/tags/christian-aid-ministries Christian Aid Ministries en-US Copyright Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:39:49 GMT /2023-08-04/ohio-amish-and-mennonite-charity-among-groups-allegedly-scammed-out-of-33-million The U.S. Department of Justice is searching for Jason Gerald Shenk, a former Georgia resident who allegedly took $33 million from two religious charities and individual donors from 2010 to 2019. Shenk told the groups he was donating Bibles to China. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:39:49 GMT /2023-08-04/ohio-amish-and-mennonite-charity-among-groups-allegedly-scammed-out-of-33-million Anna Huntsman /news/2022-05-11/haitian-gang-leader-charged-in-kidnapping-of-ohio-missionaries Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang with conspiracy to commit hostage-taking for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 Americans last year. Wed, 11 May 2022 14:03:17 GMT /news/2022-05-11/haitian-gang-leader-charged-in-kidnapping-of-ohio-missionaries The Associated Press /news/2022-01-06/ransom-freed-some-missionary-hostages-in-haiti-workers-say Workers for an Ohio-based missionary organization say an unidentified person made a ransom payment that freed three of their kidnapped colleagues from a Haitian gang in early December. Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:01:33 GMT /news/2022-01-06/ransom-freed-some-missionary-hostages-in-haiti-workers-say The Associated Press /news/2021-12-20/kidnapped-missionaries-escaped-from-haitian-gang-ohio-missionary-group-says Christian Aid Ministries is sharing details on how the 12 remaining missionaries from the Ohio-based organization held hostage in Haiti gained their freedom. Mon, 20 Dec 2021 20:13:41 GMT /news/2021-12-20/kidnapped-missionaries-escaped-from-haitian-gang-ohio-missionary-group-says Abigail Bottar, WKSU, The Associated Press /news/2021-12-16/all-from-us-missionary-group-freed-in-haiti-police-say A Haitian police spokesman said that a kidnapping gang has released all remaining hostages from an Ohio-based missionary group. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:15:08 GMT /news/2021-12-16/all-from-us-missionary-group-freed-in-haiti-police-say The Associated Press /news/2021-12-06/ohio-missionary-group-says-3-more-abductees-freed-in-haiti A Millersburg-based church organization said three additional abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti. In November, the religious organization announced that the gang had released the first two hostages. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:33:24 GMT /news/2021-12-06/ohio-missionary-group-says-3-more-abductees-freed-in-haiti The Associated Press, Matthew Rand /news/2021-11-21/ohio-missionary-group-says-2-abductees-freed-in-haiti A Millersburg-based church organization says two of 17 abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti. Sun, 21 Nov 2021 22:07:33 GMT /news/2021-11-21/ohio-missionary-group-says-2-abductees-freed-in-haiti Associated Press /news/2021-10-21/haiti-gang-leader-threatens-to-kill-kidnapped-missionaries The leader of the 400 Mawozo gang that Haitian police say kidnapped 17 members of a missionary group is seen in a new video saying he will kill them if he doesn鈥檛 get what he is demanding. Thu, 21 Oct 2021 20:55:31 GMT /news/2021-10-21/haiti-gang-leader-threatens-to-kill-kidnapped-missionaries Associated Press /news/2021-10-20/abductions-have-increased-in-haiti-but-religious-aid-groups-are-still-going-there A gang is demanding millions of dollars in ransom for 17 kidnapped missionaries. Faith-based humanitarian groups say their work demands balancing risk with the need to serve the most vulnerable. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:10:52 GMT /news/2021-10-20/abductions-have-increased-in-haiti-but-religious-aid-groups-are-still-going-there Laurel Wamsley /2021-10-19/what-we-know-about-the-17-missionaries-kidnapped-in-haiti-by-a-notorious-gang Sixteen members of Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries are U.S. citizens, including 5 children. The 400 Mawazo gang that took the group specializes in mass kidnappings and seeks a $17 million ransom. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:44:22 GMT /2021-10-19/what-we-know-about-the-17-missionaries-kidnapped-in-haiti-by-a-notorious-gang Deepa Shivaram