Savannah Guthrie is making a heartfelt plea for the return of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona home nearly a month ago. In a heart-wrenching Instagram video posted on February 24th, the journalist reflected on the reality of the situation as she urged the captors to bring Nancy home.
"It's been 24 days since our mom was taken from her bed in the darkness of night, and every hour, minute, and second, every long night has been an agony of worrying about her, fearing for her, aching for her, and most of all, just missing her," Savannah said. "We still believe in a miracle. We still believe that she can come home. Hope against hope, as my sister says, we are blowing on the embers of hope."
However, they understand that given their mother's health struggles, which require life-sustaining medications, she may no longer be alive. "We also know that she may be lost, she may already be gone," she noted. "She may have already gone home to the Lord that she loves and is dancing in heaven with her mom and dad and with her beloved brother Pierce and with our daddy."
The 54-year-old emphasized that if Nancy, who was taken from her home on January 31st, is no longer alive, she and her siblings Annie Guthrie and Camron Guthrie will "accept" the news. However, they need to know where their mom is.
"For that reason, we are offering a family reward of up to $1 million for any information that leads us to her recovery," Savannah said. "Someone out there knows something that can bring her home. Somebody knows and we are begging you to please come forward now."
"Let this be your sign to please come forward, tell what you know and help us bring our beloved mom home," she continued. "So we can either celebrate a glorious, miraculous homecoming or celebrate the beautiful, brave, and noble life that she has lived. Please be the light in the dark."
Along with pleading to Nancy's captors, the anchor announced that after receiving overwhelming support from the public and media, their family would be donating $500,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
"We also know that we are not alone in our loss. We know that there are millions of families that have suffered with this kind of uncertainty," she explained. "We are hoping that the attention that has been given to our mom and our family will extend to all the families like ours who are in need and need prayers and support."
