Entries from December 2006

December 29, 2006

More Miracles from the Scientology VM’s in the Philippines

Stories like this one I got off ScientologyToday is the core of what the Scientology Volunteer Minister program is all about:

“One three-year-old boy was hanging around,”
the volunteer continued. “He wasn’t laughing or joining in with the
other kids and was quite solemn. He didn’t talk or smile. He watched
closely as the VMs taught the nurses [...]

December 23, 2006

Mother of God. (images of bushfires in Victoria, Australia)

I’ve been blogging and writing and e-mailing and posting and digging lately about the fires in Australia, and how we’ve got to get some people down there to help.  On digg posts, I’ve seen a few folks write some “hardy har har” type comments, spectating on how silly it is or whatever. 
It doesn’t appear [...]

December 22, 2006

Scientology Volunteer Ministers Meet with Area Governor

An experienced team ofAustralian Scientology Volunteer Ministers, who led the disaster reliefeffort last summer after the Yogyakarta earthquake, are on the groundin the Philippines, helping in the aftermath of Typhoons Durian andUtor.The Scientology Volunteer Ministers met with the governor of theregion, who thanked them for being there to help his [...]more >>

Scientology Volunteer Minister Relief [...]

December 17, 2006

Photo: Power Station Buried by Volcanic Rubble in Philippines

This picture taken on December 4 shows a power substation in Cullat
village in Albay province totally devastated by volcanic debris
triggered by Typhoon Durian after the area was earlier damaged by
Typhoon Xangsane in September. The United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said it is seeking 46 million
dollars (35 million euros) to help the Philippines [...]

December 15, 2006

Volunteer Ministers from Scientology Mission of Manila

Villagers in Legaspi city gather in the ruins of their houses destroyed
by super typhoon Durian. The Philippines and the United Nations will
launch a joint appeal for humanitarian aid to rehabilitate large
swathes of the country devastated by four typhoons, the UN office in
Manila has said.
Scientology Volunteer Ministers from the Church of Scientology Mission of Manila are [...]

December 14, 2006

Scientology Volunteers on the Ground in the Philippines

Nathaniel Cruz of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and
Astronomical services Administration (PAGASA) shows the movement of
tropical storm Utor. Utor has torn across the central Philippines,
leaving four dead or missing and forcing nearly 67,000 to evacuate as
officials battled to avoid a second disaster within 10 days.(AFP/Joel
Nito)
I know that the photo is a little out of date, but [...]

December 13, 2006

Australian Blazes Still Need Help

The blazes of most concern are those close to Mount Beauty (pictured), Jamieson and Whitfield in the state’s north-east.
Volunteers from around the Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand area are still flat-out battling some of the biggest bushfires imaginable — and certainly the biggest in the last 25 years.

Anything you can do to help, just [...]

December 12, 2006

Pics Showing why Help is Needed in Philippines

I got these pics from Rambocam.com, showing why we need some Scietnology Volunteer Ministers in the Philippines now.

 

 Typhoon Utor approaching landfall on the Phillippines

Even this 50 tonne excavator stood no chance against the barrage of rocks and mud.
Scientology Volunteer Ministers are needed to help right now.  [...]

December 11, 2006

Philippines Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour

I can imagine that the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour is going to have a greatly different scene in the Philippines than when the tour was originally to go there some weeks ago.  Now, with Typhoon Utor hitting the area, they’re going to need all of the assistance they can get.

If you want to [...]

December 9, 2006

Scientology Volunteer Ministers Needed in Australia

Nature doesn’t seem to have much of a sense of humour.
Shortly after a typhoon struck the Philippines, fires also began raging out of control near Melbourne Australia.
Volunteers are urgently needed to assist the more than three
thousand firefighters who are working around the clock to protect
townships in and around the Mansfield and Wangaratta areas in Victoria,
Australia.

Teams [...]