‘Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.’
Psalm 46:2
In 2010 a collapse in the San Jose copper/gold mine trapped 33 miners. The miners were over 2,000 ft deep, three miles from the entrance and had only enough food for three days which in the event they managed to eke out for sixteen. That was a miracle. One of the miners, Jose Henriquez, organised the group to pray regardless of their faith or religion. They all agreed that prayer was their only hope in their desperate situation. On the 17th day they heard drilling. They had been found, that was another miracle. But saving them would be more difficult. When the drill reached them they were able to send up a note to say they were all safe
Above ground the families were all gathered together where they could support each other and prayer was also taking place on the surface as their fate was affecting the whole nation. After 69 days they were all safely rescued and by then 22 of the men had made a profession of faith, more miracles. Jose later said. ‘When we felt we had lost everything, I could say that we hadn’t lost prayer and as you can see, prayer works.’