The church in Haiti is bringing food and water to the jail for Laura Silsby.

Pastors Reports Conversions in Haitian Jail Linked to Silsby

by Michael Foust, Baptist Press

PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI - A Southern Baptist pastor from Idaho who was held in a Haiti jail for nearly three weeks has issued a plea for prayer for Laura Silsby -- the lone member of that original group of 10 still in prison -- as well as a request that concerned citizens contact their senators, the State Department and the White House and ask that they work for her release.

Paul Thompson, pastor of Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho, told Baptist Press that Silsby "has been a consistent minister to the other inmates," sharing Creole Bibles and even food and water, but made clear he believes the group was "falsely accused and arrested" January 30th in Port au Prince on charges of child kidnapping.

He told Baptist Press that since their arrest, one border guard and about 10 inmates have accepted Christ. Some of those decisions have come through Silsby's testimony.

More Creole Bibles were delivered to Silsby this week to distribute to fellow inmates, Thompson said.

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