Alix Dorsainvil holds ‘no grudges’ against kidnappers in Haiti

The American nurse who was held captive in Haiti earlier this month with her young daughter said Monday that she holds “no grudges” against her kidnappers — and even offered to treat them at her clinic.

Alix Dorsainvil, sitting in a manicured garden with crickets chirping in the background, offered the forgiving message for “the gangsters” who demanded a ransom after abducting her and her child from the Christian El Roi compound that her husband oversees.

“For the gangsters, I have a message for you: I want you guys to know that everything I said during my time in captivity was sincere,” Dorsainvil said, speaking in Haitian Creole, in a video that was posted to the Christian group’s blog Monday.

“They were not the manipulative words of someone desperate to escape, but simply the truth, especially when I told you my clinic doors are always open to you or anyone in need.”

In spite of her harrowing experience, Dorsainvil said she would still keep her promise to treat the gang members for any ailment if they were to walk into her clinic.

Even more shocking, the New Hampshire-born nurse said she forgives the men who kept her and her baby hostage for a reported $1 million ransom.

“I want you to know that I hold no grudges against you in my heart. That doesn’t mean that I agree with what you are doing. Especially what you are doing against your own Haitian brothers and sisters,” she said.

“Even if ransom is paid and the victims are released, this particular event leaves a scar in their hearts. That will never go away.”

Though offering forgiveness, Dorsainvil slammed her captors for carrying out violence in an effort to find “happiness, satisfaction, money, power and status to fill the void in [their] hearts.”

“But I want you to know that those things will never truly satisfy you. They will never fill the void in your hearts,” she said, before adding that only religion can help.

Dorsainvil did not offer any additional details regarding the kidnappings, including whether or not the hefty extortion fee was paid.

She and her daughter were kidnapped by gunmen who stormed the compound July 27 while they were conducting community ministry services.

They were released unharmed 13 days later thanks to the efforts of US law enforcement and State Department representatives, El Roi Haiti said.

The Christian non-profit is led by Dorsanvail’s husband, Sandro Dorsainvil, who fathers the child that was taken prisoner by the unidentified gangsters.

Though it’s not entirely clear who abducted the pair, Dorsanvail’s cellphone pinged to a territory dominated by the Canaan gang — a ruthless criminal organization known to carry out kidnappings.

Dr. Samson Marseille, the director of Haiti’s epidemiological department, was kidnapped the same day as Dorsainvil and her child but has yet to be released.

Because of the uptick in abductions, the US ordered non-emergency government personnel and family members to leave Haiti as soon as possible, citing “kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure.”

More than 950 people were reported kidnapped in Haiti from Jan. 1 to Aug. 15 as the country struggles with a surge in killings and kidnappings.

With Post wires