Despite the darkness of a child missing for more than a year, there remains hope.
Bexar County Clerk Lucy Adame-Clark speaks on the steps of the courthouse at a vigil on Dec. 20 — the one year anniversary for when Lina Sardar Khil vanished from a playground.For the many hoping and praying for the well-being and return of Lina Sardar Khil, 2022 ended the same sad way 2021 ended: the child still missing, her whereabouts a mystery.
Her disappearance led to an immediate, intensive and massive search, which included checking every apartment in the complex, using all-terrain vehicles to search wooded areas and deploying an FBI dive team. Volunteers scoured fields and businesses within miles of where she was last seen. “She will be on our lips and in our hearts,” Riaz Sardar Khil said. “No one can imagine that which we are going through … we have to hold and be hopeful, but inside we are broken.”We are now past the one-year anniversary of Lina’s disappearance and into a new year. Next month, Lina will turn 5. We speak in the present tense because despite the darkness of a child missing for more than a year, there remains hope.
That Lina Sardar Khil has been missing longer than a year is ominous. That she is separated from her family is a crime that can’t be excused and a pain that can never be removed or forgotten.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Hidalgo says colleagues tried to 'cut me out' but calls for unity during swearing-in ceremonyHidalgo says colleagues tried to 'cut me out,' then calls for unity at swearing-in ceremony
Read more »
Editorial: 2022 was the year of living nervouslyFrom the Tribune's Editorial Board: 'Looking back, it is easy to see 2022 as our year of living nervously, with threats of insurrection and intergroup clashes at home and global warfare abroad.'
Read more »
Editorial: New Democratic Party primary schedule is more representativeThe new primary schedule is not only more representative of voters of color, but also more...
Read more »
Editorial: Death penalty's retreat is excruciatingly slowFlorida jurors and Oregon's governor were unlikely heroes in the fight against executions last year. But elsewhere the death mill continues to grind.
Read more »
Editorial: New Year's resolutions that would make the world a better place in 2023Editorial board members are making individual resolutions this year, but we also cooked up some 2023 resolutions for other people, notably public figures and politicians, who have the clout to make the world a better place. (via latimesopinion)
Read more »
Jehovah’s Witnesses abuse scandal is a reminder to end cover-up culture | EditorialA disturbing pattern of denial and concealment emerges across sexual abuse scandals that rock secular and religious organizations. Bringing the abuse to light is a critical first step.
Read more »