This is Nicolas Ieno Urban. He went missing on Monday, November 14, 2011 7:50pm at the Mexico City airport en route to Ensenada and with every minute that passes my heart tears a little more. It’s at times like this when my faith is tested that I realize what a lame Christian I really am. Sure the first day was easy enough to pray, wait, and tell myself “that’s just my capricious boy Nico. Any minute now he will be on the phone or at the door with a grin and an apology; we’ll forgive him in exchange for a ball and chain.” But as the day wears on and I let my imagination take me down horrible paths I start to lose it.
Now the problem here is he’s not related to me leaving me quite helpless to do anything in regards to the legal system. So I’m panicking – with all the trimmings – weeping, pacing, retching, none of which will help him and God knows it doesn’t do me any good either. Bless his family who are dealing with it masked by brave faces. And me? Apparently, I’ve taken to talking to myself by means of this here blog, so with it I’ll add a prayer…
Lord, I know You know how much his family and I love and care for him, and I also know You love and care for him much more than we ever could. So I know You’re looking out for him. You said “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” There are a lot of things I’m uncertain of right now but I believe he’s alive. I know that for a fact because I still have hope. So now I’m asking You to care for him wherever he is and bring him home. Amen.
In the end everything will be alright. If it isn’t alright, it isn’t the end.
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