As the violent protests in Haiti over fuel prices continued, youth groups from multiple U.S. churches remain in the Caribbean nation. The nonprofit My Life Speaks said the mission teams from Woodland Community Church in Bradenton, Florida, and the Glade Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, have stayed in Haiti, unable to get to the airport because of protests and roadblocks.

Major protests erupted in Haiti on Friday as the government announced a sharp increase in gasoline prices. But the hike was suspended Saturday after violence broke out in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and the northern city of Cap-Haitien.

At least three people were killed in the protests, including two protesters who were fatally shot as demonstrators clashed with police. It was unclear who shot the two men. A security guard was also killed after he got out of a vehicle and fired a gun into the air in an attempt to disperse protesters.

Mike Wilson, founder of My Life Speaks, said the team attempted to avoid the protests by leaving for the airport early Saturday morning. However, as the mission team continued to get stopped by roadblocks, the leaders decided it would be safer to return to their compound in Neply.

“We ask that you continue to pray for us, the Haitian people who are hurting and those innocent people caught in the middle of this moment,” My Life Speaks said on Facebook.

It’s unclear when the mission teams will be able to make it back to the U.S.