Travis Timmerman, 29, was imprisoned in Syria after crossing into the country on a Christian pilgrimage in June. Stacey Collins Gardiner holds a picture of her son, Travis Timmerman, in her home ...

“I was happy, really happy and excited. And I had happy tears. I was glad,” said Stacey Gardiner, Timmerman’s mother. She learned her son was alive from a phone call from her ...

his mother Stacey Gardiner told NPR. Gardiner said her son traveled to Budapest, Hungary, to work on his writing and help people, and his sister Pixie Rogers told NBC News Timmerman was also ...

“Tears, started bawling, it was so emotional,” said Timmerman’s step-dad Richard Gardiner. “I’m thinking the worst after seven months you just think he’s gone. She (Stacey ...

In this undated photo, Travis Timmerman sits on a porch swing in Urbana, Mo. (Stacey Collins Gardiner via AP) In this undated photo, Travis Timmerman sits on a porch swing in Urbana, Mo.

Stacey Collins Gardiner holds a picture of her son, Travis Timmerman, in her home in Urbana, Mo., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024.

(Syrian Emergency Task Force via AP) Stacey Collins Gardiner holds a picture of her son, Travis Timmerman, in her home in Urbana, Mo., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Timmerman, an American citizen ...

The 29-year-old had last been seen in Budapest, Hungary. He said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria ...

Timmerman, 29, who is from Urbana ... and then Hungary. His mother, Stacey Collins Gardiner, said he wanted to write during his trip and learn more about God and religion. Gardiner told NBC ...