Recently we have seen daring acts of bravery that have come to the rescue of those in danger.
Recently as I completed my morning time of meditation and prayer, I came across two similarly related news items that ministered to me and reinforced one of the entries from “Dr. J’s Apothecary Shoppe.” The news items related to individuals who were in serious trouble, and someone came along to rescue them from danger.
By now the world is well aware of the daring rescue of American Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted, from Denmark, two Western hostages held captive by Somali pirates in East Africa. The same Navy Seal Team responsible for the death of Osama bin Laden parachuted under the cover of night and whisked away the two individuals with no casualties to the rescue team.
Many people, however, may not be aware of a parallel situation, whereby Malik Gipson performed the Heimlich maneuver on his two-year- old brother, Michael, who had swallowed a piece of peppermint candy and began to choke. Initially nothing happened, but Malik had the presence of mind to continue performing the procedure. On the third attempt, Michael coughed out the candy, later prompting Michael to say, “Malik saved my life.”
These two news accounts captured the essence of the message of a blog post written following a similar rescue operation that captivated the world at the time. Most providentially I had just read “To the Rescue” written in response to the Chilean miners who were rescued after more than two months in the heart of the earth. Here is a reposting of that blog entry:
http://drlej.wordpress.com/tag/chilean-miners-rescue/
Tags: Jessica Buchanan, Malik Gipson, Navy Seals, Poul Hagen Thisted, To the rescue
February 7, 2012 at 8:35 am |
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