Real Help Under the Yellow Tri‑Peak
Frankfurt Volunteer Ministers deliver practical tools and personal relief to anyone and for anything.
Early in the morning, Volunteer Ministers from Frankfurt, Germany, set up their bright yellow tent in front of the central train station in the city of Wiesbaden, transforming a busy transit area into a calm point of help and communication. Throughout the day, passersby were invited to explore simple, practical tools designed to improve life and help others more effectively.
VMs guided visitors through displays covering the 19 areas of life a Volunteer Minister is trained to assist in, providing people with answers to previously insurmountable problems.
Passersby found solutions tailored to their needs. A security professional explored the Emotional Tone Scale booklet to better understand and handle people in emotionally charged situations.
A grandmother was interested in the Children booklet to better raise and guide her grandchildren.
A man, struggling with generally not feeling well, was shown how he might not be ill, but instead might be suppressed by the ill intentions of others. His situation suddenly made sense to him and he left equipped with the Cause of Suppression booklet to address it.
By day’s end, nearly 100 people had been helped. Once again, the Volunteer Ministers demonstrated that, wherever life brings challenges, practical help—more than just hope—can be found in the yellow tent.
WE REALLY WANT TO hear FROM YOU
Hear directly from Scientology Volunteer Ministers as they share what drives them to deliver real help to their communities:
AUSTRIA
“Being a Volunteer Minister is genuinely exciting. You get to travel around with an impressive tent, present a dynamic exhibition and offer engaging online courses that showcase our practical Technology.”
KENYA
“Being a Volunteer Minister means to have a sense of purpose, helping people in their communities by offering practical aid. It is a way to live out faith, develop skills and make a tangible difference in the world. It is also to be a person who helps his fellow man on a volunteer basis by restoring dignity to others. All these make planet Earth a better place to live.”
GHANA
“The Scientology Volunteer Minister Program became the steppingstone that enabled me to climb the world. It gave me the opportunity to see the world and to know what the world needed: the Tools for Life program. The decision to rededicate my energy in achieving the mission of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers is the motivation that drives me every day.”
UNITED STATES
“I am proud and, at the same time, humbled to be a Volunteer Minister. I do my small part as an active Volunteer Minister. Disaster response is my specialty, but I’m always ready to answer needs with any piece of Scientology Technology that might apply to a person’s situation and help them find a way out. I’ll do my part and I’m counting on others to do their parts, too. If we do our parts well, we will make the world a far, far better place.”
UNITED STATES
“That bright yellow shirt that proudly proclaims ‘Scientology Volunteer Minister’ is the one that I’m most proud of. It says who I am. And when I show up with that shirt on, with a group or alone, in an emergency or just to lend a hand, I always get something valuable done—always, no fail.”
FACTS
FACING THE FACTS
Daily challenges affect us all, but Scientology Volunteer Minister Technology provides solutions.
43
PERCENT
of first marriages in the United States end in divorce
186,000,000
PEOPLE
are unemployed worldwide
32
PERCENT
of people are fired from a job at least once in their life
86
PERCENT
of employees and executives say poor communication is a main cause of workplace failure
79
PERCENT
of the world’s population experiences some form of stress
TRAINING THOSE WHO HELP OTHERS
Volunteer Ministers provide physical support and spiritual aid at hundreds of disaster sites. Through one-on-one help and group training, they also provide assistance in meeting the challenges of everyday life.
Volunteer Minister training is available to anyone, anywhere, through free online Tools for Life courses in 19 subjects, including how to study, communication, marriage, parenting, dealing with stress, success in the workplace, achieving goals and many more.
By taking these courses, anyone who desires to help others will increase their skills and effectiveness in doing so.
