They're ALIVE!!!!!!!
 

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They are found alive. 12 miracles have occured in WV this night!! Prayers have been answered for 12 families but still one family has lost a loved one. Please continue to keep these people in your hearts, minds and prayers for the family of the deceased man..

are u talking about the coalminers... well whom ever Praise God.... Prays sent to all, comfort for the family that loist the love one.

Thank you, Rini!!!
 

I have been waiting, waiting and waiting some more to hear this news!!! Thank God! I am so sorry that one of them didn't make it but finding those 12 was absolutely a miracle!!! ;)

Thank you Thank you Whisper'sMom2 for the news. I have been praying so hard and was thinking the worst. Praise the Lord!! It's a miracle!!

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Thank God!!! There are Miracles!!!
God bless you all!

Thank god. I can't imagine the joy in their families.

Oh Praise the Lord!!! I have been concerned about that!

WOw ..Fantastic..I missed teh story..but I never miss a happy ending!!..Wonderful news!

Great news! Thanks for the post!!

A reporter was on earlier that said "what we really need are prayers" the same guy said later "we need a miracle"....Prayers have been answered and a miracle was delivered. I can't imagine what those families have been going through.

I also say, "Praise the Lord!" I prayed for a miracle, but have to admit, I didn't hold high hopes! I felt like doing cartwheels when I heard the news. Bless all those men and their families and the family of the man who didn't make it. It's going to be interesting to hear their stories on how they survived!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news. I have been glued to the TV for two hours, and there was a big mistake.

Twelve of the thirteen miners have been found dead. One is in critical condition.

Whoever announced the supposedly good news, screwed up big time.

I am just sick and saddened to hear this. I could not sleep if I wanted to.

What a crappy way to start the New Year.

Again, I am sorry for everyone's loss, including those on this group who have lost their beloved pets. It just seems overwhelming lately.

Kate

i just cant believe that, picked up the paper this morning and read 12 were alive, was so happy, came into work and was told only 1 survived but in critical conditions... that really sucks... i was so upset with that.. whats up with that jerk who plastered it on the front page . so upsetting, those poor families...

What sucks is seeing all of the families cheering at the news that 12 survived. Then knowing that they had to live through that horrible reality. It was as if they lost them all over again. It makes me so mad to think that the news ran with it so fast they really didn't know. If reporters weren't always trying to be the first to get the scoop, it probably would have been avoided.

Oh, I didn't think they had a chance. The last I heard; they had tested the air quality
and it was bad and started to move toward them in what would have been a more
dangerous way. How wonderful for them and their families and of course sad they
had to loose the one man....I have to get to the paper and wonder why he didn't
make it.

Shoot, they didn't make it.

My husband use to work in the mines before we moved to GA. His dad died in the mines and a few days later my husband went right back in. This is truly a horrific ordeal to go through. My whole family were miners at one time. My grandfather, father, & uncles all retired from the mines. Thank God that they never went through anything like this.

My heart goes out to all of the families and the whole town.

The whole time I was watching this story all I could think of was thank God that Jimmy no longer works in the mines and that I will hopefully never have to go through this with a family member. I do still have a brother-in-law that works in the mines but, I don't think that he has much longer to go before he can retire.

I, too, stayed in a recliner all night with the TV on and when the first announcement was made, I too praised the LOrd and thanked Him for hearing our prayers. AFTER THREE HOURS, those poor people had been at the church, again I know about those things as I grew up in WV and the church was usually the largest gathering place. They had planned what they would say, how they loved them and in some cases, would beg them to not go underground again. Then, came the word that there was only ONE survivor who had been taken out to the hospital when the original erroneous message was made.
Those people need our prayers and help and any peace they can find to get thru this. They are strong, stoic and supportive as long as they need to stick together. But, lordy mercy, don't do something the perceive as wrong or your head will roll. They already are talking suit and I am sure LAWYERS of all kinds will come out of the woodwork like the ambulance chasers of old..
They need to find peace within themselves and each other before they can move on. God is their ally and friend, but they can pose some hard questions to Him sometimes..
My nephew is a fire boss and night shift foreman so I called them as soon as I heard the news and they told me the structures and what each thing meant. He also said they would not find a live person for several reasons. He said the cause would be a methande problem related to the barometric pressure changes. He was spot on at least, so for.

The news reporters had very little to do with the situation. The news came thru the families and friends at the church had already been told of the survival of the 12. In coal-mine towns, there is a network of news sharing that for most of us, is unfathomable..This is one of the first times I can remember that newspeople jumping the gun was not the case. The church bells rang telling the town the news BEFORE any reporter said the words..I guess I have to cut the news media a little slack this time..

What part of WV are you from? My husband is orginially from Beckley and we still have family there. With all of my family retired from the mines I can relate with what they are going through even though I never went through this myself. My father-in-law died in the mines but, it wasn't the result of an explosion it was electricution(sp). My husband worked in the mines for almost 10 years, my dad did strip mining, my grandfather is a retired supervisior, my uncles have also retired. I have a brother-in-law that still works in the mines.

I sat and watched it with my husband and he was giving a lot more information than what they did on tv as far as what they were doing.

I feel so sorry for everyone.

Those families need our prayer today more than ever...please remember that.

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I so agree!! After over 40 hours of waiting, hearing most were alive and then
dead. How much can they take. They need our prayers including McCloy.