A young American couple doing missionary work in Haiti died Thursday night after being attacked by gangs, family members said.
Ben Baker, a Missouri state representative, confirmed the deaths of his daughter, Natalie Lloyd, and his son-in-law, Davy Lloyd, in a post on social media.
“My heart is broken in a thousand pieces. I’ve never felt this kind of pain,” he wrote.
“They went to Heaven together,” he added. “Please pray for my family we desperately need strength. And please pray for the Lloyd family as well. I have no other words for now.”
Travis McCrate, Davy Lloyd’s uncle, told KRMG that his family has spent more than 30 years doing missionary work in Haiti and that they ran an orphanage. He said he believes the building was burned down after Thursday’s violence.
“At some point something happened that turned it deadly and turned it violent,” McCrate told KRMG. “In a situation like this there’s no …