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The family of a Dorchester pastor is praying for his safe return from captivity in Egypt, after he and an Everett woman and their tour guide were kidnapped while traveling on a religious mission.

Michel Louis, 61, pastor of the Free Pentecostal Church of God, appears to be all right but has diabetes and may require medical attention before long, his son said.

Were all in good spirits because we know the God we serve is in control of the matter, his son, Jean Louis, the churchs youth pastor, said.

He said his father was on an annual mission to Israel with a group of clergy. Jean Louis confirmed the identity of the female captive as Lisa Alphonse of Everett.

Louis family thanked clergy from around the world for their support.

The Egyptian Bedouin who kidnapped Louis and Alphonse and their guide Friday said hell take more hostages of different nationalities if police dont release his uncle from prison.

If my uncle gets 50 years (in prison), they will stay with me for 50 years. If they release him, I will release them, Jirmy Abu-Masuh said of the captives.

But Abu-Masuh, a 32-year-old truck driver from the Tarbeen tribe in the Sinai Peninsula, said the hostages will remain safe.

He said they were treated as guests and given tea, coffee and a traditional lamb dinner reserved for special occasions in Bedouin culture.

I told them nothing will happen to you. You are my guest, he said.

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