I reported the case of Pastor Saeed Abedini (inset), a committed Christian American-Iranian who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2012.Well, his children Rebekkah (l) and Jacob (r) it's been a long time the man had been in prison and his children can no longer understand why their father is still prison for "loving Jesus,". They are make their plea known to President Barack Obama in a heartbreaking video this week to "bring my daddy home."
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"Dear President Obama, please help bring my daddy home," the children plead at the beginning of the video posted on YouTube Monday.
"Why does our daddy need to be in prison for loving Jesus," asked Pastor Abedini's 7-year-old daughter Rebekkah.
Her brother, 6-year-old Jacob, said he missed his father "a lot, lot, lot, a thousand lots," and said his heart doesn't stop crying. He knows it's crying, he said, because he feels it.
With tears in her eyes as she lays in her bed, Rebekkah spoke about how much she has prayed for her father's return and still hasn't received an answer she is seeking from God.
"I pray that he comes back home but he is still not back home," she said.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry highlighted, according to a CP report, that the U.S. would continue to call for Pastor Abedini's release at the diplomatic level.
"In Iran, U.S. Iranian citizen Pastor Saeed Abedini remains imprisoned. The Iranian authorities sentenced him to eight years behind bars simply because of his religious beliefs. We will continue to call for his release and we will continue to work for it," said Kerry
"And make no mistake: We will continue to stand up for religious minority communities under assault and in danger around the world, from Jehovah's Witnesses to Baha'is to Ahmadi Muslims," he added.
Abedini was severely beaten while being transferred from a hospital back to Rajai Shahr prison in May, and the news caused much distress for his family.
"This is an extremely disappointing development – one that breaks my heart," his wife, Naghmeh Abedini, had said at the time. "Our family is deeply saddened and we continue to pray for Saeed – for his safety and his release. We are very grateful that so many people around the world continue to pray for Saeed."
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9 comments:
Please, let obama answer these innocent children ohhhhhh! why is there father still rotting away in prison for preaching Jesus?
If it were for Obama's daughter that is in the prison what will he do?
I'm just thinking loud.
Obama is just a human being. what put saheed inside prison is not physical it's spiritual and only through prayer can we fight this forces. there's little president obama can do.
May God hear the cry of these little children and intervene in Jesus name.
I'm not praying to Obama right now. I'm praying to God that in His infinite mercy, He will look down on this children, see their tears, hear their cries and let their father be released IJN.
MEN, THIS MAN DON TOO DEY INSIDE THAT PRISON OOO. WHEN I NO EAR ANYTHING ABOUT HIM I THOUGHT DEY DON RELEASE HIM. OGA OOOOOO. OBAMA, PROVE URSELF
Wait.... and see the salvation of the Lord. Obama will not receive the glory on this one.
My God had done it before and He's able and abudantly able to do it again. He did it for Meriam and He released her from the prison that was meant to hang her. He will do the same for this servant of God IJN. AMEN
AMEN & AMEN
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