LOW’S CREEK – The festive season is usually the only time where most families get the chance to come together and enjoy the holidays. Due to work and distance, many are unable to visit their homes.
This holiday season will be very different for the families of Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyarenda, the three miners who disappeared into
the depths of the earth when a sinkhole swallowed the lamp room at Lily Mine on February 5.
Yvonne Mnisi’s father, Themba Mnisi, still believes his daughter will return home.
“I have faith in God. I know one day He will answer our prayers. I had a vision in August, God showed me that our children are still alive. I have seen that they are being trained in Madagascar. God has spoken to me.
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“I would have felt it if my child was dead. I normally get an indication when I lose a child. I felt it when my two children passed away before, but so far, I haven’t felt anything. God will bring them back alive. I strongly believe in Him,” said Mnisi.
He further explained that he will never lose faith in God. “I will never go to a sangoma for help. I will wait upon the Lord. I know that God wants to show us a miracle. The same God who was with Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego when they were thrown into a fire, will also bring back my daughter back alive. I’m not shaken by this tragedy, I still have trust in the Lord.
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He has been with us since February. He has renewed our strength to press on, we will stick to His word through the good times and hard times.”
Mnisi said they had not received the R200 000 compensation they were promised by the department of minerals and energy.
He also disclosed that there are overseas companies that have promised to donate R250 million to supply the machines need needed for the rescue to resume.
“The delegates from overseas highlighted to us that they currently have R100 million. They are still trying to get donations from other companies for the remaining R150 million. Thereafter, they will start with the search again,” he concluded.
