It was an ordinary morning in July 2023 on the grounds of El Roi Haiti, a Christian-run school and medical ministry just outside Port-au-Prince.
For Alix Dorsainvil, a compassionate nurse from New Hampshire, serving the children of Haiti wasn’t just a job — it was her calling. She had fallen in love with the people, their faith, and their resilience in hardship. That morning, she smiled as she prepared to see patients, her young daughter playing nearby.
But in a moment, everything changed.
Armed men stormed the campus. There were shouts, confusion, and fear. Within minutes, Alix and her little girl were taken at gunpoint, driven away from the place they had called home and thrust into the unknown.
For nearly two weeks, Alix and her daughter were held captive somewhere amid the chaos of Haiti’s gang-controlled streets. The world outside barely knew where they were. Every moment carried uncertainty — every sound in the night carried fear.
Yet in that darkness, Alix clung to something no captor could take away — her faith.
When fear whispered that God was absent, she turned her heart to worship.
There was one song she repeated over and over — “See a Victory” by Elevation Worship.
It became her battle cry.
“You take what the enemy meant for evil,
and You turn it for good,
You turn it for good.”
She sang the lyrics softly, sometimes only in her mind, sometimes to calm her daughter as they waited and prayed. She later said,
“That song was my battle cry during the most difficult moments. God was so very present in the fire with us.”
The worship didn’t change her location — at least not immediately — but it changed the atmosphere around her.
Every time she sang, she felt courage rise again. Every prayer became a declaration that her story was not in the enemy’s hands, but in God’s.
Back home, believers across Haiti and the United States prayed fervently. Churches lifted her name before God. The team at El Roi Haiti held on to hope, declaring that God would bring victory — just as the song said.
After nearly two weeks, on August 9, 2023, word spread:
Alix and her daughter were free.
They had been released unharmed — a miracle in a nation torn by kidnappings and unrest.
Her ministry shared a message of gratitude:
“We are praising God for answered prayer.”
When Alix later spoke publicly, she didn’t focus on fear or anger. Instead, she spoke about God’s faithfulness, even in captivity. She thanked those who prayed and shared her hope for peace in Haiti. She even expressed forgiveness for her captors, urging them to seek transformation rather than violence.