Sri Lanka
The Scientology Volunteer Ministers are operating in the Galle area in the south of the island. Local officials and business leaders are very supportive and appreciative of their work.
One man in Galle who was very depressed and seemingly unable to plan his future after losing his clothing business in the disaster, received an a Scientology assist (Assists 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. Assists are not “massages.” They are techniques developed by L. Ron Hubbard to alleviate the spiritual component of physical pain, shock and emotional trauma.) that resulted in his commenting that he had lost his fear of the future and regained his interest in his livelihood. The following day, he returned requesting another assist, which he received. He is now working to rebuild his business.
Another successful result was an assist given to a woman who was experiencing pain in her leg and shoulder. Afterwards, she proudly displayed her ability to move her foot to the left, right, forwards and backwards, while she said the pain in her shoulder was gone.
Seeing such results, some local business leaders are sending their staff to the training workshops the VMs are holding, so the staff can learn how to do assists as part of their contribution to the recovery effort. The manager of a local hotel has been distributing fliers encouraging people to support the work of the VMs.
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