<div><strong>DAY 21 — HELP ME BRING MICHAEL HOME</strong>
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<div>Today, September 15,<strong> marks 23 days since I last saw my 4-year-old son</strong>, Michael.
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<div>It is also <strong>Day 17 without food</strong> since I put my plate away while fighting for my son's return.
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<div>21 days without his hugs.
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<div>21 days without dancing with him.
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<div>21 days without hearing his little footsteps and voice around our home.
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<div>My heart breaks.
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<div>I miss my son more than words can express.
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<div>Michael was taken from our home by his father on August 24, based on false allegations that I can "possibly harm" my son and has not been returned to me.
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<div><em>But what began as one mother's personal story is becoming something much bigger.</em>
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<div>I am standing for Michael — but I am also <strong>standing for every woman, every child </strong>and every family who deserves to feel protected, heard and supported.
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<div><strong>WHERE YOUR DONATIONS WILL GO</strong>
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<div>Your support will help with three urgent priorities:
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<div>1. Bringing Michael home
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<div>Your donations will help cover the legal costs involved in pursuing Michael's return and creating stability for his future.
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<div>2. Keeping a roof over our heads
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<div>I have been informed that Michael's father will no longer contribute toward the mortgage on our jointly owned home. Donations will help me meet mortgage and housing expenses while this situation is being resolved.
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<div><strong>WOULD YOU GIVE $10?</strong>
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<div>Movements do not always begin with thousands of people.
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<div>Sometimes they <strong>begin with a few people who decide to stand.</strong>
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<div>If thousands of people each give just $10, those individual acts can become something powerful.
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<div><strong>$10 to help bring Michael home.</strong>
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<div><strong>$10 to help keep our home secure.</strong>
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<div>Every donation matters.
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<div>Every share matters.
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<div>Every prayer matters.
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<div><strong>Every voice matters.</strong>
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<div><strong>LET'S CHANGE THE FUTURE</strong>
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<div>I am standing for my son.
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<div>I am standing for our home.
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<div>I am standing for women and children who deserve a stronger voice.
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<div>And I am choosing to believe that this moment can become the beginning of something bigger.
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<div><strong>One mother. One voice. A movement for change.</strong>
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<div>“The battle is the LORD's.” — 1 Samuel 17:47
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<div>“If God is for us, who can be against us?” — Romans 8:31
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Donita Edwards

Anonymous

Remya Subramanian

Lavanya Tiruvengala

Help Me Bring My 4-Year-Old Son Michael Home

Still $25,988 to go. Help us build momentum.