We arrived at our stop for a candle light service, and as we turned the corner to this area we immediately saw a lot of people packed in and a strong police presence which warmed my heart; even after all of these years Shonda's family still standing strong in numbers. Many stops we attend you will find lots of youth, sad that missing people can and do affect the next generation! Joining in the loss was the family of Amy Bridgeman, her husband had so much he wanted to say to everyone but when it was his turn to speak he became overwhelmed fighting back tears saying nothing more than hearing his whales of misery.
You see I have watched a lot of children grow up being with these families for so many years and searching for their loved one, I always have to catch my breath when I see them again because it can break your heart if you dwell too long on the thought of how much their life would be different if they had not suffered a missing person. I always pray hard for the children and their future ahead.
This is when I truly become enraged over the lack of concern by the general public moving about this world not paying attention to the suffering of those left behind to endure a missing loved one. PS just because it has not happened to you does not mean a person can not help, notice, lend support or how about do something! Then I realize we just have to keep pressing forward and educate, provide the proof in real time. This is what CUE is well known for and good at, getting the families strong enough to help fight the fight, lift the cause up and show their loss to those who do not have an understanding.
See a missing person is a roadway with not map, no lights and certainly no weather forecast....so many communities are lost trying to find their way all the while searching blindly for their absent loved one, experiencing road construction at ever bend in their journey. So as we leave here tonight I have left a revised road map knowing it will be revised many more times before we are provided a resolution. I remain hopeful though because I know from my work with cases of the missing everyone gets their turn to be found.
Monica Caison LYMI
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