The ICII team asked the village people to gather all at one spot, because they wanted to share the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and give them disaster supplies. After a large crowd gathered together one woman stood up in the crowd and shared with US missionaries Lowell and Kathy Smith, "After we lost it all, you people came from a far country to comfort and encourage us. With all of our hearts we are giving thanks to you for your coming. We cannot forget this tragedy in our lives. When you go back to America please share about us with your family and friends because our government is not doing anything for us. Up until now only disaster relief workers have come to us. Many of the men in our village have become ill. We don't know how we will survive, because we don't know how we can learn a new trade. Even our children cannot concentrate to study because they have lost everything. If we had some boats and nets then we could go back to catching the fish for a living." The tsunami has destroyed almost all of this village's boats and nets which they had used to earn a living before the tsunami struck.