Dear Praying Friends,
On August 6th, we held a dedication service for the Crandal
Canyon mine disaster families, dedicating the monument
constructed close to the mine and the mountain where the 6
miners were buried and where 3 rescue workers were killed
in an attempt to rescue the trapped miners. The mine
company spent a year and over 150,000 dollars to build a
site close to the mountian where the miners were buried. It
is a wooded area that is next to a stream and is very
beautiful and tranquil. There were over 100 people present
at the dedication and again it was a great opportunity to
witness an share Christ. The incident in the minds of many
is still fresh, since the six trapped miners have not had a
burial site until now. It will be a lasting memory of their
lives…sad to say most of them did not know the Lord.
Continue to pray for family members as they struggle with
the reality of life and death. We were finally able speak
to a brother and his wife about the reality of the choices
we make here on earth have eternal consequences. After a
year, they are barely able to hear such things. Much
division in families and much bitterness over this whole
incident has errupted and Satan has used it to drive people
away from the Lord. Pray that as time goes on, and people
continue to struggle with answers, that they will seek the
Lord for help. Please take a look at the pictures in our
photo albums that show the mine disaster monument.
Shawn & Penny Clapp
