Photo Gallery: Prayer vigil for missing Stephen Ivens

Attendees form a circle and recite a prayer at a prayer vigil for missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

July 11, 2012 11:32 PM PT

Amid the chatter of children, the bouncing of balls and the movement of dog walkers, about 60 people gathered at McCambridge Park in Burbank Wednesday evening to pray for the safe return of FBI special agent Stephen Ivens, who was reported missing two months ago.

Photo Gallery: Prayer vigil for missing Stephen Ivens

Thea Ivens, who 8 years ago with her husband Stephen, released butterflies after getting married, releases a stubborn net of Monarch butterflies in his memory at a prayer vigil for missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Anthony Carreira, of Long Beach and friend of Stephen Ivens, kisses Iven’s wife Thea Ivens, at a prayer vigil for the missing FBI agent at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Rin Kondkasuriyachai, of Tailand, holds a candle into the air for missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens at a prayer vigil for him at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Christina Quesada, of North Hollywood, writes a prayer for the safe return of missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens at a prayer vigil for him at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

A candle and missing flyer are held during a prayer vigil for missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

The Pasco’s, of Jaden, Joy and J, of Santa Clarita, family friends of the Ivens, hold candle votives at a prayer vigil for missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Guests write prayers at a prayer vigil for missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Coworker Steven Gomez writes a prayer at a prayer vigil for missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Thea Ivens, wife of missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens, hands a candle to a guest for a prayer vigil for him at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Thea Ivens, who 8 years ago with her husband Stephen, released butterflies after getting married, releases a stubborn net of Monarch butterflies in his memory. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Thea Ivens, wife of Stephen Ivens, at a prayer vigil for her missing FBI agent husband at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Thea Ivens, wife of Stephen Ivens, recites a prayer during a prayer vigil for the missing FBI agent at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

One of the guests drops a prayer he wrote into a prayer box at a prayer vigil for missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens at McCambridge Park in Burbank. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)