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My son is 2 states away, he’s not answering his phone, he was going on a field trip up into the mountains today, no one knows where he is, he’s not familiar with the area. He is in his car or he was, but he’s not answering texts or picking up. He did answer a few texts earlier but in a very short way, not like how he normally texts me, these were just 2 short words. He left this morning at 11 am his time, and he’s not back at 9:30 pm his time.

I am trying very hard not to panic and I am telling myself that he’s still out having fun somewhere and his phone battery died, but I’m not succeeding because his car has a charger so if he’s in the car he can plug in his phone and get my texts.

Please pray for his safety and for my anxiety about this. I have an overactive imagination and can imagine all sorts of things happening to him. Like, he ran into some criminals who hijacked his car, kidnapped him and are torturing him. Or he got into an accident and is unconscious somewhere. But mostly my fears center around someone having hurt or killed him and taken his phone. This is crazy, right?

Thanks for prayers. I’m going nuts right now.
 
Oh, my heart goes out to you!

I pray for you and your son, and ask St. Christopher and St. Bridget of Ireland, St. Raphael, St. Anne and St. Joseph, St. Anthony, St. Nicholas, all the saints and angels in Heaven, and our Lady, Mother Mary to join us in prayer for his safe return and your peace of mind knowing he is safe.

Dear Lord in Heaven,
We pray that Juliane’s son be safe from all harm, and that he is found quickly and safely. We pray that it’s something small, such as a cell phone issue, that is preventing him from contacting his mother. Sweet Mother Mary, please be with Juliane’s son as she is unable to be with him physically right now. We pray this in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of death. Amen.

God bless and keep you,
Christina
 
Thank you, I was panicking for nothing.

His cell phone had died. He forgot to take the charger with him. He did go up in the mountains, he was by himself, and he was driving around on dirt roads looking for great views! :rolleyes:

He’s back home now and safe. I don’t know how people survived before cell phones.

Whew.
 
Then again, maybe technology only gives us more cause to worry…If we can’t get in touch with our kids in nano-seconds, we fear that something awful has happened, parents before all of this must have had to trust that everything would be OK. Or, if they were like me, they’d simply lose their minds!

😃
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

†

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

†
 
TheRealJuliane said:
Thank you, I was panicking for nothing.

His cell phone had died. He forgot to take the charger with him. He did go up in the mountains, he was by himself, and he was driving around on dirt roads looking for great views! :rolleyes:

He’s back home now and safe. I don’t know how people survived before cell phones.

Whew.
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Thank goodness!! Glad all is ok!!
 
Thanks again to all for the prayers. I had myself worked up into an almost-panic when he finally got back home and got on the computer.

There is one nugget of sense in my concern - he was alone, no one really knew where he was going, and he had no cell phone signal at least some of the time, and then his phone ran out of battery life. He is also unfamiliar with the area and its dangers, although he is a very sensible and careful young man (has his pilot’s license) in general. So I am going to insist that he takes some precautions such as letting us know where he is going and when he is expecting to return, so we don’t spend time fretting until we know that something has gone wrong.

And for my own peace of mind, I need to get the phone numbers of law enforcement out there and put them in my phone so I could quickly alert authorities if something did go wrong and he needed help.

I’m going to ask him to put an app on his phone that can track him, just for these occasions. It really helped me when he and his dad were driving over to AZ - I could see their progress all the way along, and I didn’t worry because if anything had happened, I could tell the authorities where to find them.
 
TheRealJuliane said:
Thanks again to all for the prayers. I had myself worked up into an almost-panic when he finally got back home and got on the computer.

There is one nugget of sense in my concern - he was alone, no one really knew where he was going, and he had no cell phone signal at least some of the time, and then his phone ran out of battery life. He is also unfamiliar with the area and its dangers, although he is a very sensible and careful young man (has his pilot’s license) in general. So I am going to insist that he takes some precautions such as letting us know where he is going and when he is expecting to return, so we don’t spend time fretting until we know that something has gone wrong.

And for my own peace of mind, I need to get the phone numbers of law enforcement out there and put them in my phone so I could quickly alert authorities if something did go wrong and he needed help.

I’m going to ask him to put an app on his phone that can track him, just for these occasions. It really helped me when he and his dad were driving over to AZ - I could see their progress all the way along, and I didn’t worry because if anything had happened, I could tell the authorities where to find them.
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You were perfectly within the realms of reason to have worried.
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

†

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

†
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women and
blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
 
Holy Michael the Archangel defend us in the day of battle.
Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host,
by the Power of God,
thrust down to hell, satan and all the wicked spirits,
who wander through the world for the ruin of souls.
Amen.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession and was left forsaken. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you I stand, a sorrowful sinner. Despise not my words, O Mother of the Word, but in your mercy, hear and answer me.
Amen
 
TheRealJuliane said:
Thank you, I was panicking for nothing.

His cell phone had died. He forgot to take the charger with him. He did go up in the mountains, he was by himself, and he was driving around on dirt roads looking for great views! :rolleyes:

He’s back home now and safe. I don’t know how people survived before cell phones.

Whew.
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TheRealJuliane said:
Then again, maybe technology only gives us more cause to worry…If we can’t get in touch with our kids in nano-seconds, we fear that something awful has happened, parents before all of this must have had to trust that everything would be OK. Or, if they were like me, they’d simply lose their minds!

😃
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TheRealJuliane said:
Thanks again to all for the prayers. I had myself worked up into an almost-panic when he finally got back home and got on the computer.

There is one nugget of sense in my concern - he was alone, no one really knew where he was going, and he had no cell phone signal at least some of the time, and then his phone ran out of battery life. He is also unfamiliar with the area and its dangers, although he is a very sensible and careful young man (has his pilot’s license) in general. So I am going to insist that he takes some precautions such as letting us know where he is going and when he is expecting to return, so we don’t spend time fretting until we know that something has gone wrong.

And for my own peace of mind, I need to get the phone numbers of law enforcement out there and put them in my phone so I could quickly alert authorities if something did go wrong and he needed help.

I’m going to ask him to put an app on his phone that can track him, just for these occasions. It really helped me when he and his dad were driving over to AZ - I could see their progress all the way along, and I didn’t worry because if anything had happened, I could tell the authorities where to find them.
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Dear RJ I am so happy he is safe and well 🙂

God bless you and your family
 
Nimzovik said:
You were perfectly within the realms of reason to have worried.
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Thanks for the reassurance. I believe that some of my anxiety was warranted, and I learned my lesson about letting him go off into the wilderness without telling anyone where he was going. There are rattlesnakes and other dangers in the desert, as well as things that can go wrong with one’s car, etc. He’s a 22 year old young man, so a bit bold, but he’s usually also reasonably cautious and plans well. He didn’t remember to bring his phone charger, which isn’t like him. He didn’t hike away from his car, which is good. I will remind him to be more careful and also let us know where he is going and when he will be back. And I would really like a tracking app for just these occasions. It really helped me when he and his dad were driving over there.

I would prefer that he not go off into the wilderness on his own, but I doubt if I can convince him to take someone with him. 🤷
 
Thanks to all for your prayers, you guys always come through! Not long after I posted my plea for help, he got back home and hopped right on the computer, to my great relief and joy.

🙂
 
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