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PHOTO CAPTION: Scientology Volunteer Ministers responded to Hurricane Dorian in 2019. Now, with COVID restrictions lifted, they return to the West End town of Lewis Yard on Grand Bahama Island to provide training, so the next time disaster strikes the community can be prepared.<\/em><\/p>\n
In 2019, a team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers helped in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian with the\u00a0search and rescue effort<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0cleanup<\/a>, and\u00a0provided food and supplies<\/a>\u00a0to communities hardest hit by the storm. When they completed their disaster response, officials invited them back to train local residents so the next time disaster strikes they can be prepared. But several months later the pandemic struck.<\/p>\n Now, with COVID-related travel restrictions lifted, the volunteers returned to the island as promised. And those who attended their training are so glad they did.<\/p>\n The Volunteer Ministers provided a series of seminars in\u00a0Lewis Yard, a community in West End Grand Bahama that was devastated by Hurricane Dorian.<\/p>\n A Volunteer Minister, who is also a certified\u00a0EMT<\/a>, trained those attending on how to administer CPR \u2014 an emergency life-saving procedure that is done when someone\u2019s breathing or heartbeat has stopped. She followed this with training on \u201cStop the Bleed\u201d \u2014basic trauma care to stop or slow bleeding during emergencies. Each seminar included practical drills through which those attending gained confidence in their ability to use the techniques to save lives.<\/p>\n This was followed by training in the use of Scientology\u00a0assists \u2014 techniques developed by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard that can help people recover from stress, loss and trauma. In addition to showing them how to use these techniques and having them practice them on each other, the Volunteer Minister shared examples of how she has helped survivors recover from the shock of losing a loved one and assisted people to overcome hopelessness so they can get on with rebuilding their lives. She encouraged them to visit the Scientology website to enroll on the\u00a0Scientology Tools for Life Assists for Illnesses and Injuries Course<\/a>\u00a0to gain more information and find additional assists they can learn and use.<\/p>\n One community leader, who helped organize and attended the seminars, said the Scientology team has ignited\u00a0\u201ca spark of hope in the community.\u201d She now looks forward to\u00a0preparing surrounding communities so they too can be self-sufficient when disaster strikes.<\/p>\n Whether serving in their communities or on the other side of the world, the motto of the Scientology Volunteer Minister is \u201cSomething\u00a0can\u00a0be done about it.\u201d The program, created by Mr. Hubbard in the mid-1970s, is sponsored by the Church of Scientology International as a religious social service and constitutes one of the world\u2019s most significant independent relief forces.<\/p>\n The Volunteer Minister \u201chelps his fellow man on a volunteer basis by restoring purpose, truth and spiritual values to the lives of others.\u201d<\/p>\n The Scientology Network features\u00a0Scientology: Tools for Life,<\/a>\u00a0an introduction to the basic principles and technology that comprise the training of the\u00a0Volunteer Minister. These films present practical tools anybody may learn and use to overcome problems, live a happier life, and better the lives of those around them.<\/p>\n The Scientology Network is available on DIRECTV Channel 320 and can be streamed at\u00a0Scientology.tv<\/a>, on\u00a0mobile apps<\/a>\u00a0and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV platforms. Since launching with a special episode featuring Scientology ecclesiastical leader\u00a0Mr. David Miscavige<\/a>, Scientology Network has been viewed in 240 countries and territories worldwide in 17 languages.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientologynews.org\/press-releases\/<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/films\/scientology-principles\/tools-for-life.html<\/a><\/p>\n MULTIMEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n
![https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/22-0825-s2p-coslewisyard-300dpi.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nCAPTION: Scientology Volunteer Ministers responded to Hurricane Dorian in 2019. Now, with COVID restrictions lifted, they return to the West End town of Lewis Yard on Grand Bahama Island to provide training, so the next time disaster strikes the community can be prepared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES, Calif. and LEWIS YARD, Grand Bahama Island, Aug. 25, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Volunteer Ministers from Scientology Churches in Florida returned to The Bahamas as promised to provide training to help local communities become self-sufficient in times of disaster. The Volunteer Ministers provided a series of seminars in Lewis Yard, a community in West End Grand Bahama that was devastated by Hurricane Dorian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8949,"featured_media":84545,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[608,12804,10,187],"tags":[16300],"class_list":["post-84543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion-news","category-ap","category-california-news","category-los-angeles-news","tag-scientology-volunteer-ministers","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":3177,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8949"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/22-0825-s2p-coslewisyard-300dpi.jpg\"){kind=link}