U.S. missionaries kidnapped in Haiti send WhatsApp message: "Please pray for us"

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Monday, October 18, 2021 06:41:59 PM UTC

The group of 17 missionaries that was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti is affiliated with Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries, which helps pay for school tuition, uniforms, textbooks and meals for Haitians.

CBS News obtained a WhatsApp message from a person who claimed to have been in contact with the abducted group. The message read in part, "please pray for us we're being harrassed/kidnapped … they have control of our vehicle."

In a statement, the ministry said, "We request urgent prayer for the group of Christian Aid Ministries workers who were abducted while on a trip to visit an orphanage."

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