Davy and Natalie Lloyd, the young missionary couple who were serving in Haiti when they were killed by Haitian gangs on Thursday, had a heart for the people of Haiti and “reached countless lives in so many ways,” according to Missouri Republican state Rep. Ben Baker, who is Natalie’s father.

Davy, Natalie, and Jude Montis, the local director of Missions in Haiti Inc., were ambushed by a gang while they were leaving a youth church activity in northern Port-au-Prince. The three missionaries took cover in a house but the gang found them and started shooting at the house, Davy’s sister Hannah Cornett told the Associated Press. Missions in Haiti, Inc. posted on Facebook that “Davy was taken to the house tied up and beat” before a different gang showed up and appeared to exchange gunfire.

Davy, Natalie, and Jude were all fatally shot at 9:00 p.m. local time, the missions organization later posted.

“They loved Haiti and loved its people dearly and ultimately gave everything for them. Davy and Natalie reached countless lives in so many ways and we want them to be remembered for who they were, selfless and full of love and devotion to the people of Haiti,” Baker said, according to Fox News.

The Missouri state representative had posted the news of the attack on his daughter and son-in-law on Facebook early Thursday morning.

“My heart is broken in a thousand pieces. I’ve never felt this kind of pain,” he wrote. “Most of you know my daughter and son-in-law Davy and Natalie Lloyd are full time missionaries in Haiti. They were attacked by gangs this evening and were both killed. They went to Heaven together. Please pray for my family we desperately need strength. And please pray for the Lloyd family as well. I have no other words for now.”

Davy’s parents, David and Alicia Lloyd of Oklahoma, founded Missions in Haiti, Inc. in 2000 and are full-time missionaries in the Caribbean country. Davy grew up in Haiti with his family, Cornett told the AP. Davy then went to Bible college in the U.S., where he met Natalie. The couple married in June 2022 before moving to Haiti. Jude Montis had worked for the Lloyd’s missions organization in Haiti for 20 years, according to Cornett.

Haiti has been plagued with violence in recent months as gangs fight for control of the country. The U.S. evacuated embassy personnel from the country in March as the Department of State warned, “The current security situation in Haiti is unpredictable and dangerous.”

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Two GoFundMe fundraisers have been set up to support the families of Baker and Lloyd families, including support for funeral expenses. Missions in Haiti, Inc. confirmed the authenticity of both fundraisers, which have combined to raise nearly $100,000 as of Saturday afternoon.

NASHVILLE — Daily Wire host Matt Walsh said during a keynote address on Friday night that conservatives “are called to courage in these times” to stand up to the deadly progression of leftist ideology.

Walsh’s speech at the “Courage Under Fire” event in Nashville was preceded by an address from Chiefs star kicker Harrison Butker, who made his first public remarks on Friday night following his viral commencement speech at a Catholic university that caused a leftist meltdown. In his speech, Butker said that the “shocking level of hate” he has received will not deter him from being “unapologetic” about his faith.

During Walsh’s speech, the Daily Wire host addressed the dangerous ideology of progressivism, which he said “progresses in the way that cancer progresses,” and told those in the audience that leftism can be fought against with “just enough courage.”

“All that matters to the progressive woke person is the individual ego, the individual’s desire,” Walsh said. “Everything in the world exists to service that and whatever stands in the way of his immediate pleasure and satisfaction, or whatever he perceives to be standing in its way, must be annihilated. It must not exist. It has no right to exist.”

Walsh added that he is regularly asked by conservatives what the woke progressives’ end goal is when they try to redefine words, history, and basic biological reality.

“Well, there is no plan,” he said. “You can tear down the statues. You redefine the words, you bring the institutions crumbling down, sever the bonds of the family. And when that’s done, keep doing it in an endless cycle of destruction. See, there is no step two to this plan.”

The Left’s hatred for conservative family values was made evident in the past week as highlighted by Walsh’s fellow speaker, Butker. The three-time Super Bowl champion said during his speech on Friday, “If it wasn’t clear that the timeless Catholic values are hated by many, it is now.”

“In my seven years in the NFL, I’ve become familiar with positive and negative comments. But the majority of them revolve around my performance on the field,” Butker added. “But, as to be expected, the more I’ve talked about what I value most, my Catholic faith, the more polarizing I’ve become. It’s a decision I’ve consciously made, and one I do not regret at all.”

BREAKING: In first public remarks since his commencement speech sparked a liberal meltdown, Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker makes very clear he’s not backing down from his faith. @buttkicker7 pic.twitter.com/q3Vh0KpvTg

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Butker’s unapologetic stand for his faith and traditional values was applauded by those in attendance at the gala. The room gave the Chiefs kicker a standing ovation when he walked on stage to make his first public remarks since his viral commencement speech. Butker has also been publicly supported by his head coach Andy Reid, as well as star teammates Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Chris Jones.

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Other speakers at the gala included pro-life advocate Abby Johnson, actor Nick Searcy, and Father Donald Calloway. The “Courage Under Fire” event, which was put on by Regina Caeli Academy and sponsored by The Daily Wire’s kids entertainment company Bentkey, was attended by numerous influential figures in politics and conservative media, including Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing, and Daily Wire host Michael Knowles. Walsh and Knowles were also presented with “Courage Under Fire Honorees in the Culture” awards at the gala.

“Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is being afraid and then acting in spite of it,” Walsh said in his speech. “And we are called to courage in these times — not very much courage, really not a lot actually. Nobody’s being asked to risk their lives at this point. I mean, we are all sitting here in this wonderful event and having a great time.”

“It’s actually not a lot of courage that we need. Shame on us all the more for failing to show it,” he added. “We just need enough courage. Just enough to speak the truth. And then just let the chips fall where they may. To stand up and say, ‘here’s what’s right.’ And then, let the consequences come — whatever they are.”