Two pastors detained, a student dead: Haitians in Ohio turn to faith amid fear of ICE

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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — Only days after two Haitian pastors were detained by federal immigration agents in Springfield, Ohio, the wife of one of the pastors, Denise Adrien Gedeon, arrived at a Friday (Aug. 28) evening vigil in support of Haitians in the embattled city.

Asked to speak, she took the microphone at Champion City Church. Her voice trembling, eyes closed and hand raised, she began to sing: “We give you all the glory. We worship you our Lord, you are worthy to be praised.”…

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