{"id":897873,"date":"2021-10-19T12:14:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T16:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=897873"},"modified":"2021-10-19T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T16:14:35","slug":"haitian-gang-demands-17-million-for-release-of-kidnapped-american-canadian-missionaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-gang-demands-17-million-for-release-of-kidnapped-american-canadian-missionaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Haitian Gang Demands $17 Million For Release Of Kidnapped American, Canadian Missionaries"},"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\">24<\/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-demands-17-million-for-release-of-kidnapped-american-canadian-missionaries%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=897873&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=\"p1\">A Haitian gang that has kidnapped 16 American missionaries and one Canadian missionary is now demanding $17 million in ransom \u2014 $1 million per person \u2014 according to officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/fbi-will-help-investigate-kidnapping-of-missionaries-in-haiti-11634593701\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, \u201cJustice Minister Liszt Quitel said the FBI and Haitian police are in contact with the kidnappers and seeking the release of the missionaries, abducted last weekend just outside the capital Port-au-Prince by a gang called 400 Mawozo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAmong the missionaries are five children, Mr. Quitel said, one an 8-month baby and the others 3, 6, 14 and 15 years old,\u201d WSJ reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe are trying to get them released without paying any ransom,\u201d said Quitel. \u201cThis is the first course of action. Let\u2019s be honest: When we give them that money, that money is going to be used for more guns and more munitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that President Biden has been briefed on the situation. She added, \u201cThe FBI is part of a coordinated U.S. government effort to get the U.S. citizens involved to safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe former field director, Dan Hooley, said Sunday morning that all of the adults were staff members for the group [Christian Aid Ministries], which has fewer than 30 people in the country,\u201d The New York Times previously reported.&nbsp;\u201cLocal authorities said the group that was kidnapped included 16 Americans and one Canadian. Mr. Dooley said a 2-year-old and another young child were among them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/up-to-16-u-s-christian-missionaries-and-their-families-including-children-kidnapped-in-haiti-reports\">reported<\/a> by The Daily Wire, \u201cLaw enforcement officials said that the gang, known as \u2018400 Mawozo,\u2019 controls the area where the missionaries were kidnapped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe Ohio-based group was kidnapped as they were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/10\/17\/americas\/haiti-american-missionary-kidnap-intl-hnk\/index.html\">traveling<\/a>&nbsp;by vehicle on Saturday to an area north of Port-au-Prince after visiting an orphanage in Croix des Bouquets,\u201d The Daily Wire noted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Washington Post reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2021\/10\/17\/haiti-american-missionaries-kidnapped\/\">obtained<\/a> a \u201cprayer alert\u201d from Christian Aid Ministries that said the \u201cmen, women and children\u201d with the group had been abducted by an armed gang.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe mission field director and the American embassy are working to see what can be done,\u201d the prayer alert said, later adding, \u201cPray that the gang members will come to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Quitel reportedly said that the members of the group are being kept in a safe house outside Croix-des-Bouquets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The gang struck earlier this year, as well, kidnapping a group of nuns and Catholic priests in April. \u201cThe five priests, two nuns and three of their relatives were released at the end of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Haitian gang that has kidnapped 16 American missionaries and one Canadian missionary is now demanding $17 million in ransom \u2014 $1 million per person \u2014 according to officials.According to The Wall Street Journal, \u201cJustice Minister Liszt Quitel said the FBI and Haitian police are in contact with the kidnappers and seeking the release of the missionaries, abducted last weekend just outside the capital Port-au-Prince by a gang called 400 Mawozo.\u201d\u201cAmong the missionaries are five children, Mr. Quitel said, one an 8-month baby and the others 3, 6, 14 and 15 years old,\u201d WSJ reported.\u201cWe are trying to get them released without paying any ransom,\u201d said Quitel. \u201cThis is the first course of action. Let\u2019s be honest: When we give them that money, that money is going to be used for more guns and more munitions.\u201dOn Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that President Biden has been briefed on the situation. She added, \u201cThe FBI is part of a coordinated U.S. government effort to get the U.S. citizens involved to safety.\u201d\u201cThe former field director, Dan Hooley, said Sunday morning that all of the adults were staff members for the group [Christian Aid Ministries], which has fewer than 30 people in the country,\u201d The New York Times previously reported.\u00a0\u201cLocal authorities said the group that was kidnapped included 16 Americans and one Canadian. Mr. Dooley said a 2-year-old and another young child were among them.\u201dAs reported by The Daily Wire, \u201cLaw enforcement officials said that the gang, known as \u2018400 Mawozo,\u2019 controls the area where the missionaries were kidnapped.\u201d\u201cThe Ohio-based group was kidnapped as they were\u00a0traveling\u00a0by vehicle on Saturday to an area north of Port-au-Prince after visiting an orphanage in Croix des Bouquets,\u201d The Daily Wire noted.\u00a0The Washington Post reportedly obtained a \u201cprayer alert\u201d from Christian Aid Ministries that said the \u201cmen, women and children\u201d with the group had been abducted by an armed gang.\u201cThe mission field director and the American embassy are working to see what can be done,\u201d the prayer alert said, later adding, \u201cPray that the gang members will come to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.\u201dQuitel reportedly said that the members of the group are being kept in a safe house outside Croix-des-Bouquets.The gang struck earlier this year, as well, kidnapping a group of nuns and Catholic priests in April. \u201cThe five priests, two nuns and three of their relatives were released at the end of the month. Ransom was paid for just two of the priests, Mr. Quitel said,\u201d The Journal reported.\u00a0On Monday, Christian Aid Ministries released a statement about the kidnapping:\u00a0We are entering the third day since seventeen of our workers were kidnapped by a gang in Haiti. The media has carried this situation across the globe. Civil authorities in Haiti and the United States are aware of what has happened and are offering assistance. We continue to monitor the situation closely and are in earnest prayer.We greatly appreciate the prayers of believers around the world, including our many Amish and Mennonite supporters. The Bible says, \u201cThe effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much\u201d (James 5:16).\u00a0Join us in prayer that God\u2019s grace would sustain the men, women, and children who are being held hostage. In a world where violence and force are seen as the solution to problems, we believe in God\u2019s call to Christians to \u201c\u2026not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good\u201d (Romans 12:21). Pray that those being held hostage could find strength to demonstrate God\u2019s love. The kidnappers, like all people, are created in the image of God and can be changed if they turn to Him. While we desire the safe release of our workers, we also desire that the kidnappers be transformed by the love of Jesus, the only true source of peace, joy, and forgiveness.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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