Michigan family freed from Haiti gang looking forward to Christmas
The Noecker family members have returned to the United States and are in good health, according to a statement by the west Michigan family's father.
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The Noecker family members have returned to the United States and are in good health, according to a statement by the west Michigan family's father.
HART, Mich. (AP) — The father of four Christian missionaries from Michigan who were among 12 who escaped from kidnappers in Haiti expressed gratitude Tuesday and said they're in good shape.
The family is part of a group of 17 missionaries who were kidnapped on their way to an orphanage in Port-au-Prince by the 400 Mawozo gang in October.
The remaining 12 members of a group of 17 Ohio-based missionaries kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti in October were released on Thursday, according to the country's justice minister.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The remaining members of a U.S. missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago in Haiti have been freed, Haitian police and the church group said Thursday.