Christian kidnapped in Niger by Islamics

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The U.S. government is aware of the kidnapping of an American Christian missionary in the West African nation of Niger, U.S. official sources told Fox News.

The sources told Fox News that they suspect that the missionary has been taken north to Islamic State-controlled areas where an offshoot of ISIS operates.

This happens to native African Christians almost daily. Whole clans are wiped out. Christians are murdered in churches. No one cares because it happens in Africa. If it was anywhere else it would not be tolerated.

American missionary kidnapped in Niger by suspected Islamist militants, sources say

Suspected Islamist militants have kidnapped an American missionary in the West African nation of Niger, U.S. official sources told Fox News.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Hol]

An American missionary, tentatively identified by Christian groups as 50-year-old Kevin Rideout, was kidnapped from Niger’s capital city of Niamey by three unidentified gunmen on Tuesday.

Diplomatic sources said he was taken to the border with Mali, a region that serves as a stronghold for jihadi groups.

India’s Times Now cited local media reports that identified Rideout as a pilot who worked for an evangelical group called Serving In Mission (SIM). He has reportedly been living and performing humanitarian work in Niger since 2010. As of Thursday morning, there has been no official statement from U.S. or Nigerien officials identifying the victim.

A West African media group called Wamaps said the victim was brazenly kidnapped “just a few streets away from the presidential palace, right in the city center, in a zone which hosts international organizations.”

American Missionary Kidnapped in Niger

An American missionary was kidnapped from Niger’s capital city of Niamey by three unidentified gunmen on Tuesday.

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[Tall Timbers]

I wouldn't mind a bit, if once US intelligence figures out where the American is at, a military force is sent in to retrieve our American while creating enough death and destruction to the kidnappers to act as a dis-incentive for kidnapping Americans in the future.

 

[Ronnie]

A missionary pilot with the Christian organization SIM International (Serving in Mission) has been abducted in the West African nation of Niger. It is being reported that he was taken north to areas controlled by an offshoot of ISIS. The State Department said it is a top priority of the Trump Administration to look after the safety of every American, and they are supporting his recovery and safe return. Would you pray for his protection and that he will be released unharmed and able to come home?
Franklin Graham

 

[Ronnie]

Praying for this pilots protection.

 

[mattfivefour]

Us too. More Christians around the world need to be praying for our brothers and sisters who are being persecuted, often to the point of torture and death.