Heartbreak continues for three London families as their three teenage daughters are still missing after leaving Britain on Tuesday, enroute to Turkey. It is feared that the three girls, Shemima Begum and Amira Abase, both 15; and 16-year-old Kadiza Sultana, are on their way to join with Islamic State militants in Syria. Should they meet up with the ISIS fighters, God help them. London Metropolitan Police Commander Richard Walton said they would be “vulnerable,” and in “grave danger.”

The families of the three runaways have issued heartbreaking statements. From the family of Shemima Begum:

“We understand that you have strong feelings and want to help those you believe are suffering in Syria.

“You can help from home, you don’t have to put yourself in danger. Please don’t cross the border.”

The family of Kadiza Sultana:

“We all love you dearly and the last four days have been a complete nightmare not knowing where you are and how you are keeping.

“We would like to emphasise that we are not angry with you and you have not done anything wrong. We just want you all to return home, safe and sound.”

And this from the family of Amira Abase:

“We miss you more that you can imagine. We are worried and we want you to think about what you have left behind.

“You had a bright future, so please return home.”

I can only imagine the hell these families are enduring.

Why in the world would these three friends, all academy school girls, leave a comfortable life in London to possibly become this?