Rally Stop, Raleigh, NC

Rally Stop - Raleigh, NC

We set out to begin this years journey with a hopeful heart and our minds set in stone for the mission ahead. Our first stop is in honor of Leah Roberts as I think about her I think  about the many years ago we began the tour as it was for her and all about her, Leah. She is the inspiration of why this tour exist today. 

You see Leah was the youngest of three children and she lost her parents prior to becoming a missing person, I know her entire story by heart, every moment, friends she had, her family, law enforcement who have been on her case and the new ones who have entered in an attempt to solve this mystery. 

Leah is a deep person, loves to read and was committed to those she followed in the world of fiction and poetry. Leah loved her family and friends, she was a free spirit, late night discussions on issues or a topic, she majored in college the Spanish language, loved her guitar and photography; I could go on and on but the most important thing I could and do share about Leah Roberts is that she is missing,  vanished without a trace, no one has heard from her, seen her, she is one of over 800,000 people who are currently missing! 

I take comfort in my search for Leah and in the fact that this tour has helped hundreds of families from across the nation and has played in a direct role of finding the lost. Many times I think about Leah and wonder if she is still out there lost and pray for her and her loved ones often. I pray for all the missing in silent times, early mornings before the craziness starts my day and before another call comes in to our center and another hopeless voice on the other end of the line. 

The rally stop was nice, very informative and good support. I leave this stop feeling encouraged  and with a renewed vision for the tour, one day the right person will hear the story I share, that of Leah Roberts.

LYMI -Monica Caison