Abby I am assuming that you did run away. And as I said in my first letter it is very important for you to you know that nobody is angry with you, and you are not in any trouble. Everybody is very worried about you and we all want you to come home.
Sweetheart, I have noticed that in all of the pleas that have gone out, from your mother and the authorities, something has not been mentioned or considered. And that is the possibility that you may not want to return to whatever it is that you ran away from. Sweetheart I don't know if that's the case. I'm just throwing things out there. I'm trying to explore other possibilities. Whatever the reason is, we can work it out. No matter what it is.
If you feel that you are in some kind of trouble you know deep down in your heart that you can come to me, and I will help you get through it. Again no matter what it is. And whatever you want kept private, will be kept private.
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This is my daily prayer for you:
"Heavenly Father, I lift Abby to you and ask that wherever she is that she is safe, and is being cared for. I pray that she is not mistreated, and is not suffering. If she is with someone that they would care for her, as if she was their own daughter. I pray that You give them the desire to do the right thing and return her to us. I pray that she is warm, has nourishing food, shelter, and clean clothing. Please Lord, let her know that I love her and miss her, and I want her to come home. And place it in her heart and make a way for her to contact me. Please Father God, send your Angels to place a hedge of protection around her, and allow her to feel their presence. I also ask that you strengthen me, and Abby and help us not to doubt. To have faith and to completely trust in You. I ask these things in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen."
http://www.conwaydailysun.com/index...missing-conway-teen-writes-letter-to-daughter
The letter is in its entirety at the link.
To me this reads like a letter from a very worried concerned father who is not sure where his daughter is, why she is not where she should be and is ready and willing to consider every possible reason for her absence and extend to her his assurances that IF she is away willingly he will move heaven and earth and do everything in his power to set things right for her.
It does not read to me like a letter from a man who is CONVINCED his daughter has left of her own volition, but rather one who is considering that as one of several possibilities.
I have reread this several times today and I totally agree with your assessment.
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The "things have drastically changed" still bugs me though.