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US Missionary Freed After 9 Months Captivity in Niger

August 18, 2026 · 1 min read

Kidnappers released Kevin Rideout, an American missionary pilot held hostage for nine months in Niger, last Friday, according to his missions agency, Serving in Missions (SIM). Throughout Rideout’s captivity, Ishaku Izang, a fellow SIM missionary in Niger, gathered on Zoom every Wednesday night with at least 30 other missionaries around the world to read the Read more...

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Radu Rusu

Slavă Domnului că l-au eliberat pe Kevin Rideout. Mi-a rămas în minte cum se adunau în fiecare miercuri seara pe Zoom cel puțin 30 de misionari cu Ishaku Izang ca să citească din Scriptură. Oare ce verset i-a ajutat cel mai mult în toate lunile alea?

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