Update from Haiti for September 2011

More than 300 Volunteer Ministers groups in Haiti trained over 20,000 individuals in VM techniques and helped some 12,000 in the month of September 2011. We continue delivering seminars throughout the country.

Recently twenty-four Volunteer Ministers groups in Bon Repos, Sarthe and Lilavois delivered seminars to more than 2,000 people.

A team of VMs arrived in Cap-Haïtien, met with local ministers and officials to determine their needs and desires, and began delivering Volunteer Minister services throughout the area. Working with six groups in the region, they provided 16 seminars to more than 500 people and formed 15 new VM groups.

Another team spent 10 days in Port-de-Paix in northern Haiti. They collaborated with over 30 groups in the area, providing them with any assistance needed to support their communities. The team helped establish 15 new Volunteer Ministers groups. They delivered 12 seminars and trained nearly 500 people in Volunteer Minister technology.

One person who studied the Volunteer Ministers assist booklet said:

“I got many things from the Assists for Illness and Injuries booklet and I learned what to do to help somebody who is sick or in pain. Now I know that I cannot let somebody suffer because I can use what I’ve learned from the Assist booklet to him help him get relief. From now on I have to do my best to help people in the streets and hospitals.”

Another, who studied the Integrity and Honesty booklet wrote:

“It showed me how important it is to respect the moral code.… These give me another way of living my life and also make me a honest woman.”

A student who completed the Communication booklet wrote:

“This is the best book that I’ve ever read. It shows me how and why to communicate. It also shows me how important it is to listen to people and how important it is to have their attention. Thanks to L. Ron Hubbard for this great technology, and also to supervisors who makes great efforts to share it to all the others.”