The earthquake has reduced many homes to debris in El Salvador. People build makeshift shelters from cloth and plastic covers.

On January 13, 2001, at about two a.m., a strong earthquake hit El Salvador in Latin America. The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association immediately sent relief funds to the victims through the San Jose and Los Angeles Centers in the United States, to cover the cost of food supplies and home reconstruction. Costa Rican fellow practitioners who were in charge of the funds teamed up with San Salvadoran initiates to form a network of human and material resources, and thus bring Master's loving concern to the quake victims.

Fellow practitioners visited several communities and provided aid to 257 households in Tamanique County, including El Jobo, La Lima, La Cumbre, San Isidro, and two remote villages. Severely devastated rural communities where little international aid could reach were listed as top priorities for the relief operation. First, we visited several communities in Tamanique County to determine the practical needs of the victims, and then divided into several groups to handle different work assignments. With God's Grace, everything went smoothly, and the relief provisions were fairly and reasonably distributed. Such timely material assistance was welcomed at the time, but we realized that spiritual comfort would last forever in the hearts of the victims. Thus, we also conducted seminars featuring Master's videos during community gatherings, and many people asked to learn the Convenient Method. Fellow practitioners were amazed and delighted by the people's overwhelming interest in Master's teachings.