(ABC 6 NEWS) - After a week of rising floodwaters and a race against the clock to build sandbag levees, the floodwaters are starting to fall.

It’s currently at 37 feet, but it's still well above the flood stage and experts think the river could crest again as the snow begins to melt.

Some of the volunteers working in the Red River area are from the local Salvation Army.

It has been a long few days for members of the Albert Lea Salvation Army.

The team got the call to deploy to the Fargo area more than a week ago.

Since then, they've been going non-stop.

"It’s been long,” says volunteer Daniel Walterman. “We had a 24 hour shift, went back to the hotel for a few hours, then we came back.”

While those shifts are long that's also what keeps them going.

"They come up every once in a while and they might put their arms around me and say thank you for being here, and that's all I need," says Stan Scheid.

"No one's fighting, no one is arguing, it's a miracle that everyone is staying together and helping each other," says Walterman.

"You’re helping people, but you get scared too you know, because the water is high and people are going to get hurt and you just pray for them you know," says Arturo Lopez.

This is the first disaster situation Lopez has been in.

“It's kind of scary; you get butterflies, you get nervous," Lopez says.

He's one of nearly 400 Salvation Army volunteers responding to the flood, going neighborhood by neighborhood trying to get sandwiches, snacks, and warm drinks to residents and volunteers.

On a cold day, these residents say this simple stop gives them some much-needed energy.

"Just keeps everyone going with food and beverages and it really has been a group effort. That really helps," says Fargo resident Dan Bernhardson.

The Salvation Army has five other trucks responding to the flooding in Fargo. 

So far they've helped more than 138,000 people, handed out more than 42,000 meals, and put in a total of more than 2,400 volunteer hours.

"Every time you give them something, you talk to them. They say thank you for being here cause were there to help them out," says Lopez.

That's why, while they are tired, they miss their families, and are ready to go home, the Salvation Army says instead they will stay.

"We'll do it as long as it takes. It takes a month, we'll do it as long as it takes," says Scheid.