The world is too small to hide Madeleine…
I remember it vividly. It was about two and half years ago.
My own son was had just gone past the 3 year mark and it hit us. The usual British bad news.
I was never one to look forward to the news especially when I know that anything uplifting rarely made a guest appearance. It was always tales of woes and dooms and tear jerking stories. And this particular day was no different.
I still remember wifey and I looking at each other after about 15 minutes with a stare suggesting that “what was the point” in listening to the nightly news broadcast. Yet if it was missed, you would think you had missed a jackpot.
And there it was a report of a missing 4 year old girl on holiday, somewhere in Portugal. The sighs were made and the “not again” were uttered. And as per usual, wifey and I both said our prayers for the missing little girl and parents.
Madeleine McCann
It was always a summer occurrence report, mishaps on holidays.
We thought it was the usual story, but it wasn’t. There was something unique and endearing about the missing little Madeleine.
As parents ourselves, we felt the excruciating pain both parents must be going through. We just felt for them. It could happen to just about anyone. Who says any of us could have been more careful than the McCanns on holidays in Portugal. So it would be foolish of anyone to blame the parents.
Days became weeks.
Weeks became months.
Months accumulated and became Years.
2 and a half years to be precise and the parents, still together, have not given up the search for their dear daughter.
Madeleine would be almost 7 years old now.
Computer generated Madeleine
My son recently celebrated his 6th birthday. We rejoiced and thanked God for having the opportunity to see our son grow. What about the McCanns? What would be going through their minds I wonder? Who would have wanted to harm their daughter? Why? Why? Why?
Mother and father would have searched their combined souls a million times what they could have done differently.
I heard yesterday on the news how a camera that was misplaced as far as Australia was discovered when photographs were pasted on Facebook and Sky news website. Thanks to the power of the Internet. It is for this same reason that I am using this medium to appeal to all to be more vigilant.
If a camera can be found, surely Madeleine McCann can.
For all those whom I am privileged to have touched from around the world, 200 countries as at last month, this is an appeal to you all. Let us be vigilant and do our little bit for humanity.
The world is too small to hide Madeleine.
Just imagine, if it was you?
God bless you all for stopping by.
This may seem harsh from me and I hope I am wrong oneday, but in these type of cases on average if the missing person is not found alive or dead with a time period its almost impossible the person would be found.
I feel sorry for the parents but something is not quite right with the way they have and are still approach the matter. Hmmm!!!
It is just dreadful. I can’t imagine how agonizing it must be for parents without any kind of closure. If it were me, I’d always wonder if she was alive somewhere, even after 20 years.
one note on the subject though – I wish everyone who go missing would get as much attention as Madeleine did, because they all deserve it. There are hundreds of African American children missing in the US every year, yet we never hear about them. I can only imagine the ones in other parts of the world. My prayers are with all of them.
Jide, I missed reading your blog. Sorry – been enormously busy with school and work.