DETROIT -- The family of a missing 7-year-old Detroit girl prayed for her safe return while police continued to investigate the discovery of a child's body in Romulus.

Raven Jeffries was last seen on McDonald Street in southwest Detroit outside the front door of her home at about 7 p.m. on Friday, according to police and Local 4 reports. Her brother, David Hosler, asked her to stay on the porch while he went down the street, according to Brenda Jeffries, the child's mother.

Brenda Jeffries thought her daughter was at a neighbor's house, until the family could not locate the girl, Local 4 reported.

An Amber Alert was issued and police spent the weekend using tracking dogs, searching abandoned homes, woods and waterways in southwest Detroit.

The body of a young girl was found in Romulus on Monday, but police have not yet identified the child. Investigators went to Raven's family on Tuesday to obtain the girl's baby teeth and photographs of her smiling to see if there is a match with the remains found.

Raven's family is staying positive while they await word, Local 4 reported. A prayer vigil was held with family and friends in their neighborhood on Tuesday.

"We're not giving up," said family pastor, the Rev. Ray Foster.

The family continues to distribute flyers and spread word of their missing child.

"I'm just desperately crying out right now to whoever's got my daughter to please bring her back home," said Brenda Jeffries.

Hosler broke into tears during a prayer vigil saying, "I promise I will never let her out of my sight again."

Raven is described as 4 feet 2 inches tall, 65 pounds and was wearing a light blue button-down shirt, pajama bottoms and flip flops with flowers on them, according to police.

Anyone with information can call Detroit police at 313-596-5314.