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Scientology Volunteer Ministers: Remembering 9/11
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Sep 14, 2014, 23:50 ET

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Scientology Volunteer Ministers provided physical and spiritual help to the rescue workers at Ground Zero who worked around the clock after the terror attack.
Scientology Volunteer Ministers provided physical and spiritual help to the rescue workers at Ground Zero who worked around the clock after the terror attack.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 14, 2014 -- Most Americans, if asked, would be able to tell you exactly what they were doing when they heard about the World Trade Center terrorist attack in 2001. It had that much impact on the lives of people throughout the United States and, in fact, on people all over the world.

“As any New Yorker would tell you, to see the twin towers erupt and then disintegrate was a living nightmare,” says LPN, EMT and Scientology Volunteer Minister Ayal Lindeman, one of the more than 800 Scientologists who served at Ground Zero.

As any New Yorker would tell you, to see the twin towers erupt and then disintegrate was a living nightmare

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With barricades across all tunnels and bridges to Manhattan, local Scientologists gathered at the Church of Scientology of New York on Times Square and made their way to the World Trade Center where, with the smoke still rising from the rubble and ashes still thick in the air, they moved through the barricades to establish a base to help the rescue workers.

Among the thousands who died that day were hundreds of firefighters, police and paramedics who responded to the emergency and were still inside when the towers collapsed. Throughout the rest of the day and night, exhausted emergency workers, many of whom had lost close friends and colleagues only hours before, were running on nothing but adrenaline.

The Volunteer Ministers immediately set up communication and supply lines to provide what these rescue workers needed, including cold drinks, hot meals, someone to talk to and Scientology assists, “spiritual first aid,” for those who had witnessed the cataclysm and watched as more than four hundred teammates vanish in an instant.

Scientologists poured in from Churches throughout the United States and abroad and continued serving at the site throughout the eight-month cleanup operation.

“We kind of get a lot of the credit,” said a New York Police officer, “but I think a lot of the credit has to go to the people on the outskirts such as the Scientology volunteers and such that provided us with comfort while we were down there at a time when we needed it probably more than most people understand or realize.”

“I was on the site 10 minutes after the second tower collapsed,” said a former lieutenant of the New York Fire Department. “And it was a ghost town…and it just proceeded to get more and more chaotic, because guys were arriving, there was no order and when the Scientologists arrived, an air of order entered in.”

“The Volunteer Ministers worked with great energy and great compassion at Ground Zero, helping to ease the physical burdens and mental strains of the rescue workers,” said a New York Police Department chief. “The organization, the caring, and the dedication of your Volunteer Ministers were exceptional, very much appreciated, and will long be remembered by those who received their help. I cannot thank the Volunteers enough.”

The work of these volunteers at Ground Zero New York inspired a movement that now circles the globe—Scientology Volunteer Minister Disaster Response teams on call 24/7 in times of disaster. They served in the aftermath of the 2004 South Asian tsunami, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the 2011 Japan tsunami and hundreds of disasters great and small in countries around the world.

Created by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard in the mid 1970s, the Volunteer Minister program is a broad initiative bringing effective physical and spiritual assistance to anyone, anywhere. Expressly intended for use by Scientologists and non-Scientologists alike, anyone of any culture or creed may train as a Volunteer Minister and use these tools to help their families and communities. And all are welcome to do so.

Equipped with effective technology to resolve virtually any difficulty, Volunteer Ministers live by the motto: “No matter the problem, something can be done about it.”

To provide more information on this and the other humanitarian initiatives it sponsors, the Church of Scientology International has published a new brochure, Voice for Humanity—Real People, Real Help. To learn more, visit the Scientology website.

Luis Gonzalez, Church of Scientology International, http://www.scientology.org/, +1 (323) 960-3500, [email protected]

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The Volunteer Minister tent at Ground Zero, where rescue workers came for meals, companionship, and Scientology disaster relief techniques to help them cope with the daunting rescue effort.
The Volunteer Minister tent at Ground Zero, where rescue workers came for meals, companionship, and Scientology disaster relief techniques to help them cope with the daunting rescue effort.
Scientology Volunteer Ministers provided physical and spiritual help to the rescue workers at Ground Zero who worked around the clock after the terror attack.
Scientology Volunteer Ministers provided physical and spiritual help to the rescue workers at Ground Zero who worked around the clock after the terror attack.
More than 800 Scientology Volunteer Ministers served at Ground Zero in New York, where they became known for their compassion, skill and willingness to take on any task.
More than 800 Scientology Volunteer Ministers served at Ground Zero in New York, where they became known for their compassion, skill and willingness to take on any task.
The Volunteer Minister tent at Ground Zero, where rescue workers came for meals, companionship, and Scientology disaster relief techniques to help them cope with the daunting rescue effort. Scientology Volunteer Ministers provided physical and spiritual help to the rescue workers at Ground Zero who worked around the clock after the terror attack. More than 800 Scientology Volunteer Ministers served at Ground Zero in New York, where they became known for their compassion, skill and willingness to take on any task.

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