Australian Associated Press
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Our thoughts and all our love are with Amanda and Nigel, today, just as they have been for the past 365 days, and just as they will be until they are safely home with us.
Mr Brennan and Ms Lindhout were abducted on August 23 last year in Somalia on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu.
On the eve of the anniversary of the kidnapping, the Brennan and Lindhout families issued a joint statement on Saturday saying they continued to work together tirelessly for the safe release of the pair.
"With little outside support, the families, who have been united as one throughout this horrendous ordeal, continue to do everything and anything to gain the earliest possible release for their loved ones, Amanda and Nigel," the statement said.
"Our thoughts and all our love are with Amanda and Nigel, today, just as they have been for the past 365 days, and just as they will be until they are safely home with us."
The families have asked that the media respect their wishes to be left alone "during this particularly emotional time".
Last month the Brennan family appealed to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to go public with their loved one's hostage ordeal in Somalia.
The government has asked the media to be cautious in its reporting of Mr Brennan's situation, worried that it might harm his chances of release or jeopardise his life.