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Missing: Yasmine Acree
Yasmine Acree left her home in the Austin Community and headed for school Tuesday morning Jan. 15. After school she went to the local YMCA to meet with her mentor, Tiffany Moore.
The 15 year old came home Tuesday evening, washed a load of clothes and went to her room. During the midnight hours she went missing. Her mother, Rose Starnes, believes burglars entered the home, but left with something more precious than gold- her daughter.
"Yasmine and I are very close," Starnes said. "She didn't run away."
Locks were found cut off the home's outside gate, and the basement door was forced open, Starnes said. Yasmine's room, which is located in the basement, was left undisturbed.
"I'm not sure if she got up once she heard them enter the basement, and they took her or what happened. Yasmine is the only thing missing," Starnes, a mother of three, said. "I don't see anything missing downstairs. It's like whoever came, came just for Yasmine."
Yasmine is a freshman at Austin Polytechnical Academy, where, according to some friends, she joked about being "tired of life, tired of school, tired of everything."
Rev. Ira Acree, Yasmine's cousin and pastor of Greater St. John Bible Church, said the freshman came to church every Sunday with her mother. The last time Acree saw Yasmine, he recalled "It didn't seem like anything was bothering her. She seemed very happy and jovial."
"Yasmine is very mild-mannered and polite, you know the type that said 'yes ma'am' and 'no ma'am,'" he added.
"She's a sharp kid, her verbiage was great for a 15 year-old. She has too much potential to be sidetracked, [has] a mother who loves her - strict or not- and a family that wants the best for her. She has a bright future and a wonderful personality."
Her mother added, "Whoever has Yasmine probably think, they've gotten away with it because the police are saying 'runaway'. Nobody in the family believes she ran away."
Pastor Acree said he hopes that she was not abducted.
"If for some reason she ran away, whatever the issue, I pledge my support to help her resolve it."
It's been a couple of days since Yasmine's family heard from police, and her mother believes, "They would've called if they had a suspect - I hope."
"They may be doing the best they can, I don't know. I'm holding on," a distressed Starnes said. "It's just physically and emotionally draining to just wonder. All kind of thoughts are going through my mind, because I don't know where she is."
The 1,300 congregation at Greater St. John Bible Church, 1256 N. Waller Ave., have held prayer visuals, and dispersed 2,000 flyers in the Austin Community. Partnering with area schools and residents, they've distributed 5,000 flyers in the shopping district on Madison and Pulaski. Acree, who's also chairman of the Leaders Network, a group of clergy activists, are sponsoring a reward of $1,000 to anyone that can lead to Yasmine's safe return.
In hopes that word reaches Yasmine, Starnes said: "I love you, I miss you and I want you back at home."
Pastor Acree added, "We're worried sick about you and your safety. Please come home, you will not be in trouble. I promise."
"I'm still holding on to hope," Acree stressed. "Because of so many caring people, I've been stunned by the support of so many. I believe God is going to use these people to bring Yasmin safely home."
The family ask that if anyone has information leading to the safe return of Yasmine Acree, call Area 5 Police at 312/746-6399, or contact Greater St. John Bible Church at 773/378-3300.
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7 comments:
That is a shame. I pray that she's returned safely
It is sad to learn of anyone missing but the children - it is just more than I can bear. Many times I cannot return to your site for awhile, but after a few days I come back hoping to see that someone has been found unharmed and I celebrate when that happens. I do not know how you do what you do day in and day out. I salute you. When I feel so terrible that a child who I do not know and never will know is missing, there are not words to describe what agony the parents are going through. Keep up the good work.
I hope and pray for her safe return.
Stephanie B.
(Prayer For Yasmin Acree)
Lord, there is not a day that goes by that I don't hear inquiries as to Yasmin's whereabouts,
Either from a friend, co-worker, sister, cousin or spouse.
My answer is I don't know but I pray that she is not in any pain,
No one knows the deep chasm her disappearance has left family
and friends the disappointment and hurt never wanes.
She is not a rock star, soccer mom or pop singer,
She's an inner city youth whose scent still lingers.
Lord, her case doesn't get as much media coverage as others
With wealthier profiles,
But it doesn't lessen the love from family and friends
In their quest to find this beautiful child.
If this were suburbia her disappearance would cause quite
a disturbia,
Yasmin Acree would be a household name.
Then maybe it would put pressure on an already uneasy frame.
Hey, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and BET, why isn't anyone
running a special on missing teen--Yasmin Acree?
Lord, I know that your time is not like ours,
A thousand moons in Heaven can feel like thirty earthly
painstaking minutes,
But Lord, I am praying that soon you will reveal to the
Acree family just where Yasmin is.
I really wish that Yasmine Acree is back home safe and that she will never be forgotten.Even though I dont know her I still care about her.I also dont know her but I like her too.
This is the first time I have heard of this young lady, Yasmine who has been missing for some time. To Yasmine's family: My earnest prayers go out to the mother and family. If there is anything I can do, please feel free to email me at nickywright37@yahoo.com. I am here and available in any way I can be.
Nicky in Nashville, TN
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