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Prayers are now going up around the world for American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout after he was reportedly kidnapped from his home in the highly secure Château 1 neighborhood of Niamey, the capital of Niger in West Africa.
Rideout, a 48-year-old married father, works with Serving In Mission, also known as SIM. A report from Radio France Internationale on Wednesday stated that Rideout was reportedly kidnapped by three men near the grand Bravia Hotel, in the city center, just a few hundred meters from the presidential palace.
U.S. State Department officials in Niamey confirmed on Wednesday that they were working to secure Rideout's release.
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			Rideout, a 48-year-old married father, works with Serving In Mission, also known as SIM. A report from Radio France Internationale on Wednesday stated that Rideout was reportedly kidnapped by three men near the grand Bravia Hotel, in the city center, just a few hundred meters from the presidential palace.
U.S. State Department officials in Niamey confirmed on Wednesday that they were working to secure Rideout's release.
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				Christians urged to pray as American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout is abducted in Niger
Prayers are now going up around the world for American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout after he was reportedly kidnapped from his home in the highly secure Ch teau 1 neighborhood of Niamey, the
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