MN couple to return to Nigeria despite attack
A Brooklyn Park couple says they'll return to Nigeria despite being attacked while on a church mission.
Dan and Tina Gibbs are members of Edinbrook Church in Brooklyn Park. They returned Friday from a trip to a remote part of the African country where they served at an HIV/AIDS center.
KARE-TV reports they were part of a team traveling in a van and thought they were approaching a military checkpoint. But it turned out to be an ambush by bandits. Tina Gibbs was shot in the leg. Their driver was hit by a bullet in the hand but was able to drive to safety. None of their injuries were life-threatening.
Tina Gibbs says they'll return as soon as they can. She says they feel God is calling them there.
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Information from: KARE-TV
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