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Missionaries kidnapped in Haiti: An update and God’s call to courage

~ By Dr. Jim Denison

“God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control” ~ 2 Timothy 1:7

“Please pray for us! We are being held hostage, they kidnapped our driver. Pray pray pray. We don’t know where they are taking us.”

This call for help was posted in a WhatsApp group Saturday as seventeen missionaries and family members were being kidnapped by a street gang in Haiti. The group included sixteen Americans and one Canadian and was made up of five men, seven women, and five children.

The missionaries work with the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries and were returning from a site visit to an orphanage when they were abducted. Authorities believe the “400 Mawozo” gang, one of the most powerful in Haiti, is behind the kidnapping. As of this morning, no ransom demands have yet been made public.

Read more: https://www.denisonforum.org/columns/daily-article/missionaries-kidnapped-in-haiti-an-update-and-gods-call-to-courage/