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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.

"It is a top priority for the Trump Administration to look after the safety of every American, and we are seeing efforts from acro

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