Topics:<\/b> Despair; Discouragement; Encouragement; Experiencing God; Faith; Help from God; Hope; Jesus Christ; Miracles; Peace; Presence of God; Protection; Rescue; Supernatural Occurrences; Visions<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Psalm 23:4; 46:1; Isaiah 40:31; Philippians 4:13; Hebrews 13:6; 1 Peter 1:3; 5:7<\/p>\n
Port Authority Police Department officers Will Jimeno and John McLoughlin were the last two people rescued from the World Trade Center after the September 11 terrorist attack. For Will Jimeno, that tragic day represents a defining moment in his Christian faith.<\/p>\n
Jimeno, McLoughlin, and three other officers entered Tower 1 to rescue civilians. But when they got inside, the building collapsed. McLoughlin and Jimeno were pinned under large blocks of concrete rubble and twisted steel. The other three officers were killed.<\/p>\n
For the next ten hours, Jimeno and his partner fought pain and thirst inside a concrete tomb swirling with dust and smoke. At times, ruptured gas lines would hurl fireballs into the ruins, threatening to burn the two men to death. In another terrifying moment, heat from the fireballs \u201ccooked off\u201d the ammunition inside the firearm of a fallen officer, sending fifteen bullets ricocheting around the chamber.<\/p>\n
Jimeno\u2019s hope began to falter. \u201cI was exhausted. I had done everything as a police officer that I could do, and everything as a human being,\u201d he said. \u201cI just knew I was going to die.\u201d Just then, Jimeno saw a figure coming toward him through the rubble. \u201cHe wore a glowing white robe and a rope belt,\u201d Jimeno said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t see his face, but I knew it was Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n
The vision filled Jimeno with hope. \u201cI had this resurgence of the will to fight,\u201d he said. Turning toward McLoughlin, he yelled, \u201cWe\u2019re going to get out of this hellhole!\u201d Several hours later, U.S. Marines and NYPD rescue workers lifted the men out of their concrete prison.<\/p>\n
The events of that day have given Jimeno a new perspective on the brevity of life. He noted that, even if a person lives to be ninety years old, that\u2019s only a little over thirty-two thousand days. \u201cIt\u2019s not that many,\u201d Jimeno said. \u201cYou have to do good and do right with the small period you have in between.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Lynn Vincent, \u201cPurpose-Driven Life,\u201d World<\/i> (August 12, 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Despair; Discouragement; Encouragement; Experiencing God; Faith; Help from God; Hope; Jesus Christ; Miracles; Peace; Presence of God; Protection; Rescue; Supernatural Occurrences; Visions References: Psalm 23:4; 46:1; Isaiah 40:31; Philippians 4:13; Hebrews 13:6; 1 Peter 1:3; 5:7 Port Authority Police Department officers Will Jimeno and John McLoughlin were the last two people rescued from the … Continue reading “TRAPPED
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