UPDATE (4/8/18): The Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office has called off the public search for 4-year-old Rondreiz Cortez “Junior” Phillips, but said they will focus "on areas of interest that have been located during the search".

Sunday afternoon, Sheriff Ken Bailey said divers searched two ponds near the boy's home but found no sign of the child. Sheriff Bailey said they're not sure what happened to "Junior" and are doing everything they can to find him.

Sheriff Bailey said he is thankful to the hundreds of volunteers who have helped search wooded areas around the child's home.

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ORGINAL STORY: The search continues for four-year-old Rondreiz 'Junior' Phillips in Claiborne Parish.

The FBI, Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office, and kind strangers have been searching day and night to find the missing child.

Family members say, "We don't want nothing. We just want Junior. We don't care about nothing else. We just want Junior."

Relatives say they've been searching tirelessly for the little boy they call 'Junior'.

"I don’t think I’m going to be able to go home tonight without him,” his sister, Shaquetal Phillips, says. “Even if I have to stay the night out here, I don't care."

Junior went missing Thursday. He was last seen playing in the yard wearing a white tee shirt, jeans, and yellow rain boots.

His family says it's not like Junior to wander off.

"He’s too scared to go into the woods anyways," Shaquetal says.

Which is why they've been searching the area, and they're not alone in the effort.

Neighbors have come from across northeast Louisiana to help.

"The Lord laid it on my heart to come and do my part," Gary Puffer says.

"I just can't imagine, I can't imagine him being alone and afraid," Sandra Jennings says.

They're searching the forest near Junior's home and turning over branches and anything that could be hiding clues about the four-year-old boy and doing everything they can to bring him home.

"I can only imagine what the family is going through because I know what I would be going through if it was me," Puffer says.

For the family, these volunteers are helping them get through one of the toughest battles - the emotions behind their aching hearts.

"It’s keeping my spirits up because I went down so many times yesterday. I went down that hill and saw the cars that were leaving. I was like y'all, we can't give up on Junior yet. Not just yet," Shaquetal says.

The volunteers say they're not quitting. They're asking for even more help.

"I employ everybody within driving distance to get out here to find this baby,” Jennings says. “If they're unable to, just pray and ask God to lead us to where he is."

Volunteers are welcome to join in and bring supplies. For more info and updates, go to KNOE's Facebook page.

Louisiana State Police issued the following statement on Thursday:

The Louisiana State Police has issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Media Advisory on behalf of the Claiborne Parish Sheriff’s Office for a child reported missing Thursday, April 5, 2018.

The child, Rondreiz Cortez “Junior” Phillips is a 4-year-old black male child with black hair and brown eyes. He is approximately 3’ tall and weighs about 45 pounds. Rondreiz was last seen at approximately 11:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Howard Road, Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, and black and yellow rubber boots.

Anyone having any information as to the whereabouts of Rondreiz Cortez “Junior” Phillips should immediately contact the Claiborne Parish Sheriff’s Office at (318) 927-2011, (800) 810-2011or 911 or Sgt. Stacey Pearson of the Louisiana Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children/AMBER at (337) 962-2605 or stacey.pearson@la.gov. This is not an AMBER Alert, but a request for media to publicize the information about this endangered/missing child in their area.