Mission of the Church of Scientology Panama Religious certification was received in 2019, and the grand opening was held in October of the same year. But the pandemic struck just five months later. March 2020and everything changed.

Local Scientologists have taken action to help social services address the country’s enormous support needs. In the early days of lockdown, they volunteered with the Ministry of Social Development to bring food to the most vulnerable. They worked with the country’s civil protection services to sort, pack, and distribute supplies.

The Church of Scientology International publishes a series of illustrated booklets in 21 languages, including Spanish, to help anyone easily understand how to apply the most effective protocols to help people stay healthy. I made it Volunteers from the Panama Mission distributed these booklets to stores and businesses for customers and went door-to-door to families throughout the community.

The mission’s Scientology Volunteer Ministers are trained in the most rigorous protocols for disinfection and disinfection, disinfecting orphanages, orphanages, juvenile halls, nursing homes and nursing homes to improve the health of the vulnerable in their communities. and ensured safety.

Volunteers then reached out to places of worship to ensure the health and safety of congregations, disinfecting evangelical and Catholic churches and cathedrals, and Baha’i temples.

As countries begin to reopen, the mission will launch teams of volunteers to reach out to humanitarian programs, raise awareness of human rights, promote common sense values ​​and decency, and promote fact-based drug education and prevention. You empowered the community with your initiative. To protect adolescents from substance abuse and addiction. Teams of volunteers held seminars at schools, community programs, businesses and sports groups. They participated in parades, marches and other community activities.

But now that all restrictions have been lifted, the mission can serve its primary purpose of providing the services of Scientology.

In dedicating the mission in 2019, Mission Director Giselle Lima The Church has announced that it is here to serve individuals and entire communities.

“Through this new Church of Scientology PanamaI hope each of you will discover the solutions that this new church has to offer you and society at large,” she said.

“As L. Ron Hubbard “A civilization without madness, without criminals, without war, in which the able prosper, in which honest beings have rights, and in which men are free to rise to greater heights. is the purpose of Scientology.”

“Together, let’s make this happen in this vibrant and important country.”

This article originally appeared on the Scientology Religious Freedom Blog.

From the beginning, the Church of Scientology has recognized religious freedom as a fundamental human right. For more than 50 years, the Church has made the preservation of religious freedom a top priority in a world where conflict is often caused by intolerance of the religious beliefs and practices of others.

The Church publishes this blog to promote understanding of religious freedom and religious freedom, and to provide news around the world about religious freedom and the issues that affect this freedom.

The founder of the Scientology religion is L. Ron Hubbard and Mr. David Miscavige A religious church leader.

For more information, visit the Scientology website or the Scientology Network.

SOURCE Church of Scientology International