…or, not all heroes are gunfighters.
I thought I’d share a few WhatsApp exchanges with y’all. This is about SARZA, which is a privately-funded search & rescue organization based in South Africa (!), and which sent a team to help out in Turkey. Here’s a first-hand account from one of the SARZA team:
A little background:
“Mark” is a skinny kid of about 23. He’s also one of the top S&R operators in South Africa — hence his selection to join the SARZA team — and has been involved in countless life-and-death rescues all over South Africa. He’s also a skilled drone pilot, which they use to find people in distress, pinpoint trouble spots and so on.
“Sally” is Mark’s mother, and her husband is New Wife’s brother (who just spent Christmas with us) so Mark is my nephew by marriage, so to speak.
Words cannot express our pride in him and his work.
Our prayers are with everyone involved, the victims and survivors, the rescuers and the distant donors. God bless and protect them all.
Absolutely- these tragic events tend to bring out the best in ordinary people and let us see beyond the cuntishness of governments.
Well done and best of luck.