The Only Way is Up / I Want to Break Free / You Raise Me Up

It is August since I last posted on my blog. It seems a long time - too long.

It was also in August that the mine collapsed in Chile - trapping the 33 miners since 5th August. Their incarceration is about to end. What they must have gone through in these last weeks is unthinkable.

I find the media circus incredible but thinking about it, this is a story of disaster turned to hope and - we all wish for - ultimately a successful rescue. I am sure that in a few years there will be a blockbuster film but in the mean time, the experience of these 33 men and their families is being played out for the world to see. They have been shoved into the forefront of international media through no choice of their own. There are 1000 members of the international media gathered around the rescue shaft - what a sight for the miners as they are freed!

I also find the attitude of the President of Chile incredible - the rescue attempt is not to start until he is personally present and this is all timed to coincide with the main evening news in Chile.

The strongest miner is to come out first - hopefully paving the way for his colleagues to follow within the next 30 hours. On the 5th August, these men were ordinary miners and they will now emerge to the world as some of the biggest celebrities of 2010. Let's pray for a successful rescue and adjustment to their new lives back up on the surface!