Missionaries Davy and Natalie Lloyd killed in Haiti

A Missouri state lawmaker announced early Friday that his daughter and son-in-law, both missionaries in Haiti, were reportedly killed in gang violence in the country.

“My heart is shattered into a thousand pieces. I have never felt such pain,” Missouri Rep. Ben Baker posted on Facebook.

“Most of you know that my daughter and son-in-law, Davy and Natalie Lloyd, are full-time missionaries in Haiti. They were attacked by gangs tonight and both killed. They went to heaven together. Please pray for my family, we desperately need strength. And please pray for the Lloyd family too. I am at a loss for words right now.”

Baker, a Republican, represents Newton County (District 160) in the southwestern part of the state.

Natalie and Davy Lloyd were members of the nonprofit organization Missions in Haiti Inc., which reported the incident and confirmed their deaths.

“Davy and Natalie and (one other person) were shot by the gang around 9pm tonight,” the nonprofit posted on social media early Friday. “We are all devastated.”

Mission group has ties to Oklahoma

Missions in Haiti Inc. is based in Claremore, Oklahoma, according to its social media platforms. According to the organization’s website, it was founded by David and Alicia Lloyd, parents of Davy Lloyd.

In the hours before the couple’s deaths, the organization issued an urgent appeal for prayers in a Facebook post outlining some details of the gang attack on the three missionaries. The organization’s subsequent post about the killings, shared by Baker, was also posted on David and Alicia Lloyd’s Facebook page.

According to the Missions in Haiti website, David and Alicia Lloyd founded the nonprofit organization to help the people of Haiti who need help most: their children.

“Although the entire country is mired in poverty, children suffer the most,” the couple said on the organization’s website. “Thousands are malnourished, uneducated and headed toward a hopeless life without Christ.”

They celebrated the wedding of their son Davy to Natalie Baker with an advertisement on the Haiti missions website and information that the couple planned to join missionary work in Haiti.

Other mission groups in Haiti, such as Second Mile Haiti, released heartfelt messages Friday about the Lloyd family’s efforts in Haiti and the impact they have had on the lives of Haitians.

“For the past year, the Lloyds have lived and worked in Haiti, dedicating themselves to the mission of Davy’s parents’ organization, Missions in Haiti, Inc. Davy’s parents, David and Alicia Lloyd, have been integral members of the Haitian community since 1998,” the group said.

“Through their nonprofit organization, they have created many valuable resources in the neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince – including a school, a church, children’s programs and a bakery – bringing jobs and resources to their respective communities. They have made a profound difference while not giving up hope for better days for Haiti. Thank you, Davy, Natalie and (unidentified person). Our condolences go out to their families, loved ones and the missionary community in Haiti.”

Captured, tied up and beaten

Late Thursday night, Missions in Haiti Inc. reported that the couple and at least one other person were ambushed by a gang of men in three trucks as they left a church.

“Davy was brought to the house, tied up and beaten,” the organization wrote. “Then the gang took our trucks, loaded everything they wanted, and left.”

The post continues: At some point, the couple and another person were in a house trying to call for help.

“They have barricaded themselves there, the gangs have shot out all the windows of the house and are continuing to shoot,” the post says.

Who is Ben Baker?

According to his legislative website, Baker is a pastor, missionary, former professor and former dean of students at Ozark Bible Institute in Neosho.

Originally from Indianapolis, he previously served as a member of the Neosho City Council and mayor of Neosho, about 20 miles southeast of Joplin, Missouri.

He is married and the couple has four daughters, including Natalie Lloyd.

Missouri Governor Mike Parson sent his condolences to the family on social media and said they were in his prayers.

“Natalie and Davy were two young people who shared peace, comfort and God’s word,” Parson posted on X. “In the face of this unimaginable, senseless tragedy, we remember the good they gave to the world.”

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