Man sought in alleged misuse of over $US30 million intended for Christian ministry in China
Dublin, Georgia, US AP Federal prosecutors are seeking a man charged in the misuse of more than $US30 million donated by religious groups and individuals for Christian ministry in China, including an Ohio-based group receiving donations from Amish and Mennonite communities. Jason Gerald Shenk, 45, formerly of Dublin, Georgia, is charged in a recently unsealed […]
US charges Haitian gang leaders for 2021 missionary kidnapping
Miami, Florida, USReuters The United States has unsealed charges against a group of Haitian gang leaders, including three men involved in last year’s kidnapping of US missionaries, the Department of Justice said on Monday. Joseph Wilson, known as Lanmo Sanjou, and Jermaine Stephenson, aka Gaspiyay, of the 400 Mawozo gang that took responsibility for the October […]
“More difficult than ever”: US faith groups curb Haiti work due to chaos, 2021 kidnapping
PETER SMITH and DAVID CRARY, of Associated Press, report on the impact the deteriorating situation in Haiti is having on US-based Christian aid and relief groups operating there…
Ransom freed some missionary hostages in Haiti, workers say
AP An unidentified person paid a ransom that freed three missionaries kidnapped by a gang in Haiti under an agreement that was supposed to have led to the release of all 15 remaining captives early last month, workers for their Ohio-based organisation have confirmed. The person who made the payment was not affiliated with Ohio-based […]
Father of kidnapped US missionaries is grateful they’re free
Hart, Michigan, USAP The father of four Christian missionaries from Michigan who were among 12 who escaped from kidnappers in Haiti expressed gratitude Tuesday and said they’re in good shape. Two more family members were also kidnapped but were released a few weeks ago. They’re associated with Hart Dunkard Brethren Church in Hart, about 306 kilometres north-west […]
Church agency: Captive missionaries made daring escape
Berlin, OhioAP Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow, according to the agency they work for, officials said Monday. The group of 12 navigated by stars to reach safety […]
Ex-hostages doing well, have left Haiti, mission agency says
AP All the former hostages from a US-based missionary group kidnapped in Haiti have been flown out of the country after a two-month ordeal, the leader of their Ohio-based missions organisation said Friday, as he also extended an offer of forgiveness to their captors. Unidentified people depart on route to the airport from the Christian […]
Updated: All from US missionary group freed in Haiti, police say
Last updated: 3.40pm (AEDT)Port-au-Prince, HaitiAP The remaining members of a US missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago in Haiti have been freed, Haitian police and the group said Thursday. The spokesman for Haiti’s National Police, Gary Desrosiers, confirmed to The Associated Press that the hostages had been released, but did not immediately provide […]
US religious group says Haitian gang releases three hostages
Port-au-Prince, Haiti AP A religious group based in Ohio announced Monday that a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages, while another 12 remain abducted. The statement from Christian Aid Ministries said the people were released on Sunday in Haiti and are “safe and seem to be in good spirits.” The group provided […]
Breaking: Two hostages have been released in Haiti, group says
Last updated: 10.45am (AEDT)Port-au-Prince, HaitiReuters Two of the 17 American and Canadian Christian missionaries taken hostage in Haiti last month have been released, the group that arranged for their trip to the Caribbean nation said on Sunday, without giving further details. “We have learned that two of the hostages in Haiti were released,” Ohio-based Christian […]