A family member of several of the formerly kidnapped Christian Aid Ministries missionaries in Haiti said a ransom had been paid, but their kidnappers still refused to free the missionaries before they managed to escape.
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Missionaries Made Daring Nighttime Escape from Haitian Gang: God 'Prepared a Path'
On Monday, Christian Aid Missionaries shared that their 12 kidnapped Christian missionaries who found freedom from their Haitian captors last week did so due to a daring middle-of-the-night escape and a multi-mile journey through briar-filled woods under the moonlight.
Remaining Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti Are Free: 'We Glorify God for Answered Prayer'
All 17 missionaries who were kidnapped in October by Haitian gang members have been released, according to a statement by the missionary organization behind the trip.
3 More Kidnapped Missionaries Are Released in Haiti
Three more missionaries from the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries have been released in Haiti after a local gang abducted them in mid-October.
2 of the 17 Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti Are Released and 'in Good Spirits'
Two of the 17 missionaries who were abducted in Haiti last month have been released, the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries confirms.
Christian Aid Ministries Holds Another 'Special Day of Prayer and Fasting' for Kidnapped Missionaries in Haiti
On Thursday, the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries held another "special day of prayer and fasting" for their missionaries who were kidnapped in Haiti more than a month ago.
U.S. State Department Urges Americans in Haiti to Leave the Country amid Rising Violence
The U.S. State Department is encouraging all Americans in Haiti to “depart now” as violence continues to rise in the Caribbean nation.
Catholic Priest Once Abducted by Haitian Gang Calls for Prayers for 17 Kidnapped Missionaries
A Catholic priest who was abducted by a Haitian gang in April is asking for prayers for 17 missionaries who are still being held prisoner by the gang.
At Least Some of the 17 Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti Are Still Alive, Biden Official Confirms
According to an anonymous senior Biden administration official, at least some of the 17 American and Canadian missionaries who were abducted in mid-October by the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti are confirmed to still be alive.
Worldview and Haiti: Ideas Have Consequences
Back in 2010, my friend Darrow Miller of The Disciple Nations Alliance argued compellingly that Haiti, at root, has a worldview problem, both in the brutality Haitians suffered as slaves and the Vodou beliefs that marked its successful revolt. This week, Darrow joined Shane Morris on the Colson Center’s Upstream podcast to further explain how Haiti’s traditional worldview sees the universe as capricious rather than orderly and filled with unloving gods who need to be placated, showing what a difference a worldview makes.
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