"Many of them cannot get back to their homes. They don’t know what’s happened, they can’t evaluate the damage to their farms, animals and homes," Thompson said. Thompson is among those from St. Vincent who has ties to South Florida, after raising his children in the area while his son-in-law, Mike Campbell, is the senior pastor of the Old Cutler Presbyterian Church. "They’re desperate for rice, beans, so people in shelters can have food," said Campbell, who helped the congregation collect a truck full of food, clothing, water and supplies to send. "The rest is to put clothes on their backs and help digging out of the ash they’re under."