Oh, no worries -- I didn't read your statement with that implication. What impressed me so much is that because of their specific instructions, it was very clear that they were there "to help", not "to help and as long as we're there, we'll share the Word." Preaching wasn't even a secondary concern.

On a side note, I can't remember who it was that said something along the lines that taking care of a person's spiritual needs is just as important as taking care of their physical needs. That was an interesting way of looking at the situation that I hadn't thought of, and, were I to put myself in the shoes opf someone who lost everything, even though I hate being proseletyzed to, I'd probably appreciate someone asking -- if it was done tactfully, and personally.