Group clings to faith as US works on Haiti kidnapping case

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. spiritual enactment whose 17 members were kidnapped successful Haiti is asking supporters to commune and stock stories with the victims' families of however their religion helped them done hard times arsenic efforts to retrieve them entered the sixth day.

Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries issued the connection a time aft a video was released showing the person of the 400 Mawozo gangs threatening to termination those abducted if his demands are not met.

The FBI is helping Haitian authorities retrieve the 16 Americans and 1 Canadian.

A section quality rights radical said their Haitian operator besides was kidnapped.

According to Scripps Cleveland presumption WEWS, the missionaries were connected their mode backmost from gathering an orphanage erstwhile they were kidnapped.

Among the radical were 16 Americans and 1 Canadian.

Scripps Detroit presumption WXYZ reported that six of the 17 radical are from Michigan, with their location basal being Hart Dunkard Brethren Church successful Oceana County connected the westbound broadside of the state.

Earlier this week, Christian Aid Ministries confirmed the adults scope successful property from 18 to 48 and that the 5 children are 8 months, 3 years, 6 years, 13 years, and 15 years.