{"id":1127322,"date":"2021-12-17T02:28:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T07:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1127322"},"modified":"2021-12-17T02:28:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T07:28:56","slug":"haitian-gang-releases-all-christian-missionary-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-gang-releases-all-christian-missionary-hostages\/","title":{"rendered":"Haitian Gang Releases All Christian Missionary Hostages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhaitian-gang-releases-all-christian-missionary-hostages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1127322&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Missionaries-Released-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Haitian 400 Mawozo gang has released the last 12 Christian missionary hostages just a little over two months after their kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>In an announcement on Thursday, the Ohio-based religious group&nbsp;Christian Aid Ministries praised God for delivering their Christian brethren out of harm\u2019s way. The organization said:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote readability=\"7\">\n<p>We glorify God for answered prayer\u2014the remaining twelve hostages are FREE!&nbsp;Join us in praising God that all seventeen of our loved ones are now safe. Thank you for your fervent prayers throughout the past two months. We hope to provide more information as we are able.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The safety of the hostages was also confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/remaining-missionaries-kidnapped-haiti-gang-released-rcna9010\">NBC News<\/a> by&nbsp;Haiti National Police Spokesman Gary Desrosiers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>In October, the 400 Mawozo gang kidnapped 17 Christian missionaries in the&nbsp;Ganthier commune in the suburb of Port-au-Prince. Sixteen were American citizens with one Canadian \u2013&nbsp;six men, six women, and five children. As Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/faith\/2021\/10\/23\/haiti-kidnappers-threaten-to-kill-u-s-missionaries-if-ransom-doesnt-arrive\/\">reported <\/a>at the time:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14.506329113924\">\n<p>A bus carrying the 12 adults and 5 children \u2014 including an 8-month-old baby \u2014 was&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/fbi-will-help-investigate-kidnapping-of-missionaries-in-haiti-11634593701?mod=Searchresults_pos1&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">hijacked<\/a>&nbsp;as it made its way home from an orphanage outside Port-au-Prince.<\/p>\n<p>The leader of the 400 Mawozo gang \u2014 a violent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/us-haiti-seek-release-of-17-missionaries-snatched-by-gang\/\">group<\/a>&nbsp;with a history of killings, kidnappings, and extortion \u2014 threatened to kill his captives if his demands are not met, which include the payment of $1,000,000 for each of them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The missionary group remained steadfast in its support of the hostages, regularly calling on supporters to prayer and fast for their safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou may wonder why our workers chose to live in a difficult and dangerous context, despite the apparent risks,\u201d the statement said. \u201cBefore leaving for Haiti, our workers who are now being held hostage expressed a desire to faithfully serve God in Haiti.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPray that their commitment to God could become even stronger during this difficult experience,\u201d Christian Aid Ministries <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/media-kidnapping-haiti-gangs-674c4dc33b8ba284bf86743efdd679c3\">said at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Missionaries were slowly released as the weeks went on; two in November and another three earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the increased instability in Haiti following the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/haitian-president-jovenel-mo-se-assassinated-first-lady-injured-attack-n1273202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination<\/a> of President Jovenel&nbsp;Mo\u00efse in July, the United States and Canadian governments have urged their citizens to leave and avoid the island country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Haitian 400 Mawozo gang has released the last 12 Christian missionary hostages just a little over two months after their kidnapping. 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