The Benjamin family of Morne Rachette will be one member short this Christmas season, as they celebrate the holiday for the first time without 22-year-old Jacob Benjamin.
Benjamin went missing in September and despite a massive search by the police and community, his whereabouts are still unknown. However, his family is holding out hope that he will return home one day.
“We doing things ourselves. I, my husband, and my daughter praying every day for him and I have hope in God he will come back one day … God [works] miracles so God can send him back,” Jacob’s mother Gloria Benjamin told Dominica News Online.
Meanwhile, his twenty-one-year-old sister, Marvlyn, said she will definitely miss the enjoyment her brother brought during the Christmas season.
“It’s going to be sad [without him] … if he was there it would be more enjoyment … he was a quiet person… he’s a cool guy … we very sad, but the family always saying they don’t give up hope … his aunties … say everyday they won’t never forget him … we don’t give up hope,” Marvlyn told DNO.
The family is so optimistic about Jacob’s return they have begun to foster the belief that he is enjoying himself somewhere overseas.
“I don’t think nothing happened … I believe he’s somewhere freeing up. He could be somewhere overseas. The police and the people from the village went all around looking for him and they never find him… he would always speak about overseas because I was St. Martin for four years and he always used to call and ask me,’how is there?’” Marvlyn
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Apart from the clothes Jacob wore when he went missing, the family have since realized that a shirt and pant belonging to him are also missing.
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is something tht happen to jacob y would he take one shirt an pant…think bout tht
jacob comebk home 2 ur family man plz they all miss u blood the last timei sawu was 2002 i want to come bk and see u in da in 2010 am in london thinking of you.1love brov
children now a days like to run from home. its just a thing they do to free up there mind. even me does do the same.
i have faith that he is fine. i pray god will allow him to return home. out there is not a easy place
once there is faith there is hope.so the benjamin’s family we hope everything turns out well for you all.and don’t stop praying
WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY… Hold strong gloria and gerry
yes man he will come back and i will have him in my prays also . have faith in God. i know how it feels, just have FAITH…………..
you people are unblievable, here it is, a family left without a member for months, having to spend christmas alone, having faith that some day he will return, and u callthis naive?? have a heart man, to this family, dont give up hope!!
NOT NICE,,,U JUST AN IDIOT FIND SOMETHING POSSITIVE TO SAY AND DO.EDISON AND RON KNOW ABOUT CORRUPTION AND OTHER THINGS,SO GIVE THEM THE JOB TO LOOK FOR BENJI AND LEAVE THE PM ALONE.L..U JUST A FOOL
send skeriit and look for him he seems to have the answer to everything.
As we come to end of the holiday season and new year begins we ask God to take possession of this young .an whatever the situiation in his life that may have cause him to awall from the face of the people who love him unconditionally will bring him back .I ask u all to be strong because it’s a hard road to walk that path of the unknow, but at the same time find your strength in the almight God.
HEAVENLY FATHER BEST THE BENJAMIN FAMILY TO FIND THEIR NEPHEW, SON,BROTHER AND GRANDSON. THIS IS A BAD TEST FOR THE FAMILY.
Mike – you sure sound like to you know exactly what happened to him. Instead of placing it on the article comments you can tell what you know to Coulibistre Police then the family will stop being naive as you say and they can go through the grieving process.
Otherwise as long as he is still missing there is always hope that he’s safe and alive somewhere.!!!
the man go ….and somebody do somethign with him all u peopel to naive for my liking y do all us dominicans have to get on like we stupid
how can you say the people are naive? They are just being hopeful, and exercising faith in the almighty. Keep the faith.
You all are Naive, I believe the guy is dead.
JAAB may the creator be with you wherever you are, i still call your name especially for my plumbing jobs. One Love!
this is a test.