Canadian Among Kidnapped Missionaries in Haiti, Organization Confirms

Canadian Among Kidnapped Missionaries in Haiti, Organization Confirms
A sign marks the entrance of the home office of Christian Aid Ministries in Millersburg, Ohio, on Oct. 17, 2021. Reuters/Aaron Josefczyk
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PORT-AU-PRINCE—A missionary group including 16 Americans and one Canadian were kidnapped in Haiti on Saturday while on a trip to an orphanage, the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries group said on Sunday.

“We request urgent prayer for the group of Christian Aid Ministries workers who were abducted while on a trip to visit an orphanage on Saturday, October 16,” it said in a statement, saying seven women, five men and five children were taken.