Thursday, January 19, 2006
Scientology Volunteer Ministers Have Permanent Home in Pandamatenga, Botswana
16th January, 2006
Having completed their work in Francistown in Eastern Botswana, the African Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour is making ready to travel to Maun, the fifth largest city in this country. They are leaving behind a corps of newly trained Scientology Volunteer Ministers who will carry on their work, not only in Francistown, but also in the village of Pandamatenga, 250 km away.
The story of how the Volunteer Ministers came to Pandamatenga began several months ago when a man from the village visited the Goodwill tent in Francistown and decided to take a course in communication. He was so delighted with how much the course improved his abilities that he asked the tour members to bring
The Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour took him up on his invitation and for the past two months they have been traveling back and forth between Pandamatenga and Francistown, providing their seminars and courses.
The mayor and chief of Pandamatenga, realizing how valuable these services are, donated land for a permanent Volunteer Ministers center that could continue to serve the people of the village after the Goodwill tour moves on to its next location. And now the construction of this new center, built in the style of the local dwellings, has been completed.
This weekend Pandamatenga celebrated the opening of their new Volunteer Ministers center with traditional music and dancing. All those who have completed courses were awarded certificates at a special graduation ceremony. The newly trained local Volunteer Ministers who will man the center greeted the hundreds of well-wishers that attended with the good news that Scientology services will now continue to be available to all the people of the region.
