Nearly two weeks after being abducted in Haiti, an American nurse and her child were freed, according to a group associated with the lady.
“We at El Roi Haiti confirm the secure release of our staff member & friend, Alix Dorsainvil, and her child that were held hostage in Port au Prince, Haiti,” the organization stated in a statement posted to its website. “Today we thank God for hearing our prayers!”
The couple’s child as well as Dorsainvil, a community health nurse who is married to the group’s founder & director, Sandro Dorsainvil, were taken last month from the group’s base of operations outside of Port-au-Prince.
According to the group, the mother and child were working in the neighborhood ministry when they were abducted. At the time, the State Department declared that it was in touch with Haitian authorities and was aware of reports of a kidnapping.
According to a statement released by the State Department on Wednesday, “We will allow people to speak for themselves if they decide that they feel ready, out of respect for their privacy. These people have undergone an extremely trying struggle, both physically and mentally, as you can understand.
The agency added, “We offer our sincere gratitude to our Haitian and U.S. interagency colleagues for their assistance in enabling their safe release.
El Roi Haiti requested privacy for the family, stating that there is still “much to process and a lot to heal from.”
We will keep releasing information on our website as necessary. Please check back frequently,” the organization added. And once more, I want to thank everyone for their prayers and support throughout this terribly trying time.
According to a Vimeo video from three years ago, Dorsainvil, a nurse from New Hampshire, was invited to give nursing to pupils at the organization’s school. According to its website, the Christian charity El Roi Haiti organizes additional missions and educates roughly 390 students.
The two were abducted on the same day that the State Department issued a travel warning for families and non-essential U.S. government employees to leave Haiti “due to kidnapping, civil unrest, crime, and poor health care infrastructure.”
The country, which has battled to recover after President Jovenel Mose’s assassination in 2021, has been devastated by two catastrophic earthquakes this century.
According to a June UN assessment, gangs have seized a sizable portion of Port au Prince’s street geography, forcing more than 165,00 Haitians to flee their country. In Port au Prince, several Haitians who are seeking refuge have set up camp close to the American embassy.