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The last 12 Christian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti and held in captivity for two months found their freedom by escaping, according to their charity group, Christian Aid Ministries, and several other sources. One of the kidnapped missionaries described their plans to make their escape sometime between 1 a. 15, when members of the gang holding them changed shifts. Sam Stoltzfus, who works with Christian Aid Ministries and was one of the group of 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti on Oct. They packed water, moved their mattresses and found a way to open the door.
You can ask but we can’t say. However, after many days of waiting, and no action on the part of the kidnappers, God worked in a miraculous way to enable the hostages to escape. FBI to Haiti the day after the kidnapping, have declined to provide any details on the circumstances surrounding the hostages’ freedom, and whether ransom amounts were paid. Haitian officials, which were in charge of the matter, are also remaining silent. While Haitian gangs are known for releasing hostages on humanitarian grounds, usually kidnappings are resolved through private negotiations between the captors and relatives of those being held. In cases where there is a group, gangs have been known to release some after a payment is made in order to raise additional money. It is unclear if that is the case in this instance.
A source told the Miami Herald that the first two hostages, a married couple, were freed on Nov. 20 due to the illness of the husband and no money was paid. Three more were freed on Dec. 5 and the final 12 reportedly escaped on Dec. While the hostages were introduced in a photo during Monday’s press conference, and later in a video where they sang, they were not present. During their time in captivity, the hostages were moved multiple times, the charity said. Stoltzfus described the group walking between seven and 10 miles in the dark, hiking through thorns and briers in gang territory.
The group included a married couple, a 10-month-old baby, a 3-year-old, a 14-year-old girl, a 15-year-old boy, four single men and two single women. The women wore flip flops and Crocs, and struggled at times as they followed the path of an irrigation ditch and at one point walked for two hours through a wall of cactus plants. Finally, they came upon a Haitian farmer and asked if he had a cellphone. He did not, but later pointed them in the direction of a house with a red door where two church musicians were practicing. At this moment, they were near Route National 3 near Morne à Cabrit, at the edge of the gang’s territory. Stoltzfus said the escape had been in the planning for a while and the hostages had managed to loosen the door to make it easier. He described moving couches and having a worship service shortly before making their escape.