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The remaining members of a U.S. missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago in Haiti have been freed, Haitian police and the church group said Thursday.

Christian Aid Ministries in Ohio announced Monday that a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages, while another 12 remain abducted.

There is evidence that at least some of the 17 missionaries in Haiti, who were kidnapped along with a driver, are still alive, according to a senior official in the Biden Administration.

More than 100 people gathered Sunday in a small Michigan town to pray for the safe release of a local family among 17 missionaries kidnapped by a gang in Haiti more than a week ago.

As work to recover 17 missionaries enters its sixth day, Christian Aid Ministries asked supporters on Friday to pray and share stories with the victims' families of how their faith helped them through difficult times.

Efforts to win the return of 17 U.S. based missionaries and a local driver stretched into a fourth day Wednesday. The group was kidnapped in Haiti, and a violent gang is demanding $1 million ransom per person.

The escalating violence, including the weekend kidnapping of 17 Christian missionaries, threatens to end David Vanderpool’s work in Haiti as the cofounder of LiveBeyond, a Christian medical and humanitarian group that has worked in Haiti since 2013.

A notorious Haitian gang known for brazen kidnappings and killings has been accused of abducting 17 missionaries from a U.S.-based organization. Five children were believed to be among those kidnapped, including a 2-year-old.