to on a military front or police front. we keep them in our prayers, and the u.s. government will do everything we can to get them back. reporter: haiti s state of profound unrest was set off by the assassination of their president and an earthquake that killed thousands. no word at this point if official contact has been made with the missionaries or their abductors n. washington, alexandria hoff, fox news. arthel: going to bring in joel reuben, former deputy assistant secretary of state under president obama and executive director of the add vote cat city advocate9 city group american jewish congress. last year there were 234 reported keyed nappings, so far this year 328. in general, what s your take on this? arthel, first and foremost, my heart goes out to the families of those who were kidnapped and people who do mission work are doing the lord s work. so hopefully, these individuals will be returned home soon.