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By Asabi Charles<\/p>

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A lot has been said lately about the case involving baby Chantel Crump, and I think it’s time enough that I finally break my silence.

As a mother who lost a child my daughter, Achazia James, who was brutally murdered in August 2024. I understand exactly what the family of Chantel is feeling. This kind of pain never leaves. It only changes you forever.

My heart is also with the family of Yenifer Bridge, a young girl whose life was also cut short, and whose story remains another open wound on the heart of our nation.

For a long time, I chose to stay quiet. Not because I didn\u2019t care. Not because I gave up hope. But because I know, and I believe, that justice can work, and that justice is still working even when it\u2019s not seen openly, even when it\u2019s not visible to the public eye.

I still believe, and I still have hope that justice will be served.

I say this because I believe in an Almighty God. I have placed my situation in His hands. And I know whether it happens now or ten years from now, justice will be served\u00a0 not only for my daughter, but for every minor, every missing person, every grieving family, and every unsolved mystery in this country.

The Bible says, \u201cVengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.\u201d And I hold onto that promise.

Hearing that the autopsy for baby Chantel came back inconclusive hit me hard emotionally.
I understand how the family may have become frustrated. I understand the pain the nation is feeling.

Emotions run high, thoughts run wild.
But even in our pain, we must think wisely.

This is not just a political problem. This is a spiritual battle.

We need to stop seeing everything through red and blue, government and opposition.
We need to start seeing what is really taking place in our country.

There is a deeper evil that is moving a spiritual darkness that must be fought with prayer, unity, and faith.

It\u2019s time for the Christians, the believers, the Ecclesia\u00a0 the true body of Christ\u00a0 to rise up and pray over this nation.
Pray for our children.
Pray for our communities.
Pray for our leaders, no matter who they are.
Pray against the lingering evil, the spirit of death, confusion, and destruction.

Justice is not just about courts and investigations.
Justice begins in the spirit first\u00a0 with repentance, intercession, and bold prayer.

If I, as a grieving mother, can still stand and believe for justice, then surely, we as a people can stand and believe for healing too.

Justice is not about who is in government.
Justice is about right and wrong.
Justice is about life and death.
Justice is about fighting for the souls of this nation.

Today, I break my silence.
Not to create noise.
But to call for maturity, for prayer, and for true accountability\u00a0 for the sake of every child, every grieving family, and every life still waiting for justice.

I speak for Achazia.
I speak for Chantel.
I speak for Yenifer.
I speak for every child whose voice was silenced too soon.

May we never lose sight of what truly matters.
May we rise up, not in anger, but in prayer.
May we cover this nation under the blood of Jesus Christ.

Asabi Charles<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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