[P-Marlowe]

Did the French Troops stay behind so that they could surrender?

[Mr. Silverback]

Great!

Blessed are You, O Lord our God, Blessed is the name of the Lord. Thank You for rescuing these Americans.

[Saundra Duffy]

What the heck are these precious kids doing in harms way in the first place? Is this one of those boarding schools where missionaries dump their kids while they go out "to spread the Gospel"? I am sorry for being so cynical but when I was with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) I knew some folks who basically deserted their own kids and blamed it on God: "God is sending us out to do His bidding." And they dumped their kids in one of these boarding schools. Question: Does this sound like something God would be in favor of?

[Iowa Granny]

Praise God for the safety of these innocent children.

If you find a translation that is easier to read, please link it here.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Did Daschle approve of this...it didnt go thru the UN you know!

[Bikers4Bush]

I've got a $50 bill that says they didn't do it alone. Our special ops folks were involved.

[Hatteras]

I was, at one time, gainfully employed with a company that had a contract to install 26 satellite communication sites through out the IC. All the "major" cities had antenna sites as well as a number of intermediate towers spaced between. I never made the trip, but the engineering group would send back stories and pictures. The coast was beautiful but getting to the different sites in-country was pretty nerve racking for them.

Sometimes between 200 and 300 miles of nothing but rain-soaked red clay in a couple of Landcruisers. Crossing rivers on a raft kept afloat by 55 gallon drums guided across by a pulley system that involved a heavy rope strung between two barrels cranked by hand. Of course the "toll" for these rides usually amounted to a new radio and box of batteries, candy bars and various hats and shirts. Some of these "towns" were nothing but a group of huts surrounding a cinderblock "constable's" building at the base of a 700 foot tower. Inside the building, our equipment was installed in one room and the other room had a 27-inch Mitsubishi tuned in to CNN. When the engineering team approached the villages, the kids would run out sporting their Michael Jordan t-shirts and of course, they were presented with more decadent pleasures of the western world. Tickled by the sight of these kids in their MJ shirts, I bought a few items for the engineers to deliver on their next trip.

A few weeks later I received a wonderful photo from one of the engineers of three bright-eyed little kids with beaming smiles. (I'm sure somebody had to wonder how on God's green earth did a little 7-year old out in the middle of the jungles of the Ivory Coast get hold of a Dale Earnhardt "Intimidator" t-shirt...) ;-)

[ksen]

HERE are some emails from a missionary in Ivory Coast describing what's going on, as well as an urgent prayer request.

[Corin Stormhands]

ping

[T'wit]

> "We are in safety now, we are free and happy of living", declared with the AFP a girl of the Colorado

I am happy is in safety the girl of the Colorado. I am bet she's of the Boulder.

[kcar]

Damned decent of the French. Just like their help with the Brits in the American Revolution and their gift of the lovely lady in the harbor.

Thx for the help.