garapan, the Salvation Army stepped in—distributing meals and support to families still reeling from the storm. CNMI leader and pastor Wayne Gillespie spoke with Marianas Press—sharing how the organization is mobilizing resources and volunteers on the ground to feed the community—one meal at a time.

April 20 was the first mass feeding which is what the CNMI Salavation Army does during disasters.

Pastor Gillespie shared, "We have distributed today 500 meals and we hope to do this every day although the numbers may change. The locations and the rules may change and we're hoping to partner with another local non-profit and open another mass feeding site. But that's some days away before we can do that."

Asked about his thoughts on Typhoon Sinlaku, Gillespie said, "God himself was merciful to us. This island, I don't know what the other islands look like, this island should look like a bombing raid was conducted."

He said when he was going on a windshield tour he was expecting hotel walls blown away, concrete structures damaged, "The damage that I see, it just stunned me. It's not even 10% even as bad as it is, its not 10% of what it should of been we should have had catastrophic damage."

As recovery continues, organizations like the Salvation Army remain on the front lines—providing not just meals, but hope for communities working to rebuild after Super Typhoon Sinlaku. If there are changes or updates, you can go to the CNMI Salvation Army's page on Facebook.