American Pastor Being Held in Iran
Prayers are certainly needed for 32 year old American Pastor Saeed Abedini and his family as he has now gone missing in Tehran. He has been held for several months for "attempting to convert" Muslims to Christianity. This is, considered a crime in Iran and it can come with the heavy cost of a death penalty. Pastor Abedini went to Tehran to visit family and when he attempted to return to the United States, he was arrested and placed in a prison.
The latest news is that he has now gone missing. Since his arrest sometime in 2012, he has been able to talk with his family or even his attorney's here in the United States. It is understood from his wife that he has some serious illnesses from constant beatings and torture while he has been in prison. This is unconfirmed at this time.
According to a Fox News Story, "Abedini, 32, an American citizen who lives in Boise, Idaho, with his wife and two children, has been kept in Iran’s Evin Prison since September, following his arrest on a bus. His supporters say he has been beaten and tortured in the prison, and that he was only in Iran to try to start a secular orphanage."Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/24/christian-pastor-held-in-iran-missing-from-jail-says-family/?test=latestnews#ixzz2J0Gkdo8O
At this time, I would like to say a prayer for Pastor Abedini and his family and it would be great if you would join me in this prayer with comments to this post.
Father God, today, we learn that one of your servants has gone missing in Iran. We pray that as the Most Wonderful Counselor that you are, that you protect Pastor Abedini from any further harm and that he can return to the United States to be with his family so that they can be joined once again in happiness and so that they can continue to praise you as they do each and every day.
Father God, we come to you to ask that you continue to protect Christians everywhere who work for your Glory and work to spread the good news of the gospel.
In your Son Jesus Christ's Most Holy and Precious Name,
We Pray!
Amen
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