An elderly American missionary stabbed to death in Haiti last week has been remembered as a champion of those in need and a tireless worker for spreading the truth and love of Jesus Christ.

George Knoop, 77, a former Chicago area teacher before becoming a missionary to Haiti, was attacked inside his home in the Haitian capital May 13^th.  Friends say that Knoop was able to make a cell phone call after the attack but was unable to speak; by the time they reached the home he was dead.

Officials say they have no suspects in the murder.  Investigators say the incident was likely a crime of opportunity as a computer was stolen from the home and the murder weapon was a knife that had been in the home.

“I studied the Bible with him and he helped me a lot,” Charles Ronald said at the memorial.  “He was generous, helping people, paying for their school, their rents, their food.”

Pastor Larry McCarthy of Moody Church Chicago, who was Knoop’s pastor, said that when the retiree moved to Haiti he sold his home, his TV, his car and his clothes so he could spend everything helping the people of Haiti recover from the devastating 2010 earthquake that left more than 200,000 people dead.