CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — A Conroe man and his household are lastly coming residence after being rescued from the rise of gang violence in Haiti.
Zach Ennis and his spouse, Mica Ennis, have lastly gotten a solution to their prayers.
“For me, personally, I used to be similar to, in awe, ‘What is definitely occurring? That is really actual,'” Zach mentioned.
They have been attempting to flee Haiti for 3 years.
In 2021, Zach went there to work as a Christian missionary. That is when he met Mica, and the 2 received married in 2022.
As time went on, a visit to assist communities in want took a harmful flip.
“There are gangs on either side of our metropolis that threaten on a regular basis to take over our metropolis. They did mass slaughtering on either side,” Zach mentioned.
To make issues worse, Mica and her baby Niah wanted medical assist as a result of well being problems. After a number of makes an attempt, Zach says they could not go away Haiti as a result of they’d bother getting a Visa for Mica and a passport for Niah in what was already a difficult time.
“Gangs have shot a few of the flights coming in into Port Au Prince, making them unable to land. Since then, all flights have been grounded and haven’t been in a position to enter or go away,” Zach mentioned.
The couple began to lose hope till late final 12 months, when Zach’s mom in Conroe got here throughout Challenge Dynamo, a non-profit led by veterans that rescues Individuals at risk world wide.
“Early Monday morning, we departed Miami and landed in Haiti, and we took a personal helicopter to Saint-Marc, which was the place the household was, and we extracted them,” Mario Duarte, President and CEO of Challenge Dynamo, mentioned.
Regardless of going by obstacles, the couple mentioned they by no means misplaced their religion.
“Within the midst of all of this, I can see God’s hand in all the issues which were occurring,” Mica mentioned.
Whereas their prayers have been answered, they’re nonetheless praying for a rustic meaning a lot to them.
“I’ve my household, I’ve a variety of good pals, (and) the crew that we’re abandoning. We miss them a lot. They’re a part of our household,” Mica mentioned.
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