All of us are praying that they will be merciful and these people will be released.

All of us were hoping for four big Christmas presents under the tree in Baghdad. It didn't happen.

This is unusual for it to have gone on sometime without contact.

Our intentions are to promote human rights for everyone, we're not there to change anyone's religion. We pray once they (the hostages' captors) understand that and hear from our Muslim and Arab supporters, they will be released.

We believe that the illegal occupation of Iraq by Multinational Forces is the root cause of the insecurity which led to this kidnapping and so much pain and suffering in Iraq.

They knew that their only protection was in the power of the love of God and of their Iraqi and international co-workers.