My name is Ramla, and I am writing to you with a heart weighed down by fear and grief from Mogadishu, Somalia. I never imagined I would find myself in this position—pleading with strangers for help—but my family is living through the most terrifying crisis of our lives.

My younger brother is currently imprisoned in Libya. The people holding him have told us, with chilling certainty, that if we do not pay them $8,000 by the 5th of this month, they will kill him. Those words echo in our ears every hour of the day, and we live in constant torment, watching the clock run down on his life.

Our family is broken and powerless. We have only our mother, who struggles daily just to keep food on the table. She is devastated beyond words, unable to sleep, unable to eat—her heart shattered knowing that her son’s life is hanging by a thread. As his sister, I feel completely helpless, carrying the unbearable burden of watching my brother’s future being stolen away while I can do nothing on my own to stop it.

I am reaching out to you as our last hope. Please, I beg you, if there is any way you can assist—through financial support, emergency intervention, or connecting us to those who can act—we will be eternally grateful. This is not simply about money; this is about saving the life of a young man who has dreams, who has a family who loves him deeply, and who deserves the chance to live.

Time is slipping away quickly. Every hour feels like a countdown to tragedy. If you need documents, identification, or any proof, I am ready to provide everything immediately.

May God place blessings in your work and reward you for the lives you continue to save and uplift. From the depths of my heart, I pray that you can help us rescue my brother before it is too late.

With deepest gratitude and desperate hope,
Ramla