The work of U.S. and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend included helping rebuild homes following an August earthquake on the island, according to their Ohio-based organization that has aid projects all over the world. Christian Aid Ministries (CAM) said in a statement Tuesday that the 17 captives—among them, five children, one just eight months old—had been visiting an orphanage the organization supports when they were kidnapped Saturday outside the capital Port-au-Prince. CAM added the missionary’s work in Haiti included distributing Bibles and Christian literature, feeding the elderly, and getting medicine to clinics. “Their heartfelt desire is to share the love of Jesus,” CAM said. “In recent months, they were actively involved in coordinating a rebuilding project for those who lost their homes in the August 2021 earthquake.” The gang that kidnapped the group is asking for $17 million—or $1 million each—to release them, Haitian Justice Minister Liszt …