A normal night out turned into one filled with confusion and worry after 23-year-old Fort Worth resident Christina Morris went missing on Aug. 30. She was last seen leaving a friend’s apartment at the Shops at Legacy in Plano before entering the parking garage at around 4 a.m. Police officials found her car in the garage, but no evidence appeared as to where Christina may be.

The family was notified of Christina’s disappearance days later by a simple phone call.

“My mom came into my room and [said] that Christina’s work had called,” junior Jake Morris, Christina’s brother, said. “She hadn’t been there for four days. I hadn’t heard from her but I thought that was normal because we go a week without talking sometimes. I was sure that [everything] was fine.”

Legacy Church has been the headquarters for the search. The Texas EquuSearch team and the Plano Police Department are actively covering the Shops at Legacy and the Plano area for any evidence. Searches have also been held in Lewisville, where Christina had been a few days before her disappearance. Civilians from as far as Houston have come to help search for the young woman.

Christina’s disappearance has been covered by several news stations and papers, including Good Morning America, CBS, WFAA, NBC 5 and the Dallas Morning News.

“When I first heard the news, I didn’t believe it,” Morris said. “But as the story developed and cameras came in front of my face and different news stations asked to interview us, it was shocking. Nothing really prepares you for something like that.”

The Morris family and other volunteers have conducted the search on foot, on horses and on all-terrain vehicles. On Sept. 11, the Federal Aviation Administration gave the team permission to use a drone in order to find any evidence. The drone is able to capture up to 200 images every 10 minutes. It was sent out to cover open fields in the north Texas area.

Unfortunately, no traces of evidence appeared. Plano Public Information Officer David Tilley said he has not come across a case involving a disappearance of this degree.

“No evidence that we believe is related to [Christina’s] disappearance [has been found],” Tilley said. “People are reported missing on a regular basis, but typically they are located within a few days.”

Texas EquuSearch has currently suspended the search due to the lack of leads. The search team will resume activity once law enforcement finds any new information regarding her disappearance. This has not stopped the family and volunteers from doing whatever is needed to find Christina.

“We want people to contact us with any information that might lead us to her whereabouts,” Tilley said. “We will find her because we will not give up.”

The family has continued to spread awareness by passing out flyers and using Twitter and Facebook to get the message out. Plano Public Information Coordinator Heather Bowden said the community can do many things to help.

“Share the information on social media,” Bowden said. “Volunteer to help distribute posters [and] contact her family via the Help Find Christina page on Facebook [to] ask about how you can help.”

Residents of Allen, Plano and other communities have continued to support the family throughout the investigation. Restaurants around the area have brought food to the family as well as to the volunteers helping out during the search. Both friends and strangers are lending a hand.

“[The] community’s support has been overwhelming,” Tilley said. “People think about this throughout the day, prayers are shared for everyone involved, and the number of people who have sacrificed their free time to come out and get infested with chiggers to assist in searches says a great deal about everyone.”

Despite not yet finding Christina, the Morris family has not lost hope.

“It has definitely been rough,” Morris said. “But we are confident that she’ll come home. We’re holding on to faith and we’re hanging in there.”