“Where is this country going?” Gang members seized 16 Americans and one Canadian, among them five children, as they visited an orphanage.
Tag: Missionaries
‘400 Mawozo’ Gang Suspected in Kidnapping Among Haiti’s Most Dangerous
The gang, called 400 Mawozo, captured several clergy members in April, and the local authorities say it is behind Saturday’s kidnapping.
In Haiti, Aid Group Workers Are Kidnapped
Up to 17 missionaries and their family members were taken by gang members in the capital of a country where kidnappings have become increasingly common.
Cho Yong-gi, South Korean Megachurch Leader, Dies at 85
His mammoth Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul symbolized the explosive growth of the religion in the once war-torn country.
Will an Ex-Missionary Shield Brazil’s Tribes From Outsiders?
Critics fear uncontacted tribes may suffer “irreparable damage” after President Jair Bolsonaro appointed an anthropologist who is also an evangelical preacher to lead the National Indian Foundation.
Do-gooder or ‘Devil’? A Friar’s Work Divides a Venezuelan Village
Venezuela’s government opposes the Rev. Nelson Sandoval and some in his neglected Indigenous village see him as a know-it-all, but to many, he’s a lifeline.
Missionary, Businessman, Prisoner, Spy: An American’s Odyssey in North Korea
Like others arrested in North Korea, Kim Dong-chul made a public confession of spying. Unlike many others, he says in a new memoir, he was telling the truth.
In Center of Catholicism, New Mormon Temple Invites Curious Romans for a Look
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is opening an enormous temple in Rome, and intrigued Italians are taking the opportunity to glimpse inside.
American’s Death Revives Evangelical Debate Over Extreme Missionary Work
Some evangelicals say John Allen Chau’s push to contact an isolated island tribe in the Indian Ocean was reckless.
Missionary’s Killing Reignites Debate About Isolated Tribes: Contact, Support or Stay Away?
There are dozens of communities that continue to live completely off the grid, mostly in the Amazon, where drug traffickers, miners and ranchers threaten them.