{"id":4526,"date":"2025-07-15T07:54:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T07:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=4526"},"modified":"2025-07-15T07:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T07:54:45","slug":"this-is-for-the-six-girls-still-out-there-were-not-giving-up-the-words-hung-in-the-air-like-a-prayer-screens-lit-up-with-their-names-candles-flickered-people-cr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=4526","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis is for the six girls still out there\u2026 we\u2019re not giving up.\u201d The words hung in the air like a prayer. Screens lit up with their names. Candles flickered. People cried, held hands, knelt. Blake Shelton and Michael Bubl\u00e9 tried to sing\u2014but their voices cracked. They broke down mid-song. This wasn\u2019t just music. It was heartbreak. The worst flood in Texas in over a century took more than 100 lives. Thousands lost everything. But the deepest pain came from Camp Mystic\u201435 girls swept away. Six are still missing. And for their families, life is now forever split in two: before the flood\u2026 and after."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"301\"><em data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"301\">Bring Them Home\u201d \u2014 Blake Shelton &amp; Michael Bubl\u00e9 Break Down in Tears During Powerful Tribute to Texas Flood Victims<\/em><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"327\"><strong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"327\">Oklahoma \u2014 July 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"327\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/mother-missing-camp-mystic-camper-107623241.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Girls missing from flooded Texas Christian camp ID'd\" width=\"779\" height=\"519\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"617\">It was the worst flood Texas has seen in over a century.\u00a0<strong data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"460\">More than 100 lives lost. Over 170 still missing. Thousands displaced.<\/strong>\u00a0But nothing haunts the nation more than the loss of\u00a0<strong data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"531\">35 young girls<\/strong>\u00a0swept away at\u00a0<strong data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"561\">Camp Mystic<\/strong>, a beloved summer sanctuary turned scene of heartbreak.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"675\"><strong data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"675\">To this day, six of those girls have not been found.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"756\">And for\u00a0<strong data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"700\">35 families<\/strong>, life has been forever split into\u00a0<em data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"743\">before<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"755\">after<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"761\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"810\">\ud83c\udfa4\u00a0<em data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"810\">A Song for the Ones Who Never Came Home<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/107964484.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Grieving mom of dead Camp Mystic camper desperately seeks daughter's 'most  prized possession' lost in devastating Texas floods\" width=\"701\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"1003\">This week, in a moment that gripped the country,\u00a0<strong data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"878\">Blake Shelton<\/strong>\u00a0returned to his\u00a0<strong data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"913\">Oklahoma roots<\/strong>, joined by\u00a0<strong data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"942\">Michael Bubl\u00e9<\/strong>, to deliver a performance that left no dry eye in the arena.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1005\" data-end=\"1175\">The two singers headlined a\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1052\">charity concert<\/strong>\u00a0to raise money for\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1095\">Texas flood victims<\/strong>, but it was more than just a show \u2014 it was a\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1149\">plea<\/strong>, a prayer, and a promise.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1306\">Standing beneath soft blue lights,\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1245\">Blake and Michael sang \u201cHome\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 not as pop stars, but as grieving fathers, brothers, sons.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1311\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1357\">\ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f\u00a0<em data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1357\">\u201cCome back home\u2026 wherever you are.\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MichaelBubleBlakeSheltonHomeMA.png\" alt=\"Blake Shelton And Michael Buble Sing \u201cHome\u201d | Music Alley\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1502\">The crowd fell utterly silent as Michael Bubl\u00e9\u2019s voice cracked on the first verse.<br data-start=\"1441\" data-end=\"1444\" \/>Blake took a deep breath before whispering into the mic:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1593\">\n<p data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1593\"><em data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1593\">\u201cThis one\u2019s for the six girls still out there\u2026 we\u2019re still waiting to bring you home.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1684\">The word\u00a0<em data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1612\">\u201chome\u201d<\/em>\u00a0echoed through the stadium \u2014 no longer just a lyric, but a sacred hope.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1845\">Screens around the stage displayed the names of the\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1738\" data-end=\"1765\">six girls still missing<\/strong>. Candles were lit. People cried openly. Some kneeled. Others simply held hands.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1845\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Buble and Blake Shelton - Home\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aAydbg7w0dI?list=RDaAydbg7w0dI\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1847\" data-end=\"1850\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1875\">\u2764\ufe0f\u00a0<em data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1875\">Hope in Harmony<\/em><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1971\">The event raised\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1915\">over $6.7 million<\/strong>\u00a0in a single night, with all proceeds going directly to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"2134\">\n<li data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"2030\">\n<p data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2030\">Search &amp; recovery efforts for the six missing campers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2031\" data-end=\"2075\">\n<p data-start=\"2033\" data-end=\"2075\">Emergency housing for displaced families<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2076\" data-end=\"2134\">\n<p data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2134\">Mental health services for grieving parents and children<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2136\" data-end=\"2178\">Blake Shelton, speaking backstage, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2333\">\n<p data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2333\"><em data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2333\">\u201cThis isn\u2019t about being famous. It\u2019s about being human. These families deserve to know they\u2019re not alone. And these girls\u2026 they deserve to come home.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2365\">Michael Bubl\u00e9 added quietly:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2366\" data-end=\"2495\">\n<p data-start=\"2368\" data-end=\"2495\"><em data-start=\"2368\" data-end=\"2495\">\u201cWe came here to sing. But they\u2019re the ones who gave us the real music \u2014 those girls, those families, those who keep hoping.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"2497\" data-end=\"2500\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2502\" data-end=\"2566\">\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\u00a0<em data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2566\">One Song. One Night. One Promise: No One Grieves Alone.<\/em><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2568\" data-end=\"2688\">As the final chorus rang out \u2014\u00a0<em data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2618\">\u201cLet me go home\u2026\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 the entire arena joined in, softly, like a lullaby for the missing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"2831\">No encore. No exit speech. Just\u00a0<strong data-start=\"2722\" data-end=\"2752\">two men with broken hearts<\/strong>, doing what they could\u2026 for those who\u2019ve lost more than the world can measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bring Them Home\u201d \u2014 Blake Shelton &amp; Michael Bubl\u00e9 Break Down in Tears During Powerful Tribute to Texas Flood Victims Oklahoma \u2014 July 2025 It was the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4526"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4528,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4526\/revisions\/4528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}