Three months to the day since the Szczepanik family went missing, Omaha police say they have no new leads in the case. But Wednesday, the couple’s older daughter said she has not given up hope they will be found alive.

Tatiane Klein, 27, traveled to Omaha from Brazil last month to try and find her mother, 44 year-old Jacqueline, her stepfather, 38 year-old Vanderlei, and her brother, 7 year-old Christopher. A friend reported them missing December 17.

Police found the Szczepanik’s minivan in Omaha more than a month ago. It was unharmed, but there was no sign of the family.

"She said, ‘I'm very sad at this point,’" said Pastor James Hart, translating for Klein. She met with reporters at Eagles Nest Worship Center, 57th & Sorenson, Wednesday. It’s the church her family attended at one time.

Klein last talked to her mother by phone December 15th and said there was no indication the family was planning to leave or was in trouble.

"I don't understand how anybody could have the intention of doing bad to them because they were just good people," she said.

This week, the city began the process of foreclosing on one of two properties the Szczepaniks owned and were renovating. They had a loan deferment for the Park Avenue six-plex. It was covered by grant money since the Szczepaniks were in the first stage of rehabilitation for the place, removing lead-based paint.

James Theo with the city’s planning department said the grant has certain requirements of property owners, like keeping utilities on and maintaining insurance. In their absence, he says, they have lapsed on those requirements, so the city has no other option but to foreclose.

"Vanderlei is a hard worker. He's a go-getter," said Klein. "He had a lot of faith in God." She added, her mother never fully adapted to life in America, still having a hard time with the English language.

"The plan had been that in June she was going to return to her family in Brazil." It was a long overdue visit, she said, which had been delayed by the visa process.

Also in the works for the Szczepaniks was the renovation of an old school building at 16th and Center. It’s where they lived, while fixing it up. The building was supposed to eventually house a mission training facility for a church out of Florida.

Police say their residence in the building looked undisturbed. It did not appear as if the Szczepaniks packed before their December disappearance.

"The police are very discreet in what they're saying,” Klein said. “They're very guarded in what they're saying because they don't want anything to interfere with the investigation."

The organization, A Hand to Hold, is helping keep the Szczepaniks' story alive, hoping to turn up new leads.

“It’s a real family and there’s real fears and real sadness going on,” said the group’s Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan.

"If anybody has any information,” Klein pleaded, “whether gang members or anybody on the street, anybody with any information, please call."

She’s desperate for information, so far receiving very little. Klein left her husband and sons, ages ten and six, back home while she helps search for her parents and brother.

She plans to stay here until she finds some form of closure. But if it takes much longer, her family in Brazil may try and join her in Omaha.

"Through all this,” she said, “I have faith that they're still alive."

A fund has been established to help Klein stay here during the search for her family. Donations should go to: A Hand to Hold, P.O. Box 7821, Omaha, NE 68107.