My Volunteer Minister Blog

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Japanese Volunteer Ministers Helping Farmers Harvest Their RiceThose who survived the earthquake and tsunami in Northeast Japan last March face many challenges. One family of farmers needed help with their rice harvest.A team of Volunteer Ministers pitched in to cut the rice and hang it on “rice walls” to dry. Once dry, the plants will be threshed, which separates the grains of rice from their

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Scientology Disaster Response, ColombiaThe coordinator of Latin America Volunteer Ministers activities, himself a veteran of the Scientology Haiti relief effort, is in Colombia from his headquarters office in Mexico City to train and man a Scientology Disaster Response Team to provide relief in the wake of flooding in and around the northern coastal city of Cartagena, which has disrupted the

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Volunteer Ministers Praised at Scientology Church Grand Opening in Twin CitiesScientologists, guests, state and city officials assembled in downtown St. Paul, Saturday October 22, for the dedication of the new Church of Scientology Twin Cities.Scientologists, guests, state and city officials assembled in downtown St. Paul, Saturday October 22, for the dedication of the new Church of Scientology

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Peter Dunn: All in the Name of HelpAustralian Scientologist Peter Dunn has served as a Scientology Volunteer Minister in Haiti, Queensland, and Japan. At 4 a.m. on March 11, 2011, the shock wave from the magnitude 9 earthquake that triggered a 30-foot tsunami off the northeast coast of Japan reached Australia—not as a physical blast but rather as a summons for Scientologist Peter Dunn to return

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One volunteer speaks of her experience on the Ishinomaki Volunteer Ministers Team and the effect it has had on her life.It has been six months since I came to the disaster area. I have been working in the Ishinomaki team ever since. There are always some foreign volunteers working with us, which can cause some troubles due to the differences in language and culture, particularly because I couldn’

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Scientology Volunteer Ministers Japan Response TeamJapanese Volunteer Ministers carrying on in the relief effort after the March 11, 2011 tsunami.The relief effort has been funded by a grant from theInternational Association of Scientologists.

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Scientology Volunteer MinistersThe Scientology Volunteer Ministers Corps is an embracive program of the Church of Scientology to provide community service, disaster relief and emergency response. Created more than 30 years ago by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, the program has expanded to over 200,000 Volunteer Ministers worldwide who have served at 187 disaster sites, including Ground Zero

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SCIENTOLOGY VOLUNTEER MINISTERS PROVIDE AID WORLD OVER IN THE WAKE OF DISASTERIn 2010, hundreds of thousands trained in the skills of the Scientology Volunteer Minister reached out and helped others in times of disaster. Their actions embodied the words of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard: “A Volunteer Minister does not shut his eyes to the pain, evil and injustice of existence. Rather, he is

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Scientology Volunteer Minister Returns to Haiti to Train Local First Responders Volunteer Minister Ayal Lindeman just returned to Spring Valley, New York, after training 100 community-based first responders in Haiti in the fundamentals of first aid, search and rescue techniques, simple solutions to contaminated drinking water, and basic Scientology assists, technology developed by L. Ron Hubbard

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A series of Volunteer Ministers Seminars Help More Than 5,000 in Bushenyi, Uganda At the request of educators in the Bushenyi District of southwest Uganda, in May 2011 a team of Kampala-based Scientology Volunteer Ministers led by Mr. Pedaiah Paul M. Teba, Director of the World Light Caring Mission of Uganda, traveled the 200 miles from the nation’s capital to provide a series of seminars.

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“If one does not like the crime, cruelty, injustice and violence of this society, he can do something about it. He can become a VOLUNTEER MINISTER and help civilize it, bring it conscience and kindness and love and freedom from travail by instilling into it trust, decency, honesty and tolerance.” — L. Ron Hubbard RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE IN SOCIETY Role of the Volunteer Minister

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ANNOUNCEMENT: International Volunteer Minister Week! 20-27 August 2011August 20—27, 2011, has been designated International Volunteer Ministers Week in honor of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers whose work has become synonymous with unconditional help.What happened over the past 10 yearsOver the past 10 years, since 9/11/01, the bright yellow t-shirts and tents of the Scientology Volunteer

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Conflict ResolutionEver wonder what lies behind conflicts? Why some people always seem to be at each other's throats? Why you can't patch up a ridiculous quarrel?The video here makes a lot of sense.>>

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DAVID SCATTERGOOD, ALL THE GOOD WE CAN DOThe "Meet a Scientologist" section ofwww.ScientologyNews.orghas this interesting article on a VM from Seattle:David Scattergood is a Seattle, Washington, businessman and community leader. A Volunteer Minister of the Church of Scientology of Seattle, he helps organize disaster response whenever the need arises. He also takes an active role in coordinating

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Handling the DevastationKoji Minami became an active Volunteer Minister shortly after the disaster and has been in active duty since. Here is his personal view on the situation.The Scientology Volunteer Ministers have never been needed more than at this moment in Japan, after the most devastating natural disaster in Japanese history. It has left Japan and the world in shock. People are living in

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Follow the news (in Japanese) of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Japan Disaster Response.

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2010: SCIENTOLOGY VOLUNTEER MINISTERS PROVIDE AIDWORLD OVER IN THE WAKE OF DISASTEROver the course of the past twelve months, hundreds of thousands trained in the skills of the Scientology Volunteer Minister reached out and helped others in times of disaster. Their actions embodied the words of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard: “A Volunteer Minister does not shut his eyes to the pain, evil and

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DAVID MISCAVIGE CREATING A NEW ERA OF EXPANSIONDavid Miscavige works for—and answers to—Scientology’s millions of parishioners. He is unrelenting in his service to their interests and the interests of the religion. The period of stellar growth he has spearheaded has been described as nothing short of the renaissance of the Scientology religion.As the driving force behind a worldwide program

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So Much Personal Tragedy in Haiti Scientology Volunteer Ministers transport a patient in Haiti.I think most of the world has forgotten Haiti. But it's time we did something effective to bring this country up to the standards of the rest of the Western Hemisphere and beyond. Too long, it has been the poorest, least skilled, most

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There are over 200,000 Scientology Volunteer Ministers, making it one of the largest relief organizations in the world. And in the last ten years alone they have helped over ten million people.They are trained to respond in times of major disaster and personal crisis. They are proficient Tech of L. Ron Hubbard and have solutions for 19 areas, from marriage counseling and conflict resolution to

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VOLUNTEER MINISTERS DISASTER RELIEFVolunteer Ministers have been involved in disaster relief efforts all over the world. This includes a corps hundreds strong at Ground Zero within hours of the 9/11 tragedy, more than 500 volunteers from 11 nations in Southeast Asia in the wake of the tsunami, over 900 Volunteer Ministers attending to victims in Louisiana and Mississippi in the aftermath of

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VOLUNTEER MINISTERSIn answer to escalating crime and violence through the latter 1960s and early 1970s, L. Ron Hubbard founded the Volunteer Minister program. It was designed to provide practical tools for engendering understanding and compassion. Moreover, those tools were expressly conceived for use by Scientologists and non-Scientologists alike. Thus was born a broad-based movement of

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People need helpThe whole reason I'm a Scientology Volunteer Minister is because people need help, and there is so much in Scientology that does just that.Here's what it says on the Scientology Volunteer Ministers section of the Scientology website:In answer to escalating crime and violence through the latter 1960s and early 1970s, L. Ron Hubbard founded the Volunteer Minister program. It was

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Get HelpTrying to help yourself or those you love?Have a problem you don't know how to solve?The Scientology Volunteer Ministers use a wide variety of tools to address the troubles and difficulties of life—from marital strife to stress at the workplace and even drug addiction. And while Volunteer Ministers provide one-on-one assistance in communities throughout the world, you too can learn this

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Getting his life back–Haiti quake survivor following new career path | New Haven • June 28, 2010 | Earthquake survivor Ralph Gedeon prepares to leave for St. Anne Virginie Grimes Rehabilitation Center outpatient treatment in New York. By

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Sunday is world refugee day. When Haiti was on our TV screens it was easy to remember that 1.5 million people lost their homes and are living there in camps. Just because it's off our screens doesn't mean they've gone away.The Scientology Volunteer Ministers in Haiti are still there, helping every day in the camps.

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Scientology Volunteer Minister Ayal Lindeman wins Nursing AwardHere is a story from NursingOffice.com on Scientology VM Ayal Lindeman and his work in Haiti":Ayal B. Lindeman, LPN : “No matter what the condition or situation: “Something Can Be Done About It” Ayal receives this special “Unsung Heroes Awards”, not because he served for 30

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Scientology Volunteer Ministers in the Next Phase of Haiti Disaster Relief Scientology Volunteer Ministers Disaster Response team carries on its work Four months since the 7.0 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince, the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Disaster Response team carries on its work in hospitals and clinics while they train disaster workers, refugees, teachers and

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Scientology in IndiaThe Deccan Herrald, published in Bangalore, India, has an article on spirituality in India with a section on Scientology:Scientology, another system which claims to purge insecurities, painful experiences, self-doubt and despair, is relatively new to India (it arrived only in 2002). It has only a handful of centres in the country (Delhi, Patiala, Chandigarh, Kolkata, and

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Good section on the new Scientology website for the FAQs about Scientology. If you understand more about Scientology, it makes it clear why we have a Volunteer Ministers program and why it works as well as it does.

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Spiritual First AidScientology assists are a skill every Scientology Volunteer Minister learns. There are assists that help people recover from illness and injuries, assists that help people overcome losses, assists to help a person sober up, assists to help a person get over a fight with a friend or partner. They are remarkable effective. And it's amazing how easy they are to learn.You can

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Scientology Volunteer Minister Saves Life of a WomanThe story in Scientology Today on the Haitian woman who survived is really touching. It's one thing reading about it in the comfort of my home. Another entirely, I'm sure, living through something like this under the conditions that the Haiti volunteers endured.

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Church of Scientology International Honors Haiti Volunteers April 22nd, 2010 by CSI Marking National Volunteer Week, Scientology Church praises 1,000 volunteers for more than 150,000 hours in Haiti relief effort The Church of Scientology International, mother church of the Scientology religion, today acknowledged 1,000 volunteers who have served in Haiti since the January 12,

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Two months later: Haitian Earthquake Victim Ralph is doing great! A 22-year-old Haitian engineering student, Ralph Mary Gedeon, who arrived in the U.S. February 18 for the surgery and treatments necessary for him to get a prosthetic leg, is now out of the hospital in a rehabilitation facility.Brought to the United States by

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Two months since Scientology Volunteer Minister Ayal Lindeman brought a Haitian engineering student up to the States to get hospitalization, surgery and a new prosthetic leg.It's a very moving story--worth a read. You can find it here on the Volunteer Ministers blog.

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Scientology Volunteer Ministers Thai Goodwill TourThere's a YouTube channel for the Thai Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour. The Southeast Asia Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour was in Thailand from January through April 2010.There is so much civil unrest in that country. I hope they get it under control before it escalates to war. Enough armed conflicts on this planet. We don't need

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Church of Scientology Las Vegas Holds Haiti RallyThe Church of Scientology of Las Vegas is holding a rally Saturday April 17 at the Church's headquarters at 2716 Emerson Avenue to support the relief effort in Haiti.The event is called "Peace, Love, Haiti." Admission is $10. You getting a copy of the Volunteer Ministers assist book and all profits go to supporting the Volunteer Ministers relief

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Scientology-sponsored Ship Brings More Than 100 Tons of Supplies to Haiti for the Relief Effort HAITI—A Scientology-sponsored “Lifeboat to Haiti” arrived in Port-au-Prince April 8, carrying more than 100 tons of urgently needed supplies including medicine, medical equipment, an ambulance, food, cooking stoves and tents. In the first weeks following the earthquake, the Church of Scientology

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Providing Effective Help Anywhere and Everywhere In answer to escalating crime and violence through the latter 1960s and early 1970s, L. Ron Hubbard founded the Volunteer Minister program. It was designed to provide practical tools for engendering understanding and compassion. Moreover, those tools were expressly conceived for use

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Scientology Commended by Haitian Ambassador to the United StatesIn a letter presented to the President of the Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, DC, on March 2, Haitian Ambassador Raymond A. Joseph expressed “deep appreciation” for the work of the Volunteer Ministers of the Churches of Scientology Disaster Response. In a letter presented to the President of the Founding Church of

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Scientology Volunteer Minister Joava Good: “Haiti made the Indonesia tsunami, Katrina and 9/11 look small by comparison.”Utah—Sandy resident, Joava Good says “Haiti made the Indonesia tsunami, Katrina and 9/11 look small by comparison.” In a presentation to the Sandy City Citizen Corps Council Thursday, March 11, entitled Church of Scientology Disaster Relief, she will share eight lessons learned

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Scientology Volunteer Says “It’s Not Over in Haiti” Recently back from three weeks in Haiti, mother of eight and Scientology Volunteer Minister Donna Cooper, shown here at a Haiti orphanage, is already planning her return. With only 16 days until she and her husband retire, Donna Cooper, mother of eight, grandmother and soon-to-be great grandmother from Pahrump, Nevada, is not planning how she

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Church of Scientology sends another charter with medical personnel and Volunteer Ministers to Haiti. Media reports:

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Tthe Scientology Volunteer Ministers Corps was recognized by the Georgia Senate for their Haiti disaster response actions! Georgia Senate Resolution 998, passed on February 8, 2010, states: 10 LC 94 2070Senate Resolution 998By: Senators James of the 35th, Tate of the 38th and Seay of the 34thA RESOLUTIONCommending the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Corps; and for other purposes.WHEREAS, the

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Ellen reports from the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Ellen, a bilingual Volunteer Minister is in Haiti. She set up a blog to share what's happening.When I read her blog it really impinged on me what it must be like to be there. I'm sure being there must be a totally eye-opening experience. As awful as it is there, as much tragedy as you must see everywhere you look, at least the

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The Scientology Volunteer Ministers Disaster Response Coordinator has put out a call for Volunteer Ministers to travel to Haiti, in response to the January 12, 2010, magnitude 7.0 earthquake. Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive estimates the death toll from the earthquake, which destroyed most of the Capital City of Port-au-Prince, could reach hundreds of thousands. Lack of resources and

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Torino, Italy—The Mayor of Torino, Sergio Chiamparino, honored ten civil protection associations that aided the people of L’Aquila and surrounding villages following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the area leaving 1,500 injured, an estimated 28,000 homeless and 300 dead. Among those recognized was the Scientology Community Civil Protection Association (PRO.CIVI.COS) composed of 170

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Youth Leader Invites Scientology Volunteer Ministers to Train Kenya Scouts Elly Rajab Omondi, 22, of Nairobi, Kenya, founder and director of Baden Powell Peer Educators, forged a partnership between the Scouts of Kenya and the Scientology Volunteer Ministers this fall. Omondi’s group, composed of Scout leaders and other young people, grapple with the most critical issues facing his country

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Scientology Volunteers Help Victims of Sumatra Earthquake Scientology Volunteer Ministers from Australia help Sumatra recover from the magnitude 7.9 earthquake Sept. 30. Their story continues. The team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers who traveled to Sumatra to help those whose lives were shattered by the September 30 earthquake carried on their work in the city of Padang and outlying

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Scientology Volunteer Ministers Help Samoa Recover from Tsunami A team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers is helping Samoa recover from the tsunami that hit the island early Tuesday, September 29. The tidal waves carried entire villages out to sea and killed at least 140. An 8.0 earthquake 120 miles off the coast jolted people awake in Samoa at 6:48 that morning. Ten minutes later the

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Remembering New York9/11 had a profound effect on my Church. David Miscavige issued a challenge to all Scientologists to use this "wake up call" as a reason to step up their work to help their communities, their countries, raise the level of civilization around them, contribute in any way possible to help make this world a better place. Mr. Miscavige also honored the Scientology Volunteer

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Scientology volunteers work with Benin humanitarian group to improve the quality of care for orphans in the City of Djougou The Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour, which travels throughout western Africa offering seminars, courses and one-on-one help for people throughout the region, has provided training to orphanage administrators in the city of Djougou, teaching

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Scientology Volunteer Ministers–A Global Force for Help A third of a century since its creation by L. Ron Hubbard, the Scientology Volunteer Ministers program has indeed become a force for good The Scientology Volunteer Ministers program was launched in 1976 with the following challenge by L. Ron Hubbard: “If one does not like the crime, cruelty, injustice and violence of this society, he

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Scientology Volunteer Ministers bring their help anywhere and everywhere. The Scientology Volunteer Ministers African Goodwill Tour brings help to the most far-flung regions of Africa. With a bright yellow van, a large yellow tent, and volunteers who care, it travels to towns and villages, no matter how remote. Zambia, a country just larger than the State of Texas, is a land of beauty, famous

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-64929949622402089512008-03-15T09:44:00.000-07:002008-12-10T22:47:08.912-08:00

More on the Scientology Video SiteI don't want to give you the idea that the new Scientology video channel is just about VMs. There are videos on just about every aspect of Scientology and what we do. It is such a great way to find out about Scientology!

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-33869059739499391062008-03-14T23:51:00.000-07:002008-12-10T22:47:09.114-08:00

Scientology Video Site Features Volunteer MinistersI think it's a great idea that there are videos about Volunteer Ministers on the new Scientology web site! So many Scientologists are active in this movement.Check this one out!

B.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05971125931003989755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-19073860630550579472008-02-23T21:49:00.000-08:002008-02-23T21:52:14.105-08:00

Volunteer Ministers VideoI was impressed by this video I found on YouTube. It really captures the essence of the program.

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-40703895040084124402007-12-19T16:44:00.000-08:002007-12-19T16:47:42.897-08:00

Volunteer Ministers in California have applied Scientology technology to help people in in California fires. This is one example of the help they bring to people in disaster situations.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-83538883206399929042007-12-19T15:28:00.000-08:002007-12-19T15:31:14.098-08:00

This is a very interesting article about Australian Scientology Volunteer Ministers doing something effective about a huge drug abuse situation in Australia.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-48932187756272373582007-12-18T14:49:00.001-08:002007-12-18T14:57:50.158-08:00

I was very interested in an article on the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Trans-Siberian Goodwill tour, reading about the successes achieved in Russia, particularly with married couples and children. It is great to see the people there winning with this invaluable technology.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-40000786896453489272007-10-04T21:56:00.000-07:002007-10-04T22:42:19.434-07:00

Straight Answers NeededThe answers to so many of the problems that surround us in society are as close to you as your local Scientology Volunteer Minister, who has been called upon time and again to bring effective help and practical solutions to their fellow man, whether it be for a national crisis or a personal one. >>moreToday I spoke to a guy whose life was a wreck. He has been out of work

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-64044277251036753902007-09-26T21:38:00.000-07:002007-09-26T21:40:19.487-07:00

Samoa government and church council to receive Scientology disaster courseSeveral volunteer ministers of the US-based Scientology religion are in Samoa to provide disaster response specialist courses for government representatives and local church councils. The Samoa government and the National Council of churches are the two major organisations supporting the training courses, scheduled to start

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-53975648159732596472007-09-11T23:22:00.000-07:002007-09-11T23:28:03.278-07:00

Scientology HandbookThe Scientology Handbook is the textbook of the Scientology Volunteer Minister. It's pretty incredible that this one volume could contain so much truth, so much help, so much knowledge.It is a handbook, and contains enough information on various important subjects that anyone can pick it up and use it to help someone.If you know someone who is strung out on drugs and can't

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-50492660245263404452007-09-07T23:51:00.000-07:002007-09-08T00:03:38.951-07:00

Unconditional HelpOne of the principles of the Scientology Volunteer ministers is that something can be done about any situation in life to improve it. Scientology is about improving conditions.The Scientology Handbook by L. Ron Hubbard is the text book that the Volunteer Ministers use, both for training as VMs and to help others by training them to use the technology.Who wouldn't want to be

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-9460269474074762942007-09-07T23:41:00.000-07:002007-09-07T23:48:40.907-07:00

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers routinely cause miracles in the lives of people in desperate need of help, from natural disasters to people with illnesses and injuries to people who need help to resolve some aspect of life. These are the people who have the technology to help and who revitalize individuals and cultures.This is the technology developed by the founder of the Scientology

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-19791977764374301402007-09-06T23:25:00.000-07:002007-09-06T23:32:22.121-07:00

The best thing a Scientologist can do for himself or herself personally is get and study the basic books and lectures, which contain the fundamentals of the technology. They are in chronological order and those who study them achieve full conceptual understanding of the materials. It results in much faster speed through courses and auditing and tremendous gains in ability in life.The man who

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-66585093515048419532007-08-17T17:28:00.000-07:002007-08-17T18:01:46.523-07:00

Volunteer Ministers Needed in PeruYesterday there was an 8.0 earthquake in Peru. There are conflicting rumors and reports on how many are dead, but it's in the hundreds at least, and the area is very isolated and simply not set up to cope with this level of disaster.Aide workers are flying in, and Volunteer Ministers are needed.It is urgent that anyone who can help make arrangements to leave at

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-58857865704602876762007-07-27T11:25:00.000-07:002007-07-27T11:37:20.242-07:00

Through his tremendous influence and ability, Mr. David Miscavige has accomplished so much in bringing effective solutions and help to the populations of countries all over the world. One of these worldwide movements is the Scientology Volunteer Ministers. This page has extensive resource information on Mr. Miscavige's accomplishments as well as news on Scientology Volunteer Ministers in

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-32021609492055055292007-07-23T11:28:00.000-07:002007-07-23T11:32:08.459-07:00

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers live up to the motto Something Can Be Done About It.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-28527922113928718872007-07-21T10:55:00.001-07:002007-07-21T12:05:48.256-07:00

Scientology Handbook Helps with Painless Withdrawal from DrugsThe Scientology Handbook is the text book Scientology Volunteer Ministers are trained on and use in their work. It's a compilation of various works of L. Ron Hubbard that are geared to be able to help people with the most common problems peopleIt's a pretty remarkable book.Here's just one example.One of the "hardest" things to do is

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-45874775232784089662007-07-02T18:52:00.000-07:002008-12-10T22:47:09.471-08:00

What Difference Does it MakeWhy would person give up their precious time on the weekend to do volunteer work? For that matter, what would make someone give up their vacation time to be able to travel to some disaster zone to help total strangers?I can't answer for anyone buy myself. Before I learned about Scientology you would not have caught me doing anything on MY time but what I wanted to do

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-16038622172362774972007-06-28T19:41:00.000-07:002007-06-28T20:26:45.697-07:00

Random Acts of KindnessAccording to Google there are 1.6 million web sites about "Random Acts of Kindness."There is an article on it in Wikipedia which defines it as "a purportedly selfless act performed by a person or persons wishing to either assist or cheer up a stranger." (Notice that "purportedly." Wikipedians can't quite come to grips with someone doing something for a selfless purpose

B.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05971125931003989755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-69727113784269744682007-04-24T20:40:00.000-07:002008-12-10T22:47:09.709-08:00

The son and daughter of my friend Jane (middle and right) are Scientology Volunteer Ministers, and they went to Virginia Tech this weekend to help the students there in any way they could. What a completely horrible state of affairs that was.The only thing you can say for it is that the actions of students and faculty who saved the lives of their friends and students is the epitome of heroism,

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1174281289889982742007-03-18T23:13:00.000-07:002007-03-18T23:14:50.103-07:00

This week the Scientology Volunteer Ministers of India introduced the National Disaster Response Force to Assist Techniques from the Scientology Handbook. Information on this is at www.scientologyhandbook.org.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1173763952506050792007-03-12T23:30:00.000-07:002007-03-12T23:32:33.370-07:00

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers are the largest independent relief force, bringing help and relief to people all over the world. This page has information on what they do: www.whatisscientology.org

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1173507444006073622007-03-09T22:15:00.000-08:002007-03-09T22:17:24.170-08:00

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers are in the news throughout the world, using the technology of the Scientology Handbook to bring effective help and relief to others.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1173243238064902062007-03-06T20:52:00.000-08:002007-03-06T20:53:58.316-08:00

Scientology Volunteer Ministers have been active in all parts of the world, including Indonesia, bringing help and relief to others. They apply the effective technology of the Scientology Handbook to bring this about.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1173162734630097652007-03-05T22:30:00.000-08:002007-03-05T22:32:14.820-08:00

For the most accurate information on what Scientology is, here is the best source: www.whatisscientology.org

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1173072665719918282007-03-04T21:29:00.000-08:002007-03-04T21:31:06.766-08:00

Find out the news on Volunteer Ministers delivering effective help in Indonesia, using technology from the Scientology Handbook.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1172542403301931372007-02-26T18:11:00.000-08:002007-02-26T18:13:23.526-08:00

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers India Goodwill Tour, in coordination with city and state officials in Mumbai, is training civil servants, helping them learn the skill they need to succeed in their work and improve life for people. See the story on this.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1172468312827396012007-02-25T21:36:00.000-08:002007-02-25T21:38:33.083-08:00

This page on Scientology in Scotland has information about the Scientology Church in Scotland and other areas in the United Kingdom, and about Scientology Volunteer Ministers.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1171908449405713022007-02-19T10:03:00.000-08:002007-02-19T10:07:29.570-08:00

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers is a global help movement with the motto Something can be done about it. The Volunteer Ministers use the technology outlined in the Scientology Handbook to get the job done - bring effective help to others in the world around them, including those in disaster areas. Information on this is at www.scientologyhandbook.org

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1171865317220120042007-02-18T22:07:00.000-08:002007-02-18T22:08:37.463-08:00

This page has updates on the Scientology Volunteer Ministers' activities in different parts of the world, bringing effective help to disaster victims and anyone in need of help. www.scientologyhandbook.org

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1171518297085092282007-02-14T21:41:00.000-08:002007-02-14T21:47:10.660-08:00

A staff member of the Maharashtra State Fire Training Centre in India completed the Volunteer Minister Disaster Response Specialist Course this month and realized how much this technology can help all the men and women who work to protect the lives and property of the people of the country. More information on this is at www.scientologyhandbook.org.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1171001870998627832007-02-08T22:13:00.000-08:002007-02-08T22:17:51.913-08:00

This web page on What is Scientology? includes news on Volunteer Ministers giving effective help to people in the Philippines and Romania. It covers what the Volunteer Ministers do and how they operate. They are a world-wide help movement that is rapidly growing. www.whatisscientology.org

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1170735840773232122007-02-05T20:19:00.000-08:002007-02-05T20:24:01.596-08:00

Volunteer Ministers are trained to deliver effective help to people wherever they go, and they travel through the world. This help movement is constantly growing and they get the job done. Information on this can be found in the web page www.whatisscientology.org

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1170658302255765562007-02-04T22:48:00.000-08:002007-02-04T22:51:43.683-08:00

This website is about the Church of Scientology in Sydney, Australia. The link to Scientology News has interesting information about the Scientology Volunteer Ministers bringing hope to prisoners in Taiwan. www.scientology.org.au

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1170473660136324952007-02-02T19:32:00.000-08:002007-02-02T19:34:20.990-08:00

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers have been working to bring effective Scientology technology in different parts of the world, including Fiji, Botswana, Calcutta and Siberia. Information on this is under News and Articles in the www.scientologyreligion.org site.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1170306417999007802007-01-31T21:01:00.000-08:002007-01-31T21:07:03.023-08:00

Scientology Volunteer Ministers use the Scientology Handbook extensively in bringing effective relief and help to people throughout the world. The Scientology Volunteer Minister program is a grass-roots movement, spreading real answers out into a society where otherwise people could only watch the trend of world events in fear and anxiety. What makes this program unique is the application of

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1170220499052673862007-01-30T21:11:00.000-08:002007-01-30T21:14:59.276-08:00

There is a wealth of invaluable information on real solutions for the problems of life in the Scientology Handbook. Volunteer Ministers use it daily. The web page on this is at www.scientologyhandbook.org.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1170049261827292252007-01-28T21:38:00.000-08:002007-01-28T21:41:02.173-08:00

Mr. David Miscavige is a man of outstanding ability who applies the technology of Scientology to achieve broad solutions in the world, and gets it done. This includes expansion of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers help force throughout the world, bringing relief and help to people everywhere. Here is a page about Mr. Miscavige: http://www.scientologytoday.org/corp/rtc2.htm

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1169787359001527532007-01-25T20:54:00.000-08:002007-01-25T20:55:59.243-08:00

Volunteer Ministers use the technology outlined in the Scientology Handbook to improve lives in a troubled world. Here is a page about it. www.scientologyhandbook.org

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1169704041425305652007-01-24T21:45:00.000-08:002007-01-24T21:47:22.736-08:00

This page has information on effective solutions to the problems of life using Scientology technology. Volunteer Ministers use these solutions and get results. www.scientologyreligion.org

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1169613495673069762007-01-23T20:35:00.000-08:002007-01-23T20:38:16.143-08:00

This page has international Scientology news including the Volunteer Minister help force and their effective work in the Philippines. www.scientologytoday.org

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1169608645585792102007-01-23T19:14:00.000-08:002007-01-23T19:17:25.806-08:00

Every Scientology Church and mission has a Scientology Volunteer Ministers program. Volunteers help in their communities, at big yellow tents set up in neighborhoods around the church where they help one-on-one, usually on the weekends.They are also on call for disasters in the area, and for major disasters, Scientology VMs are mobilized all over the world to go help. Examples are the

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1169537682851268232007-01-22T23:30:00.000-08:002007-01-22T23:34:43.170-08:00

Great to be Able to HelpI know I've said this before, but it's great to be able to help people.It is pretty dramatic at times of disaster, as with the Scientlogy Disaster Relief Teams. But to know that you have the ability to help someone do better in life, fix up their relationships, enjoy their jobs, not just suffer through them -- these are things that are very important to me.I love the

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1169446972071487252007-01-21T22:21:00.000-08:002007-01-21T22:22:52.356-08:00

Mr. David Miscavige is a true humanitarian and leader who has achieved unprecedented results in bettering conditions in this world on a large scale. This includes his support of the Volunteer Ministers, the largest effective help movement which operates all over the world. The page that has good information on Mr. Miscavige is www.scientologytoday.org/corp/rtc2.htm.

JoanLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1169203808371112562007-01-19T02:26:00.000-08:002007-01-19T02:50:09.253-08:00

Good News about the Volunteer Ministers SiteI was so pleased to read the story on the Scientology Press Office this week on the new Scientology Volunteer Ministers site.To me, it's just a confirmation that people want to help, and are only too happy to learn of a way that they can.I love hearing about Scientologists who volunteer for Goodwill Tours or to help in disaster zones, but when I hear

jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699672.post-1169060774069725802007-01-17T10:59:00.000-08:002007-01-17T11:06:14.843-08:00

David Miscavige Described the Volunteer Ministers ProgramIt's pretty clear from watching Scientology events where David Miscavige is often the guest speaker, that Mr. Miscavige is very proud of the work Scientology Volunteer Ministers do around the world. There's hardly an event now where he doesn't give an update on VM activity.Back in 2004 at the 34th anniversary of the Church of Scientology

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