21 April 2011

Handling the Devastation

| Japan21 April 2011 |
Volunteer Minister Koji Minami tells the story of his work after the earthquake in Sendai, Japan: Scientology Volunteer Ministers have never been more needed in Japan, after the most devastating natural disaster in Japanese history. It has left Japan and the world in shock. People are living in...

Helping the Kesennuma Fishermen’s Association Recover

| Japan21 April 2011 |
The Volunteer Ministers have recently been delivering assists to the 96 fishermen of the Kesennuma Fishermen’s Association. As fishing is Kesennuma’s main industry, recovery of the Fishermen’s Association members means recovery of Kesennuma City itself. The president of the association...

17 April 2011

Better Soup and Assists: What We Are Up To in Japan

| Japan17 April 2011 |
Today we helped 2,673 people and delivered 219 assists in Onagawa, Ishinomaki and Kesennuma. While we are expanding and sending teams to assess the damage and the state of the shelters in areas we have not yet visited, we continue delivering assists and helping the evacuees in any way we can. The...

13 April 2011

More Help and From Nearby: Taiwanese Volunteer Ministers Arrived in Japan

| Japan13 April 2011 |
Ten Taiwanese Volunteer Ministers arrived in the Tokyo airport on the 10th of April to help in Japan. They were welcomed by the Volunteer Minister team at the Tokyo Headquarters, received their orientation to the scene on the ground and deployed to Onagawa yesterday. The Taiwanese team is now working...

11 April 2011

One Month after the Disaster: Volunteer Ministers Help Japan Look to the Future

| Japan11 April 2011 |
Today, one month after what has become known as Higashi Nihon Daishinsai, "The Eastern Japan Great Earthquake Disaster," some 160,000 displaced persons are still subsisting in makeshift shelters in hundreds of schools, hospitals and public gyms. Scientology Volunteer Ministers have been providing...