Hundreds toured the Scientology Volunteer Ministers tent in the Iztacalco District of Mexico City.

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers of ITD (the Instituto Tecnológico de Dianética) set up their big yellow tent in the Iztacalco District of Mexico City, and hundreds of people learned why the volunteers say, “something CAN be done about it.”

City and district officials helped cut the ribbon and were among the first to tour through the exhibition, where they learned about the work Scientology Volunteer Ministers (VMs) do all over the world—from Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tours that bring effective solutions to third world countries and other remote areas, to the help VMs bring in the wake of disaster.

Inside the tent an exhibition covers the application of Scientology technology to improving life.  From study technology to communication skills, conflict resolution to relationship help, the displays show how technology, developed by L. Ron Hubbard, can be applied to improve virtually any condition in life.  Right in the tent, visitors can attend seminars or take courses in any of the 19 subjects covered in the Scientology Handbook.

The displays also cover the Scientology Volunteer Ministers disaster relief teams.  In the wake of manmade and natural disasters—like Ground Zero after 9/11, California brush fires, Australian bush fires or earthquakes—Scientology Volunteer Ministers help serve the search and rescue teams and firefighters so they can cope with the stress and carry on with their work.  Hundreds of Scientology Volunteer Ministers flew to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand to help the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and nearly a thousand VMs helped the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita in 2005.  In 2008 alone, Scientology Volunteer Ministers administered one-on-one help at 23 separate disaster sites.

For those visiting the tent, demonstrations of Scientology Assists were probably the most popular feature of the day. L. Ron Hubbard developed a body of technology called “Assists”—applications of his discoveries for the mental and spiritual aspects of a person’s physical difficulties. These techniques are effective where tendency to disease or injury exists or is being prolonged, or where unhappiness and worry causes mental or physical upset.

For more information visit the  Scientology Volunteer Ministers web site or the official Scientology site.