Louisana Rally Stop

Approaching the large church excitement and hope that the stop had support was first on my mind, arriving I was relieved as I saw all the cars piled in the parking lot. I notice the oldest son of Troy Mark waiting for the first sight of our tour bus, he got it and took off running inside to let everyone know, he was so excited. Entering we all were greeted with a warm welcome and hugs. The place was filled with people, large screens displaying ongoing pictures of Troy, moments in time and his family, it was a little overwhelming to see so many different pictures as with his case I have the same four I use for the public and you find yourself getting use to it, not really seeing the many moments of a missing persons actual life. I thought as I spoke to everyone and watched his boys in action, he would be proud of them and how strong his family was staying together. His wife Ashley did a fantastic job with her visuals, displays and also featuring other missing persons from the area. Troy Jr. Was right there by his mothers side, even providing a tender touch when she would get emotional, sadly he has had to grow up and be the man of the house but the family has made sure both of the boys have mentors in place and are encouraged to be children, I found comfort in that. She thought of every little detail and made all feel apart and very welcome. After the inside events, we moved to the outside for the launching of balloons and chinese lanterns, it was awesome to see them fly, and the kids ran after them. It was powerful to see all the teens from the missing teacher take part, their pain was written all over their faces, that made me sad and ache for them. So many families, so much time that can past in a case, and so much sorrow...can we ever really know how much of the world remains in greif due to a person ripped from ones life? I left with know answers to that question..now on to the next stop and working the truck stops along I-10 highway to gain information on the route of a man who has murdered woman. I snuck a peek at the basket I was presented from the boys and the Marks family, all of the contents was what Louisana was famous for, it was so sweet of them, I remain very humble.
Monica