pastor elison bien-aime showed me the moderate damage there, most at the front of the building. the church has now raised enough money not only to repair the damage but to add some columns to strengthen the building and an archway to make a more attractive entrance. pastor elison praised the construction work of my grandpa and another missionary, melvin barger. >> brother churchill and brother barger did a good job. >> reporter: i will tell my grandfather you said he did a good job. >> exactly. he is a good engineer. >> reporter: because the church stands. >> yeah. >> reporter: elison grew up around the mission and was active in the church even as a boy. >> he was always polite and a really nice boy. for a boy from out there to go to school and go to seminary, he's done well. >> reporter: elison told me he believed the earthquake has actually strengthened people's faith in god. he said the church has been full every sunday since. it was certainly full on this sunday, when he called me up front to bring greetings from my family. my grandfather is 94 years old. after the earthquak