can you help my friend?

hello fellow hp'ers..

i'm here to ask a huge favour on behalf of one of my friends.. this appeal goes out to all of you but especially to the american members.. my friend has a nephew who has been missing since the middle of april and as you can imagine both her and her family are besides themselves with worry..

if you could send some love and light their way i would very much appreciate it.. they need as many prayers as we can give them.. also, if any of the american members have seensomeone that fits travis's description could they please get in touch with the sheriff.. any detail, no matter how small will be of help to cherish and her family.. also, if you could pass it on to your friends in america that would be great too.. we need as much awareness on this as possible..

i really can't believe it.. this is the second major incident thatone of my friends has had to deal with.. once again,it's the kind of thing you hear on the news every day but when it's happening to people you know it leaves you feeling numb..

please can i ask you to send all your love, light and positivity to cherish and her family and pray that they find travis safe and well.. and soon..

i'll post all the newspaper reports and photographs of travisbelow.. thanks again for your kindness..

love as always..

ali xx

these are the posts that cherish has made on another forum: please help her if you can..

Family Fears The Worst After Catawba County Teen Disappears

** this child has been in my life as long as my son has , this is so surreal if you can help please contact us he is only 19 years old**

POSTED: 3:20 pm EDT April 23, 2007
UPDATED: 5:26 pm EDT April 24, 2007

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. -- Authorities in Catawba County say they suspect foul play in the disappearance of a teen who hasn't been seen since last week.

Travis Baker, 19, left for work from a friend's house more than a week ago, on April 16 around 11 a.m., but he never arrived at M.D.I., a major food distribution company in the foothills. The teen was known for being early to work.

A Highway Patrol helicopter searched the roads Baker would have taken, but did not find a crash or any sign of Baker's distinctive candy apple red 1998 Chevy Camaro. The car has the N.C. license plate WRP-627.

Investigators say Baker lives with his parents and has never gone missing before. They say he's not the type or person to just vanish, and he had his cell phone on him at all times. He also is engaged to be married.

Now his family has plastered 400-500 fliers with Baker's picture across the area. His mother cried as she showed Eyewitness News the last text message her son sent to her. It simply stated, "Love u."

Baker's father says he believes whatever happened to his son was not an accident, even though he still has a glimmer of hope that the teen is fine.

"We fear for the worst right now," Dwayne Baker said.

"I hope for the best, but it just don't look good," the teen's mother, Patricia Baker, said. "I just want my son back."

Investigators said the key to finding Baker may be finding the Camaro.

Anyone with information that could help investigators should call the Catawba County Sheriff's Office at (828) 464-5241.

**We are grief strickin & my son is not well he drove to school w/ Travis and grew up w/him any advise for my son or myself is needed .**

Thank You All & God Bless ,,,Cherish

Is teen a victim of foul play?
Family says 19-year-old last seen April 16 wouldn't run away.

BY JENNIFER MENSTER
RECORD STAFF WRITER
Wednesday, April 25, 2007

BETHLEHEM -- Dwayne Baker fears the worst for his missing son.

No one has seen or heard from Travis Baker, 19, since around 11 a.m. April 16. That’s not like Travis, his parents say. Travis Baker is the type of son who calls his mom daily and never misses work. Dwayne Baker says he knows his son