Two Americans kidnapped Egypt

Posted on July 15, 2012 • Filed under: Middle East, Tourist Kidnapped

Pastor Michel Louis was one of two people kidnapped while traveling through Egypt on Friday during a church mission trip. Pastor Louis is the founder of the Free Pentecostal Church of God in Mattapan. His son, Reverend Jean J. M. Louis tells FOX 25 that his father was on a mission trip to Israel with a group of 23 church members when their vehicle was stopped. Pastor Louis, a 39-year-old church member named Lisa Alphonse, and their tour guide were taken captive. Jean Louis tells FOX 25 his father is a diabetic. The Egyptian Bedouin who abducted Alphonse and Louis and their guide on Friday vowed he would take more hostages of different nationalities if police do not release his uncle from prison. Read Article

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