Masked gunman raided a Christian school and fired sporadically to scare people away before taking Phyllis Sortor hostage on Friday . Free Methodist Church USA announced she was released on February 23 . Gunmen previously demanded $ 300,000 for the reverend 's release . Sorter has been working as a missionary for the past ten years .
Masked gunman raided a Christian school and fired sporadically to scare people away before taking Phyllis Sortor hostage on February 23 . Free Methodist Church USA announced she was released on Friday . Gunmen previously demanded $ 300,000 for the reverend 's release . Sorter has been working as a missionary for the past ten years .