A 24-year-old miner, Kevin Henry, of West Bury, Essequibo Coast is thanking God for giving him another chance to live.

The miner who is currently recovering at Crane Village on the West Coast of Demerara said he was working alone in a deep pit at Barama in the North West District, Region 1 some one week ago when tons of mud, rocks and sand began to cave in on him.

The miner said the depth of the pit was eighty-five feet and he was not afraid to work alone at the bottom because he believed in Jesus Christ as his Lord, Saviour and Protector. Kevin who started to work as a miner at a young age said the mining job is very dangerous and risky. He said he has experience as an excavator operator in the mining industry.

Recalling his experience with death, Kevin said the day started very quietly for him and in the pit it was he and God alone. Kevin who talked to God by himself, praised the Holy and precious name of Jesus while working in the deep pit. He sang praises to the Lord too as he always did when he attends the Voice of Faith Miracle Ministries Church at Devonshire Castle on the Essequibo Coast.

Kevin said all of a sudden he heard voices of his colleagues at the top yelling at him that the pit was caving in. He said he had a chance to quickly look up and all he remembered was tons of earth, rocks and sand hitting him to the ground and then it was all dark.

The miner who is the father of a 7-year-old son, Kevon Henry, and husband of Sister Velita, said he knew nothing after but miraculously regained consciousness after some one and a half hours after he was dug out by the other workers and dredge owners from the pit. Kevin said he knew he was dead because he was buried alive under tons of earth.

He said his colleagues told him they had to dig quickly to get him out from the bottom of the pit. According to Kevin they told him that his body was lifeless and there was no sign of life. He said they took his muddy lifeless body to the top of the pit and put it down and while washing the mud and sand off his body some one and a half hours after to transport it to the landing he miraculously regained consciousness.
Kevin said although his body was seriously injured he is thankful to the Lord Almighty for returning life to his body. He said God remembered him when Satan tried to kill him by burying him alive.

Kevin said he is thankful to Pastor Rocky and all members of Voice of Faith Miracle Ministries for their prayers, always lifting him up before God while he worked in the interior.

By Rajendra Prabhulall