At least four Adventist Christians were kidnapped last night while offering a live service on Facebook in the town of Carrefour, south of Port-au-Prince.
“At around 9 am (local time), three heavily armed men broke into the room, aimed their weapons and kidnapped the 4 people. The kidnappers traveled in two cars,” Figaro Gréger, president of the Gospel Kreyol Ministry.
The victims are Pastor Estimé Audalus and the faithful Welmyr Jean Pierre, Francisco Derival and Steven Jerome. “The name of Jesus is so sweet!” They sang when they were kidnapped.
Gréger complained about the “unfortunate” incident and called on the kidnappers to release the four Adventist Christians. He stated that those who committed the plagiarism have not yet communicated to demand a ransom.
“Prayer is our weapon. If God allows it, He knows why and (has) the ability to deliver them,” Greger told the RTVC radio station in the capital.
“It is very unfortunate for the country, it is very unfortunate that this is the situation we live in,” added the religious in charge of the Gospel Kreyol Ministry, which leads a well-known choir in Haiti focused on virtual evangelism. .
The video of the kidnapping, which has been widely circulated on social media, has sparked outrage among desperate Haitians.
The film shows the terrified religious trying to hide while a man with a long gun places them on the broadcast stage and forces them to leave with him.
In Haiti, dozens of people have been abducted from their homes, offices and on the streets, this time inside during a service broadcast live on social media.
Haitian President Jovenel Moise recently asked the country’s political actors to negotiate a coexistence agreement to deal with growing insecurity and the increase in street protests demanding his exit from power.
Groups of armed gangs have gained territorial control in various parts of the Haitian capital and to a lesser extent in other cities in the country.
Kidnappings are the order of the day in America’s most depressed country as Moise fights a pulse with the opposition demanding his departure from power while ensuring that his term ends on February 7, 2022.