The case of missing siblings Jack and Lily Sullivan has captured the attention of people around the world. Many are emotionally invested in this case, praying and hoping that the children are found safe. From the beginning, the stepfather and mother have been under intense scrutiny due to a number of red flags in their statements.

We know that the children last attended school on Tuesday, March 29th. They went to school and returned home on the school bus. Today, we hear from their bus driver, Brian Ward, who seems heartbroken over their disappearance. Every afternoon, he has to answer difficult questions from the other children on the bus, who ask, “Have Jack and Lily been found yet?” His response is always the same: “Not yet.”

Police are doing everything they can to find Jack and Lily. One heartbreaking image that stands out is their bus seats—still empty. Their names remain taped above them in the front-right seats, just as they were on April 29th when Mr. Ward last dropped them off at the end of their dirt driveway after school.

“I’m devastated. I’m absolutely devastated,” said Mr. Ward, whose own children—Nicholas Carr (4 years old) and Troy Carr (7 years old)—are friends with Lily and Jack and often sat with them on the ride home.

Mr. Ward admits he struggles to sleep at night. Both Lily and Jack attended Soul Springs Elementary, a small rural school located about 20 minutes from their home, serving just 86 students from communities across southern Piktu County. The school has brought in psychologists, counselors, and other support staff to help students and teachers cope with the emotional toll and provide strategies for staying calm during this difficult time.

Mr. Ward has been proactive in trying to help find Lily and Jack. As soon as he heard they were missing, he headed into the woods on his ATV to search for them.

He describes the children as full of life—always smiling and laughing. Lily, he said, had a high-pitched squeal and was a bit of a drama queen. “If she had a sore foot,” he recalled, “she’d say her foot was broken.” Jack, meanwhile, sometimes fell asleep on the way home, but more often than not, he was chatty and full of energy. “He’d say, ‘Bus driver! Hey, bus driver!’ And if he couldn’t get your attention, the little bugger would take his boot off and throw it at you. Jack is famous for throwing his boots at me,” Mr. Ward said with a bittersweet smile.

Sadly, after all these days, Lily and Jack are still missing. And while authorities have scaled back the search operations, it appears they are now approaching the case from a more investigative standpoint—strongly suspecting foul play.