Please say another prayer for the PA coal miners...

[CathyCanada]

if you are so inclined.
More bad news (http://dailynews.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=519&ncid=716&e=6&u=/ap/20020726/ap_on_re_us/mine_accident)
CC

[pumba]

will happen ......but then to have it actually happen......prayers for all the families of all workers everywhere....especially for these families too....

[Briar Rose 7457]

my prayers are with them and their families.

[Serena]

:(

[Beanie]

How sad...:( My prayers are with them and their families...

[poohbears5]

prayers for all the families with loved ones trapped and for the men that are trapped in there :(

[Banzai]

:( :( :(

[Pam]

And remember their poor, devastated families. This must be unbearable for them as well.........

I stayed up until after midnight following this on our local TV news station. At first they said 3:00 am, then the drilling really slowed down and they said 5:00 am. I was so sad to awaken this morning and learn that the drill had broken and the rescue had been pushed back so, so far.
Pam

[nativetxn]

I am praying that these miners are rescues safely. How terrifying this must be for them and for their families :(

[EROS]

I was terribly disappointed this morning to find that the drilling had been stopped during the night:( :( :( :( . I'd be happy to pray, but it doesn't appear that GOD has chosen to be of much assistance to these desperate rescuers:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[jx3smom]

I will continue to pray for the miners, their families and all of the people involved in the rescue attempt of this very tragic accident.

[EROS]

Of course, if these poor men can be rescued, most of you will say:

"PRAISE THE LORD. OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED" .

If they are sadly found to be dead, most will say:

It was just "THEIR TIME"; GOD HAS TAKEN THEM INTO THE KINGDOM

In either event, GOD is TRIUMPHANT (?)...........how convenient:mad:

[Deb in IA]

God or no God, being trapped in a flooded mine shaft 300 feet underground must be a horrifying ordeal.

Several years ago we visited Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. While there, I picked up a book titled "Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins". It chronicles the fate of Collins, an amateur spelunker who became trapped in a tributary of the Mammoth Cave system back in the 1930's, and the desparate, at times misguided attempts to rescue him. It was a gripping tale, and despite widespread publicity at the time, the rescue was ultimately unsuccessful.

I do hope these men have a better outcome.

[Dan Murphy]

Thanks for the link, Cathy, and here is another, MSNBC (http://msnbc.com/news/785322.asp). My continued prayers are with these guys, their families and rescue crews. Such a hazardous occupation it is.

[helenabear]

I heard about this very early this morning. Continued prayers for those workers and all their loved ones.

[minniepumpernickel]

Oh no...I hope that they can get them out soon!:(

[CathyCanada]

EROS, honey, I did say, IF you are so inclined. The drill bit broke, I don't think God did it, I think it was 100 ft. of solid rock. :(
CC

[EROS]

Cathy, honey, you're correct........I'm NOT so inclined.

I guess that GOD likes to take responsibility for the BIG MIRACLES but just isn't able to insure the simmmmmmmmmmple integrity of a drill bit................how convenient :mad:

[WDWfanatic288]

:(
I will be praying for their safety

[goofygirl]

Eros, this isnt the Debate board.



Since I am in Pa, I am following the story. I just rode through Somerset county on the way to Pittburgh a few weeks ago.

I am surprised that this kind of thing could happen in this era, it sounds like something that would have happened 100 yrs ago, not today.

[kidzmom3]

My thoughts are with these people. What a hard life they live just to put food on their families tables. I hope they are able to be rescued soon. I can't think of many situations that would be more terrifying.

[Boots]

Prayers being said for the miners and their families. I went to college with a lot of folks who had relatives who worked in the coal mines in Virginia. They worried a lot about them.