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Recently, an Irish missionary and eight others — including a three-year-old child — were kidnapped from an orphanage compound. As believers around the world pray for their release from captivity, here are a few testimonies to encourage your prayers.
The wave of systematic kidnappings in Haiti reveals an ongoing power struggle for gang domination.
Kate Michel from 4VEH, a ministry partner of Trans World Radio, says, “It’s a power struggle to gain control of neighborhoods, to gain control of influencing people. And unfortunately, it’s the Haitian people who are paying the price.”
Yet, there is hope!
Kate Michel shares a moving testimony. A pastor from Cap-Haitien was kidnapped by a gang a few years ago.
“The kidnappers had forced him to put on headphones and blasted the radio into them, assuming it would distract and disturb him. But the radio was tuned to our radio station, 4VEH,” she says.
It was the same station he listened to every day, so the kidnappers unknowingly filled his captivity with encouragement and comfort! After his release, he shared the story with the 4VEH audience.
Another testimony tells of a gang member, trained mercenary, who was stopped from committing murder by a dream from God. Michel recounts, “This guy was on a mission to kill someone, but God stopped him. He ended up at 4VEH and gave his life to the Lord.”
“The gangs may be beyond the reach of the rule of law, but they are not beyond the reach of the Gospel!” Michel says.
These stories show that God is still working in Haiti — and that your prayers matter.
“We believe that in this time of real suffering, God is going to work through it, strengthen people, and bring a harvest,” she adds.
The way the Haitian church is responding is by going to the Lord in prayer. “It’s something that we see Haitians doing anyway — desperately praying for daily survival, protection, and blessing from the Lord, given the spiritual context they’re in as well,” says Michel. When there’s an attack on believers, it draws people to prayer and worship.
4VEH is asking people to pray for those recently kidnapped from the orphanage near Port-au-Prince — and for the salvation of gang members. Visit 4VEH to read more of their testimonies!
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This story originally appeared at Mission Network News and is republished here with permission.