What about our children?

Another child, taken. This time from her bed, in her pajamas. When will this end? If you are a parent the very thought of your child being abducted cuts so deep into your soul your very sprit is tested. What about our children? Who is looking out for our babies?

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A nationwide Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old Georgia girl kidnapped  by two gunmen who shot the family dog during a home invasion robbery, police  said. Ayvani  Hope Perez — last seen wearing blue and gray Star Wars pajama pants and a superhero shirt — is believed to be "in harm's way," Clayton County Police Lt. Marc Richards said Tuesday afternoon. "We've been receiving numerous tips," he said. "The investigation is fluid."

Authorities said the victim was snatched about 2 a.m. Tuesday after two armed men broke into her home in Ellenwood, a suburb of Atlanta, though the back door.
 "The mother actually tried to hide the two kids," Clayton County police Officer Phong Nguyen told NBC affiliate WXIA. "There was a little dog in the house, and it started barking, so the intruders shot the dog. They demanded money and jewelry from the mother," he added.

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This morning sweet Ayvani, the same age as my 14 year old daughter, should be racing for the school bus or huddling with friends in first period. Instead two bad people broke into her new home and snatched away her innocence. Thirty six hours later this young lady was found and reunited with her family. Her life forever altered. Her sleep will never be the same. Life as she knew it muddied. 

This story has a happy ending. But there are many more stories just like it developing and sadly we will find ourselves in this horrific place again. 

What about our children? Who is protecting our children?