The source cautioned that the investigation is on and more information will be available on Sunday morning.
Missionaries were traveling by vehicle to Titanian, north of the capital Port-au-Prince, on Saturday after visiting an orphanage in the Croix des Bouquets area. He was kidnapped on the way between the two places.
CNN has contacted the Haitian Ministry of Justice and the National Police but has yet to comment.
According to a Washington Post report, an Ohio-based Christian aid group called Christian Aid Ministries has confirmed that the abducted missionaries and family members in Haiti are affiliated with it. The report cited a minute-long “prayer warning” from the organization and a person familiar with the kidnapping.
A “prayer alert” obtained by the paper stated that “men, women and children” associated with the group were being held by an armed gang.
According to the report, minute-long recordings confirm that the abducted people included employees of the organization as well as family members, who were returning from a visit to an orphanage in Haiti.
“The mission field director and the US Embassy are working to see what can be done,” said the voice on the recording, The Washington Post reported. “Pray that the gang members will come to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.”
CNN has reached out directly to Christian Aid Ministries via email and the number listed on their website, but has yet to hear back.
A US State Department spokesman said late Saturday that he was aware of the report.
“The welfare and safety of American citizens abroad is one of the State Department’s top priorities. We are aware of these reports and have nothing additional to offer at this time,” the spokesperson said.
Kidnappings have increased in Haiti throughout 2021, with the number increasing by almost 300% since July.
There have been at least 628 kidnappings since January, 29 of them foreigners, according to data released earlier this month by the Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights, a Port-au-Prince-based nonprofit.
This is a developing story.
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