Church of Scientology Mission of Wichita, USA

“Starting a new mission from scratch has been the most adventurous thing I have done this lifetime,” said one Scientologist. “I can’t tell you what a thrill it has been to help a brand-new person find the truth. Life just isn’t the same for a person once he has come into contact with the technology.”

Sometimes the reach for Dianetics and Scientology is dramatic, as was the case of a man in war-torn Croatia who decided the best way to start his country on the road to peace was to establish a mission in the capital city of Zagreb. “I was mobilized and had to spend two months serving in the Croatian army in command of twelve. I spent every moment of our free time telling them about Dianetics and Scientology.” There on the battlefield he found many individuals drawn to Dianetics and Scientology, and from them came his first staff members and parishioners.

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Through spirit such as this, Scientology has reached in recent years into India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Africa, Romania and across the vast face of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Hundreds pour into missions in Moscow and throughout Russia to get a seat in a crowded hall to hear about Dianetics, and to have the spark of spiritual freedom rekindled.

Missions minister all the introductory and beginning services of Dianetics and Scientology, including extension courses, the Personal Efficiency Course, Life Improvement Courses, Dianetics Seminars, the Success Through Communication Course, the Student Hat, the Hubbard Qualified Scientologist Course, and certain co-auditing courses where Scientologists learn to audit each other on specific actions. Not surprisingly, it is during these co-audits that some of the most spectacular revelations occur, for here the individual not only experiences the power of the technology but sees its effects on another.

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“I had my first experience auditing another person in a Dianetics co-audit,” reported one parishioner. “It was the most thrilling moment of my life to see someone change for the better right before my eyes and to see a problem that had plagued him all his life vanish completely as he saw for himself where it had come from and why it had affected him.”

Missions may also minister the Purification program and all auditing services up through New Era Dianetics, including introductory auditing. Missions fulfill a vital need, for those who learn about Scientology at a mission are discovering basic skills and fundamental truths which they can immediately apply to improve their own lives and the lives of others. Missions in all countries are helped and guided by Scientology Missions International (SMI).

Standing at the entrance gates to the Bridge, missions reach out into their communities to inform people of the miracles of Dianetics and Scientology. Those who take their first steps on the Bridge in a mission are beginning what will become life-changing new voyages of self-discovery. They, too, are pioneers.