American Missionary Held Captive by ISIS Affiliate in Africa Reunited with Wife

Trump Hosts American Missionary Pilot Freed From Captivity in Niger at White House

President Donald Trump welcomed American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout to the White House on Aug. 21 following his release this month after being kidnapped in Niger last year. Rideout, a pilot with Christian missionary organization Serving In Mission, or SIM International, was abducted by three unknown men outside his home in Niger’s capital, Niamey, on Oct. 21, 2025. He was released and transferred to U.S. custody on Aug. 14 and returned safe…

Trump Meets With Freed Christian Missionary In Oval Office

President Donald Trump said Saturday that American missionary Kevin Rideout has returned home after being held hostage by ISIS militants for 10 months, highlighting the administration’s efforts to secure the release of Americans held abroad. Trump said he welcomed Rideout, along with his wife, father and children, to the White House, where they visited the Oval Office and met members of the administration’s hostage recovery team. In announcing R…

Trump shares update: Christian missionary Kevin Rideout reunited with wife after release from Niger captors

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American missionary held captive by ISIS affiliate in Africa reunited with wife

Kevin Rideout was abducted outside his home in Niger in October 2025 and released into U.S. custody this week after more than nine months in captivity.

Trump shares update that Christian missionary has been reunited with wife after release from Niger

The update was from Deputy Assistant to the President Sebastian Gorka, who shared photos from the reunion. Rideout was kidnapped in Niger in October of 2025.