New Hampshire nurse and her child kidnapped in Haiti

A girl walks through a ravine filled with garbage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 13.

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A New Hampshire nurse and her child were kidnapped in Haiti late last week, according to the humanitarian organization El Roi Haiti.

Alix Dorsainvil works as a community health nurse for El Roi Haiti and is also married to the group’s founder and director, Sandro Dorsainvil, who grew up in Port-au-Prince.

In a statement posted to its website on Saturday, El Roi Haiti said Alix and the couple’s child were taken Thursday morning from the organization’s campus near Port-au-Prince.

“Alix is a deeply compassionate and loving person who considers Haiti her home and the Haitian people her friends and family,” the group said. “Alix has worked tirelessly as our school and community nurse to bring relief to those who are suffering as she loves and serves the people of Haiti in the name of Jesus.”

El Roi Haiti is a Christian organization that operates a K-12 school for Haitian children and offers a variety of other programs, including adult education, vocational instruction and discipleship training.

Alix Dorsainvil is originally from New Hampshire, but had been living in Haiti and operating a children’s clinic for El Roi Haiti, according to a promotional video on the organization’s website.

“Haitians are such a resilient people. They’re full of joy and life and love,” she said in the video. “I’m so blessed to be able to know so many amazing Haitians.”

El Roi Haiti said it was working with its “partners and trusted relationships” to get Alix and her child returned safely, and said it was “grateful for the outpouring of prayers, care, and support for our colleague.”

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