After the earthquake, more than ten statues of deities that had gone missing miraculously were found. She placed the statues in a pre-fab temporary housing unit where local residents, still in shock from the quake, could come and light incense and pray.
莊素娥平日以開設神壇，為鄉民消災祈福為業，地震後，原本不知去向的十數尊神像奇蹟似的尋獲，於是她將完好如初的神像暫奉組合屋內，供受驚嚇的鄉民拈香禱告。