Mid afternoon we pull into Farmer"s Insurance Company who shared hosting this rally stop with CUE"s Virginia State Coordinator and families of the missing, lined up along the road side with good visuals of their presentation, it was very nice. You see, Madonna has a missing mother as well but she has stepped up to help others that have and are walking the same path she is on, she is an inspiration to the cause, like so many of our volunteers.
Kids came to learn about safety, families shared their stories and little by little the message revealed itself of those missing, sometimes it never seems like enough but as I was told years ago, it does'nt matter who is standing to tell the story, what is the important is that someone is still standing. Oh how those thoughts came to my mind during our visit. You see, many years ago when I began my journey of being an advocate and non profit, I found out first hand sometimes I was the only one standing and yet fuel by the fire, if you will, of that at least I was willing to take that stand.
So, the message is when it comes to the missing, one person can make the difference because while you stand alone people still notice and before you know it someone will come up and ask you why, this is when you can tell them a story and change begins instantly.
We have to do more....no matter how cold or old the case is, we have to do more....
Monica Caison LYMI
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