There are two sides to a story and some would argue three.  In the court of public opinion, many have already found the suspected child kidnapping missionaries imprisoned in Haiti guilty of all charges.  With gross allegations of this magnitude, the accused are fortunate to have received support which came byway of the faith community.  Southern Baptist leaders sent a letter to President Obama pressuring him to play an active role in securing the release of the 10 jailed missionaries reports the Washington Post:

“The continued detainment and possible conviction of these Baptist mission volunteers will distract the world’s attention and undermine the relief efforts so desperately needed by the Haitian people,” Morris Chapman, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, SBC president Johnny Hunt and former SBC president Frank Page wrote in the letter.

Chapman added that “The Haitian government and the international community immediately interpreted their actions in the worst light possible, alleging that they were trafficking in children.” He went on to say ”As the story has unfolded, it has become more and more apparent that these 10 individuals were driven by the true selflessness of altruism. Moved with compassion, they acted.”

While the details of the missionary groups actions are validated or disputed, they remain in jail with three more hearing days ahead beginning today.

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