Church agency: Captive missionaries in Haiti made daring escape
Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom in December 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 on December 20.
The group of 12 navigated by stars to reach safety after a two-month kidnapping ordeal, officials with the Christian Aid Ministries, the Ohio-based agency that the captive missionaries work for, said at a press conference.
A total of 17 people from the missionary group—12 adults and five minors—were abducted on October 16, shortly after visiting an orphanage in Ganthier. The group included 16 Americans and one Canadian.
