U.S. captives in Haiti were helping rebuild quake-damaged homes

An entrance to the Christian Aid Ministries compound is seen after the abduction of a U.S.-based group of missionaries fueled international concerns over gang violence, in Titanyen, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

(Reuters) - The work of U.S. and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend included helping rebuild homes following an August earthquake on the island, according to their Ohio-based organization that has aid projects all over the world.

Christian Aid Ministries (CAM) said in a statement Tuesday that the 17 captives - among them five children, one just eight months old - had been visiting an orphanage the organization supports when they were kidnapped Saturday outside the capital Port-au-Prince.