Africa: Gone Proposition? Scientology Volunteer Ministers Bring A Ray of Hope

PR Log (Press Release) – Jun 16, 2009 – The Volunteer Ministers are featured on the Scientology Video Channel    
http://www.scientology.org and much information on their works can be obtained from this site, including information on the African Goodwill Tour.

The 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 for Victoria Falls and its spectacular wildlife preserves. However, it is also a land where the life expectancy is less than 50 years, one in seven adult Zambians live with HIV, and millions subsist below the poverty threshold of $1 a day.

Scientology Volunteer Ministers were entrusted with a mission, as stated by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Scientology religion.  Each volunteer “helps his fellow man on a volunteer basis by restoring purpose, truth and spiritual values to the lives of others.”  Mr. Hubbard continued,  “A Volunteer Minister does not shut his eyes to the pain, evil and injustice of existence. Rather, he is trained to handle these things and help others achieve relief from them and new personal strength as well.”

The volunteers accomplish this purpose through courses, seminars and individualized assistance, based on the Scientology Handbook, which provides tools to help people confront and overcome the problems they encounter at work, at home and in their dealings with others.

Recent testimonials from some of those helped by the Scientology Volunteer Ministers African Goodwill Tour show the value of the work the volunteers are doing.

“I have attained the ability to think logically, and discover the causes of situations good and bad,” wrote one recent course graduate.

“It is my great honor to take this opportunity to thank all the Volunteer Ministers for what they are doing,” was the message from a man who completed a course in communication. “In this course,” he went on to say. “I have learned that there is no life without communication and that nothing can be done without communication.  Therefore communication is life.  I am ready to apply to this in my day-to-day life. The Volunteer Ministers are doing a great job.  I urge them to continue.”
Yet another student wrote, “I have really learned the importance of respecting other people.  May God bless our nation as it strives to develop.”

For more information  visit the Scientology Volunteer Ministers web site  or the Scientology Video Channel http://www.scientology.org