Sunday 4 June, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Church of Scientology International
Mr. Pascal Cottier
mediarelationsdir@scientology.net
Phone: (323) 960-3500
DISASTER RELIEF IN YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA
The first team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers has begun providing trauma relief in Yogyakarta, Indonesia to survivors of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 6,234 people, injured an estimated 46,000 to 53,000 and damaged or destroyed more than 139,000 homes.
Hospitals have set up makeshift wards in parking structures and parking lots, where patients on a wild assortment of cots, beds, mattresses — many just lying on cardboard on the cement floors — await help from doctors and nursing staff who are struggling to cope with the nearly 19,000 who have been hospitalized for injuries sustained during the cataclysm.
To provide as much help as possible the Scientology Volunteer Ministers are training nursing staff and families of the injured in how to administer Scientology assists.
The Scientology Volunteer Ministers Disaster Relief Teams will train anyone who wishes to join them and help in this effort. To learn more about how you can help, contact:
Australia, New Zealand and Oceania Coordinator, Virginia Stewart at: virginias@scientology.net
US Coordinator Aenetta at, ihelpwestus@ihelp.org
UK Coordinator: Ann Rollins at, ihelpuk@ihelp.org
South East Asia Coordinator, Angel Wijayanto at: seasiaproject@scientology.net
Assists are techniques developed by L. Ron Hubbard. They operate on the principle that one tends to withdraw mentally or spiritually from an injured area. Only by restoring communication with this area can one bring the spiritual element into healing, thereby greatly speeding the healing process. Assists are used to alleviate stress and physical aches and pains, or to orient a confused or distraught individual to his present environment.
Learn on-line how to do Scientology Assists.
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