Posted on 03/06/2003 6:50:41 AM PST by RMDupree
Please forgive the vanity, but my family is desperate for some FReeper help and prayers!
My niece, Michelle Berry, left home for a walk at 4:30PM on Sunday, March 2, 2003. She's 14 years old, blonde hair, blue eyes, about 5' 2", between 115-120 pounds. She's a beautiful girl and will be noticed in a crowd.
Michelle has run away before, but has always called or had a friend call for her. But this time, she left wearing flip flops and didn't take anything with her, no money, not her purse, nothing!
Her friends, old boyfriends, etc have not heard from her and are helping us pass out flyers and asking people if they've seen her.
Michelle's parents, Shiela and Allen Berry, are worried sick, as any of us would be in this situation and I'm hoping that some FReeper eyes and prayers can bring Michelle home. This is the FOURTH day and she's NEVER been gone this long, especially without calling her friends!!!
Note: She had her mother's cell phone with her and 2 calls were made. One at 5:04PM where she tried to call her friend Eric, but he did not answer and the other at 5:15PM to her friend Chris who did answer and has told us that she was calling to let him know that she wasn't coming over. We have spoken to the cell phone company and they informed us that no other calls have been logged on that number, but that it appears to still be within the range of the Miami tower.
No one has spoken to her since, but last night, a call came in to the house from that cell phone number. When Allen answered it, the person on the other end hung up. This gives us hope that she is just scared to call, and that's why I'm asking for prayers.
I pray that Michelle is just pulling a teenage stunt and that nothing has happened to her, but as more and more time goes by, our desperation grows. Please pray for her safe and quick return!
Thank you so very much.
Ruthy Dupree
Keep smiling,
Philip.
Thank you all for your prayers, encouragement and assistance. I have no doubt that without your prayers, the end may have been much different.
Of course, Michelle is now going to have to face some serious consequences (besides the ones from her parents) and the State may intervene and have her placed in a residential treatment facility for runaways.
All that aside, I praise and glorify God in the highest for His mercy and compassion. I lift His Holy Name in honor and rejoice! Michelle is alive and that is all I care about it right now.
I'd been searching abandoned buildings yesterday and there was no time to post. I apologize again, but our family can never thank you enough!!!
AM, could you possibly update the title to reflect this?
Thanks, Slim
I also hope she understands just how stupid this was; the sooner the better.
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