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4 Nov 05: Scientology Volunteer Ministers Honored by the International Association of Scientologists
3 Nov 05: Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour
29 Oct 05: Hurricane Disaster Relief Update — In the worst hurricane season in recorded history, Hurricane Wilma seemed almost inconsequential, compared to Katrina, Rita and Stan.
27 Oct 05: FLORIDA — Teams of Volunteer Ministers from Churches of Scientology of Tampa, Orlando and Miami are assisting the National Guard in distributing food and goods following Hurricane Wilma.
25 Oct 05: Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Update — The Scientology disaster relief volunteers are still hard at work in many areas, including Gulfport, Mississippi and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
24 Oct 05: PAKISTAN — Scientologists help in hospitals giving assistance to many people who were badly hurt in the earthquakes bringing doctors with them to help with physical problems, and giving spiritual assistance to ease the trauma.
21 Oct 05: USA — Scientology Volunteer Ministers continue to man the Point of Distribution Center in Mississippi. There are still people with missing family members and homeless needing assistance.
17 Oct 05: GUATEMALA HURRICANE STAN — Trained nurses, part of the Scientology Volunteer Disaster Relief team, administer vaccine, while other members of the team provide volunteer services to aid those who have lost homes, family and friends.
15 Oct 05: SOUTH EAST ASIA — Ten months later, Scientology Volunteer Ministers teams are still assisting in areas of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Hambantota and in Galle, teaching educational skills to children and providing help where needed. The work continues as the towns are slowly reconstructed.
13 Oct 05: PAKISTAN — Staff from the Dianetics Centers in Faisalibad and Karachi go to Islamabad to help with earthquake relief efforts with more people arriving from Jelhum to join them. Teams from Scotland, England, USA and Germany are enroute.
12 Oct 05: CENTRAL AMERICA — Working out of the Quetzatenago shelter in Guatemala, Scientology Volunteer Ministers help to organize operations as more and more people request assistance. All help is welcome.
11 Oct 05: GUATEMALA — Hurricane Stan Disaster Relief Update Scientology Volunteer Ministers underway with Hurricane Stan disaster relief.
10 Oct 05: MISSISSIPPI — Scientology Volunteer Ministers continue to man the Point of Distribution Center in Mississippi. There are still people with missing family members and homeless needing assistance.
9 Oct 05: CENTRAL AMERICA — Scientology disaster relief teams on the ground work directly with the Mayor’s office in Guatemala on food distribution, aid and giving comfort to the people hardest hit by Hurricane Stan. All help is welcome.
6 Oct 05: TAIWAN — A Scientology Volunteer Minister in Taipei gives a drug education lecture to 158 school pupils who all swear in as Drug-Free Ambassadors. The school principal presents the Church of Scientology of Taiwan with a commendation for their anti-drug work.
3 Oct 05: KAPLAN — Following the success of the Vermilion Parish shelter, Volunteer Ministers who have placed over 250 people in homes and/or reconnected them with family, receive a request to set up a new shelter in Kaplan.
1 Oct 05: LAKE CHARLES — Volunteer Ministers in Lake Charles, Louisiana help house 350 newly arrived emergency service staff.
30 Sept 05: LAFITTE — Following concern for Lafitte, a small fishing village in Louisiana, that was very heavily flooded, Scientology Volunteer Ministers arrive. This is the first disaster relief this town has received.
23 Sept 05: Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Update — Along with the rest of the country, churches of Scientology across the United States and in Mexico gear up for Hurricane Rita.
21 Sept 05: LAFAYETTE — The Mayor of Lafayette proclaims October as Scientology Month in acknowledgement of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers and their disaster relief work.
18 Sept 05: Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Update — Assistance called for in Louisiana and Mississippi.
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August 21, 2005: PONDICHERRY, INDIA — “Volunteer Minister Scientology groups came to our school, and gave training to our students to make them happy, enthusiastic and to lead a good moral life. It is very helpful for the students in our school. So we are grateful to the volunteers, to teach the course for the students. We wish them to get more opportunities in other government schools.” — Pondicherry Headmaster
August 19, 2005: PONDICHERRY, INDIA — Scientology Volunteer Ministers were thanked this week for all the help they have given to local residents since the tsunami last winter. Their main objective was to get the villagers over their trauma so they could get back to a normal life. And through their work they have done so much to accomplish this. In fact over 20,000 people from the area have been trained to be able to use Scientology assists.
August 17, 2005: FLORIDA — There is a common thread connecting Scientologists — they know that they can improve the quality of life. Scientology Volunteer Ministers took vacations from work to help victims of last year’s tsunami in Asia. They raised money, built houses and gave spiritual comfort to tens of thousands of people. Last year in Florida, hundreds of Scientology Volunteer Ministers spent over 20,000 hours handing out food, water and ice to hurricane victims. They worked alongside the Red Cross, Salvation Army and church volunteers for weeks. Recently, the Community Learning Center of Pinellas County was awarded a $50,000 grant under the Family Literacy Initiative, which will enable the center to expand its services. Volunteers at these learning centers continue to help both youngsters and adults to improve their learning ability.
August 16, 2005: BOTSWANA — “The Communication course by Scientology Volunteer Ministers was an eye opener for me. I learned that communication is a vital aspect of everyday life and it has its ups and downs, but the only way one can have good understanding with people is using the tools of communication. If everyone did that, it would bring better living to all. Thank you to the Scientology Volunteer Ministers for bringing this course to Botswana.” — Mr. Mubata
August 14, 2005: BOSTON — “Dorchester Scientology, Something Can Be Done About It” “For the past 12 months, the Dorchester ministry has tutored local children and adults with free reading programs, and held anti-violence discussions with community leaders and residents. And it has garnered some positive reviews — including one from its landlord there. “Joe Onujiogu, who rents space to the ministry said: ‘They have done a tremendous job for the community. Children have improved in their learning and in their school work’.” — The Boston Globe
August 11, 2005: BOTSWANA — Success Story From the Scientology Volunteer Ministers’ Goodwill Tour in Botswana: “Visiting the yellow tent has really helped me a lot. I have learned that there is something I can do to turn myself into a better person than I am now. I have always known that I needed to straighten out a number of things in my life, but I could not put my finger on exactly what I needed to do. But after meeting the Volunteer Ministers, talking with them and seeing some of the booklets, I now know exactly what it is. I have figured out that I need to set my goals straight and get myself better organized so I can achieve those goals. I am becoming better at this since being on the Targets and Goals course with the Scientology Volunteer Ministers.” — M.M.
August 10, 2005: BOTSWANA — Success Story From the Scientology Volunteer Ministers’ Goodwill Tour in Botswana: “The more I do Scientology courses the more I want to do even more. I have learned so much from the Communication course. For example, how to get one specific communication across to a listener so it is understood, then to make sure that someone acknowledges my communication — this was a big problem for me and an irritation as I have had a very bad stammer. My stammer has been nearly all handled with this course. “I thank the supervisor and the Volunteer Ministers for bringing this course to me. I am looking forward to the Scientology branch that is going to open in Botswana soon.” — J.S.
August 9, 2005: SRI LANKA — After the tsunami rescue and cleanup operations, many Scientology Volunteer Ministers stayed on in Galle and Colombo districts of Sri Lanka to continue training people as volunteer ministers. Recently, one such request came from a prominent doctor who asked to know more about Dianetics counseling and invited the Scientologists to give a seminar to her colleagues in her home. Seeing the workability of Dianetics procedures, following the seminar, she decided that she wants to become a professional Dianetics counselor herself.
August 8, 2005: INDIA — Mumbai, with about 17 million inhabitants, was recently hit by severe torrential rains flooding the district with neck-deep water. A Scientology Volunteer Minister (VM) happened to be traveling on a train through the area when the flood hit them. They were trapped on the train for 18 hours. Many people were in shock, so he started calming them down using Scientology assists. After this they decided to brave the situation rather than remain trapped and managed to successfully escape from the waterlogged train. The VM didn’t return home at this point, he stayed in the area for the next 3 days helping in the rescue and relief operations. He set about training other volunteers, teaching them how to do Scientology assists and also helping administer first aid.
August 5, 2005: AFRICA — The Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour situated in Gaborone, Botswana is coming to a successful conclusion. As well as constantly touring people through the large yellow Volunteer Ministers’ tent, the VMs gave a lecture to the student body of the University of Botswana and did a workshop for the local police station. Through the high interest generated, many more Volunteer Ministers have been trained to help in their local community. A few others asked to join the tour and preparations are now underway to move on to the next town.
August 4, 2005: SRI LANKA — Dianetics seminars are being held all over Sri Lanka. Lectures are being given at schools, the Department of Education, the Lions Club, to senior officials of the area, as well as local residents who are interested to find out what Dianetics is all about. A letter from an seminar attendee: “We express our thanks to all of you who came to our Department of Education and presented an important lecture on the improvement of the mind. By your lectures we were able to learn many important matters about life. We thank you for teaching us about a side of the mind that we did not know up to now. We request that you present Dianetics seminars to us in the future.”
August 3, 2005: INDIA — This last week, in Lucknow, saw the new Scientology Effective Solutions booklet which features Scientology Volunteer Ministers activities around the world, released in Hindi. Present at the event was the Home Secretary and his wife as well as many other distinguished speakers and guests. Many local and national media covered this well attended event. This event generated a tremendous amount of interest, and requests for seminars and workshops are being filled, as well as lectures to over 1,300 school children that described what the Scientology Volunteer Ministers are and the tools they use to help people.
August 3, 2005: New Lithuanian Scientology Volunteer Ministers Web Site is Now Online! Scientology savanoriai dvasininkai (Lithuanian)
August 2, 2005: AFRICA — In Botswana, Scientology Volunteer Ministers hold workshops for the police force. The workshops teach communications skills, fundamentals of understanding and how to administer assists. Members of the police force observed the successes the Volunteer Ministers were having and asked to learn these techniques to be able to better help the community.
July 27, 2005: BRAZIL — Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour Opens in Brazil
July, 2005: New Brazilian Scientology Volunteer Ministers Web Site is Now Online! Ministro Voluntário de Scientology (Brazilian)
July 25, 2005: LONDON — Teams of Scientology Volunteer Ministers from the Churches of Scientology in the United Kingdom assisted police and emergency services personnel in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in London.
July, 2005: New Latvian Scientology Volunteer Ministers Web Site is Now Online! Saentologijas brivpratigie garidznieki (Latvian)
March 19, 2005: — Scientology Volunteer Minister Nick Broadhurst gave a lecture to eighty Banda Aceh children, who have resumed their studies after the December tsunamis, showing how L. Ron Hubbard study technology can assist them in their education.
March 16th 2005: — Tsunami Aid Continues in Southeast Asia
March 8th 2005: — Tsunami Aid Continues in Southeast Asia
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The Scientology Volunteer Ministers (VMs) began arriving hours after the bombings, and by mid-afternoon 250 VMs were on the scene. Police officers initially asked them to help direct people so that the police could give their full attention to the rescue operations around Russell Square and Edgeware Road, Moregate, and Liverpool Street underground stations. The Volunteer Ministers also provided refreshments to the emergency workers, arranging with local stores to donate the supplies.
