It is not a pretty picture. However, it is in the monetary interest of the kidnapers to keep their victims alive. It is a big money industry. This policy is intended to discourage the exploration and selling of missionaries and other human beings. In the film no financial negotiation is portrayed for the missionary.
Missionaries are a poor choice for kidnappers.
The romantic tension. The life threatening environment of the captive husband. Both of these circumstances question the idea of Purpose and Destiny. In Africa I had a miscarriage. There is so much pain.