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[Kelly]

Project Jason recognizes for need for families of the missing to connect with each other. It's vital for them to be able to share their feelings, struggles, and situation in a private setting with others who understand.

 

The Missing Spouse Support Group meets via telephone the second Thursday of the month. Members call in to a secure conference line provided by Project Jason.

Begining in February 2016, a support group for all other case types will begin. The Missing Person Support Group will take place on the third Thursday of each month.

The times for both of these support groups is 5:30pm PST, 6:30pm MST, 7:30pm CST, and 8:30pm EST.

Qualifications: Immediate family members of missing persons registered with Project Jason may participate.

Topics Covered: In each session, there will be both group questions and open discussion time. Topics cover a wide range of issued faced by families of the missing including trauma, emotions, frustrations, relationships, and more.

Here are comments made by members of the Missing Spouse Support Group about the impact of participation on their lives:

"I would encourage all families of the missing to consider participating in Project Jason's monthly phone conferences. Once a month it is a couple hours to surround yourself with people that "get you." When so much is out of control in your lives of having a missing loved one it is great to come together with people that understand.  

Not only will you get an emotional boost you will also get ideas from the participants from their sharing of how they have handled various situations from the search, to living daily with a loved one missing, to financial and legal considerations.  It is a couple of hours to concentrate on you and build friendships with people who understand."

Maureen Reintjes, NamUs Advocate

"Taking part in Project Jason's monthly conference call has had a profound impact on me. Having a loved one go missing is possibly the hardest situation to experience. Having people to talk to about it in an open honest forum is helpful and healing on so many levels. I now consider the other families of the missing my friends as we have spoken of heartbreak, fear,anger, frustration, sadness, disbelief and the many emotions that come with having someone unexpectedly disappear from your life.  We talk about everything starting with telling our stories to coping skills to issues with the investigation or frustration with law enforcement to dealing with difficult family situations to learning to move on.

Kelly gently guides us and offers her wisdom and let's us vent and ask questions. Sometimes she has guest speakers to aid us in different aspects. We are all in different stages so some of us are able to offer guidance or logistics or a shoulder to cry on. I am so grateful to Kelly for giving us this forum. It is truly a giant hug in a phone call."

Joyce Tang
Wife of Jerry Tang, Missing 11/29/2005

http://projectjason....ng-ca-11292005/

"When no one around you knows or understands the depths of your anguish - there is still a fellowship of friends who you can connect with.  They truly do understand as no one else can - they are the only ones, because they struggle to breathe the same way you do!  It's called "a fellowship of suffering".  

For me personally, I could find no one who could relate, and thus their words and acts of kindness could not pierce the pain or lighten the load.  But connecting to new friends who share the suffering gave me some needed hope.  Other than The Lord Himself, such fellowship with others who completely understand is a source of comfort and healing unavailable anywhere else!  This is 'our fellowship' - it is an exclusive club no one else can afford to join - so please allow new friends into your life, friends who truly understand."  

Kerry Messer
Wife, Lynn Messer, Missing 7/7/2014

http://projectjason....sser-mo-782014/

If interested in joining, please email us at assistance@projectjason.org