Members of an East Bay church are safe now after getting caught in a military coup while volunteering at bible schools in the West African country of Niger.
Logan Heyer was overwhelmed with emotion Friday morning.RELATED:He was choked up, he was incredibly grateful, and he was utterly exhausted.
"The last six days has been no sleep, lots of prayers, and they've all been answered today," Heyer said. "They got to airport at 2 a.m. our time. So they've been there the whole time waiting and they said Niger wouldn't refuel that plane," Heyer said."It was super scary," Heyer said. "Coups are a scary thing. I know they can change hour-by-hour, minute-by-minute. They are at the airport. They are identified as Americans now."The 15 church members include four from Florida and 11 from Cornerstone Christian Center and School in Antioch.
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