Concern is growing over the whereabouts of Kevin Rideout, an American missionary abducted on October 21 in the West African state of Niger. The seizure of this 48-year-old pilot, who works for the U.S.-based organization Serving in Mission, has highlighted the ongoing plight of the people he serves—the region’s Christians, who face increasing violence at the hands of predatory jihadists.
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