Emphasis Preaching Journal

After 105 days as captive of the FARC (Armed Revolutionary Forces of Columbia) in the Andes Mountains, Ed Leonard, a 60-year-old Canadian gold and silver driller, suddenly learned he was a free man. On October 6, 1998, his boss, Norbert Reinhart, owner of the Ontario-based Terramundo Drilling Company, had traded places with him! The rebels have made a practice of kidnapping hostages for ransom. Leonard was being held for $500,000. Now, $2 million is wanted for Reinhart. But Leonard, who has returned to his wife and children in Creston, British Columbia, considers Reinhart a hero.