A group of missionaries who escaped their kidnappers in Haiti, are being reunited with their families in America
After negotiations, two of the hostages were freed in November, and three more earlier this month. It's not known whether a ransom was paid.
The group's work had included delivering medicines to malnourished children, and rebuilding homes after the earthquake in August.Haitians who had benefitted were amongst those who went on to the streets to protest and demand the release of the 16 Americans and one Canadian. The country has one of the highest rates of kidnapping in the world as rival gangs try to capitalise on the lawlessness following the assassination of president Jovenel Moise in July.One of the missionaries, Matt Miller, who was released last month, told NBC News they forgave their abductors.
He said:"We pleaded with them to realise the harm they're doing to their own country, the harm they're doing to their fellow Haitian people and we we pleaded with them to find a better way and we told them we do not hate them we wish and we longed for them to find something better." The gang had provided the missionaries with food, clean drinking water and baby formula. Christian Aid Ministries said that although their staff had been threatened, they were all in good health and not physically hurt.
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