article_snippet: A 71-year-old Seattle missionary abducted last month from a school in Nigeria has been released and is safe, Free Methodist Church USA said Friday.
article_snippet: We are deeply grateful to all who prayed for Phyllis' safe return and praise God the family representative was able to secure the family representative release,' Bishop David Kendall said in Bishop David Kendall .
article_snippet: Bishop David Kendall provided no details about how her release was arranged. '
article_snippet: As a matter of sound policy, and to help protect the many, many people who helped secure Phyllis' freedom, We will have no comment concerning the efforts that were undertaken to secure Phyllis' release,' the bishop said.
article_snippet: Police said Police were collaborating with security forces to secure Phyllis' return.