{"id":2252821,"date":"2024-05-25T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T18:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-missionary-couple-killed-by-haitian-gangs-were-full-of-love-and-devotion-to-the-people-of-haiti-family-says\/"},"modified":"2024-05-25T14:02:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T18:02:02","slug":"american-missionary-couple-killed-by-haitian-gangs-were-full-of-love-and-devotion-to-the-people-of-haiti-family-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-missionary-couple-killed-by-haitian-gangs-were-full-of-love-and-devotion-to-the-people-of-haiti-family-says\/","title":{"rendered":"American Missionary Couple Killed By Haitian Gangs Were \u2018Full Of Love And Devotion To The People Of Haiti,\u2019 Family Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/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%2Famerican-missionary-couple-killed-by-haitian-gangs-were-full-of-love-and-devotion-to-the-people-of-haiti-family-says%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=2252821&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--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Davy and Natalie Lloyd, the young missionary couple who were serving in Haiti when they were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/missionary-couple-daughter-and-son-in-law-of-mo-state-rep-killed-by-gangs-in-haiti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed by Haitian gangs<\/a> on Thursday, had a heart for the people of Haiti and \u201creached countless lives in so many ways,\u201d according to Missouri Republican state Rep. Ben Baker, who is Natalie\u2019s father.<\/p>\n<p>Davy, Natalie, and Jude Montis, the local director of Missions in Haiti Inc., were ambushed by a gang while they were leaving a youth church activity in northern Port-au-Prince. The three missionaries took cover in a house but the gang found them and started shooting at the house, Davy\u2019s sister Hannah Cornett <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/things-to-know-missionaries-killed-haiti-d3e5e74d47d7b85453b432277abcbe21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the Associated Press. Missions in Haiti, Inc. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064274396167&#038;fref=nf&#038;ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on Facebook that \u201cDavy was taken to the house tied up and beat\u201d before a different gang showed up and appeared to exchange gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>Davy, Natalie, and Jude were all fatally shot at 9:00 p.m. local time, the missions organization later posted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey loved Haiti and loved its people dearly and ultimately gave everything for them. Davy and Natalie reached countless lives in so many ways and we want them to be remembered for who they were, selfless and full of love and devotion to the people of Haiti,\u201d Baker said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/american-missionaries-killed-haitian-gang-gave-everything-people-there-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Missouri state representative had posted the news of the attack on his daughter and son-in-law on Facebook early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart is broken in a thousand pieces. I\u2019ve never felt this kind of pain,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ben.r.baker\/posts\/10228088956904212?ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cMost of you know my daughter and son-in-law Davy and Natalie Lloyd are full time missionaries in Haiti. They were attacked by gangs this evening and were both killed. They went to Heaven together. Please pray for my family we desperately need strength. And please pray for the Lloyd family as well. I have no other words for now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davy\u2019s parents, David and Alicia Lloyd of Oklahoma, founded Missions in Haiti, Inc. in 2000 and are full-time missionaries in the Caribbean country. Davy grew up in Haiti with his family, Cornett told the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/things-to-know-missionaries-killed-haiti-d3e5e74d47d7b85453b432277abcbe21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a>. Davy then went to Bible college in the U.S., where he met Natalie. The couple married in June 2022 before moving to Haiti. Jude Montis had worked for the Lloyd\u2019s missions organization in Haiti for 20 years, according to Cornett.<\/p>\n<p>Haiti has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-military-evacuates-embassy-staff-in-haiti-as-yet-another-country-erupts-in-turmoil-under-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plagued with violence<\/a> in recent months as gangs fight for control of the country. The U.S. evacuated embassy personnel from the country in March as the Department of State warned, \u201cThe current security situation in Haiti is unpredictable and dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716730524635000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2rcSnHCHsVr0OjSFEWd-Kf\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-for-davy-and-natalies-funeral-expenses?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&#038;utm_medium=customer&#038;utm_source=copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two<\/a> GoFundMe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-for-baker-lloyd-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fundraisers<\/a> have been set up to support the families of Baker and Lloyd families, including support for funeral expenses. Missions in Haiti, Inc. confirmed the authenticity of both fundraisers, which have combined to raise nearly $100,000 as of Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Davy and Natalie Lloyd, the young missionary couple who were serving in Haiti when they were killed by Haitian gangs on Thursday, had a heart for the people of Haiti and \u201creached countless lives in so many ways,\u201d according to Missouri Republican state Rep. Ben Baker, who is Natalie\u2019s father. 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