Raeford NC

Our second stop of the day was raw with emotion. We pulled up to a yard full of extended family members gathered around a table loaded with photos and mementos of Roger Jermaine Chambers, who has been missing since September 4, 2010. The family was united in their desire and need for answers. Many gave moving speeches. Roger's daughter's powerful speech touched on all the things he had missed this past year as she grows up, and how her hopes are that he will be at her graduation. His mom passionately spoke that he was born from her and that she would not be whole until he was found....this speech was particularly moving for me... His wife informed the crowd that yesterday had been his birthday and asked us to join her in singing Hapy Birthday to him. The gold and blue star balloons that we released each had his information attached. As they flew higher and higher I could hear family members discussing which way they were going and where they might land.