Howdy Again…
Wasn’t that progress and rescue wonderful down in the lower part of
It wasn’t only that the ‘stringbean’ part of Chile, which runs up and down the western slopes of the Andes Mountains and where 33 miners were trapped in a mine where a cave-in and landslide would have sealed the fate of 33 miners and doomed them to a hidden grave – but they were about 2500-2300 feet below the surface… and while they were safe enough from the collapse of the tunnel – there was no way out and no communication.
For 17 days they existed in a ‘safe’ shelter built for the purpose of a refuge from a cave-in… what hadn’t been foreseen was the collapse of the long winding major access to the mine… and nobody knew exactly where they were. Through drilling smaller holes in from the surface, the mine management figured out where they were… and began to send them more food (there were some stocks in the refuge room) and other necessary supplies … so they existed with a ration of a couple of spoons of canned fish and half a teaspoon of milk each, until they were able to get additional supplies from the surface.
By now you know it was forecast that conventional drilling would take them from April till Christmas to drill a passage big enough to use as an escape. But a small company in
Space doesn’t permit the exposition of all the things brought to bear on saving the lives of those 33 men. Just the being below ground that long… and all the attendant psychological as well as physical hazards were daunting – but the resourceful miners utilized those who were leaders and specialists in their midst and according to the accounts we have received so far, managed to do well – even to slim down enough to fit inside the escape modules specially built to transport them out of the underground cavern.
The important thing – from my viewpoint – was/is they determined to do the best they could with what they had – and the Lord lead the outside crew to drill in the right places to find them… and put them in contact with resources like the Company in Berlin, Pennsylvania … and NASA, who have done a lot of work in keeping people healthy in confined places like spacecraft… and it all resulted in every one of the men getting out … I think the oldest was in his 60’s and the youngest in his 20’s … So the Lord was gracious to grant the fulfillment of their needs. I hope that is the message that comes through.
It’s also nice to just drop the political stuff for a while and rejoice with
Cordially IN HIM,
Jack
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“JUST A MINUTE”
OUT OF DIFFICULTY COMES A HARVEST OF PRIDE
Just a Minute: -- For 70 days we’ve observed the effort to rescue 33 Chilean miners trapped 2500 feet in the earth. Last night finally they all came out through a hole made by a bit manufactured in
There will be many editorials about the persistence, organization and even heroism of all those involved in the rescue. What stands out most to me, is the forethought, planning and prayer that went into the combined effort. The Lord blessed their cooperation and gave them life for another day. I am glad there was victory, friendship and rejoicing in the rescue.
The world watched as the rescue supplanted the conflicts, bickering and blaming that have been going on here in
<> I’m Jack Buttram.
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