Scientology Blog Provides News and Footage from Haiti
To provide news and personal accounts from post-earthquake Haiti, a new blog has been added to the Scientology Volunteer Ministers website at blog.volunteerministers.org. Although it documents nearly inconceivable hardship in Haiti, its tone reflects the courage and spirit of the volunteers as they work with people of all faiths, backgrounds and walks of life to bring help to the people of this shattered nation.
Karen writes about the seven babies she delivered in one week in Port-au-Prince. Michaela will never forget working at the General Hospital, caring for the patients who were moved out onto the sidewalks when an aftershock made it too dangerous to keep them inside. Ellen describes saving the life of a man in the Intensive Care Unit. The doctors told her if the man fell asleep he would die, so she shook him nonstop for half an hour, calling his name to him over and over—”Jean-Pierre, bon jour! Bon Jour!” Finally, the man pulled through.
Living in tents, subsisting on protein bars and nuts and making do with a bucket for a shower, the optimism of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers shines through. They take on whatever task is needed to help the people of Haiti, whether it is helping at the hospitals, distributing food and water, delivering medical supplies, or providing Scientology assists—spiritual first aid to help people recover from stress and trauma.
The personal accounts and images on the Volunteer Ministers blog balance the horrors of Haiti with a message of hope. True to the motto of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers—”Something CAN be done about it”—the Scientology Haiti Disaster Response Team members are making a difference in the lives of the people of Haiti, one person at a time.