Pastor Held Hostage in Egypt Tells Story in Somerville
Rev. Michel Louis and Lissa Alphonse, of Everett, who were held hostage in Egypt for four days, attended a celebratory service in Somerville Sunday night.
Rev. Michel Louis, the Dorchester minister who was held hostage in Egypt for four days earlier this month, was in Somerville Sunday night to tell members of Boston's Haitian church community his story. Lissa Alphonse, an Everett woman who was held hostage with Louis, also attended Sunday's celebratory ceremony, which was held at the Missionary Church of the Haitian Community (at 100 Temple Street in Winter Hill). Speaking in Creole (a few segments of which were kindly translated into English for Somerville Patch by Eli Salomon of Waltham, a member of the church community), Louis talked about his abduction by Bedouins, who kidnapped the Americans to pressure Egyptian authorities into releasing an imprisoned uncle. At one point, Louis said, …
