American Red Cross worker Eric Porterfield is currently in Southeast Asia documenting the progress the Red Cross has helped the tsunami affected communities make. Im currently traveling in Asia to a few of the countries affected by the December 2004 tsunami to document how the Red Cross is helping communities recovery and rebuild. My first stop was Indonesia. The northern coast of Sumatra is one of the most picturesque places Ive ever traveled. If it was in the United States the stretch of coast from Banda Aceh to Calang would be nothing but five star resorts and million dollar homes, but these beaches are mostly undeveloped. While traveling from community to community, Ive heard many sad stories as people talk about how the tsunami personally touched their lives. One such story comes from the small fishing village of Paton Makur near Calang, Indonesia. I first saw Mr. Ibnu Abas, a 50 year-old father of eight who has lived in the village for more than 40 years, carrying several colorful fishing nets past the community center where the American Red Cross was teaching children how to properly wash their hands and pick-up garbage with educational games and competitions. I found out later that several of Mr. Abas children were participating in the activities. I decided to follow Mr. Abas on his journey, which ended up being a little less than a mile long walk to his small motorized canoe-like boat on a small stretch of beach. I watched as he loaded three large fishing nets <b>...</b>