West Michigan missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

West Michigan missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

We're learning that among the 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti several of them are from West Michigan.

11pm sot openTHANKS FOR JOINING US I’M RYANCUMMINGS.FIRST TONIGHT:WE’RE LEARNING THAT AMONG THE 17MISSIONAIRES KIDNAPPED IN HAITI6 OF THEM ARE FROM WESTMICHIGAN.OUR JULIE DUNMIRE HAS THELATEST FROM OCEANA CNTY:OUITS HERE AT THIS RURAL CHURCH INHART IN OCEANA COUNTY WHERE SOMEOF THOSE KIDNAPPED IN HAITI LLCATHEIR PLACE OF WORSHIPWHAT I’M TOLD..

IS SOME OFTHOSE KINAPPED IN HAITI ATTENDDUNKHARD BRETHRECHN UR.CHIM TOLD MEMBERS OF THE CHURCHKNEW THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERSWERE KIDNAPPED ON SATURDAYAS THEY WERE TRAVELING FROM ANORPHANAGE IN PORT-AU-PRINCE.AND THE MISSION TRIP WAS NOTSPONSORED BY T CHEHURCH INOCEANA COUNTYBUT RATHER, THE GROUP WAS WITHTHE OHIO-BASED MISSIONARY GROUPCHRISITAN AID MINISTRIES.I SPOKE WITH PEOPLE ATCHRISITIAN AID MINISTRIEANSTHEY TELL ME THEY ARE NOTCOMMENTING OR PROVIDING MOREDETAILS AT THIS TIMEBUT AREASKING FOR CONTINUED PRAYERS.REPRESENTATIVE BILL HUIZENGA DIDGIVE US A STEMATENT, SAYING HEIS WORKING WITH THE STATEDEPARTMENT AND THE BIDENADMINISTRATION TO BRING THESSIOMINARIES HOME SAFELY ADDINGTHE INFORMATION BEING RELEASEDWILL BE LIMITED, BECAUSE OETHFDANGER OF THIS SITUAONTIMEANWHILE, OTHER OFFICIAILSSAY THERE ARE TEAMS THERE *INTHE COUNTRY WORKING ON THESITUATIONPRICsaE ys: "The StateDepartment has, is part of asmall team that is now on theground that has been dispatchedto Haiti to work closely withHaitian authorit"s.HAITI IS STILL REELING FROM THEASSASSINATION OF ITS PRESIDENTAND THE DIRE ECONOMICCIRCUMSTANCES THEREWHICH EXPERTS SAY MAY BE*FUELING THE KIDNAPPING CRSIS INTHE COUNTRYWITH CIINDENTS UP THERE*3-HUNRED PERCENT THERE INRECENT MONS.THTONIGH TT-HE COUNTRY IS LISTEDUNDER A LEVEL 4 "DO NOT TRELADVISORY" BY THE STATEDEPARTMENT.IN HART, JULIE DUNMIRE FOX 17NEWSOFFICIALS SAY THE FBI ISASSISTING THEIN SERACH ANDTHAT SO FAR, IT’S UNCLEAR HOWMUCH RANSOM MONEY IS BEING ASKED