An Iranian court rejected pastor SAEED
ABEDINI's appeal for a shortened sentence, increasing the likelihood he
will serve eight years in Iran's notorious Evin Prison. Abedini, 33, is an
American citizen who was arrested last year while visiting Iran to set up a
government-approved orphanage. Abedini's wife, Naghmeh, called the court's
decision "devastating" for her and her two children. Abedini's legal
counsel said the ruling amounts to a death sentenceunless the Tehran Supreme
Court intervenes.
Pray for Saeed Abedini and his family.
North Korea rescinded its invitation for a U.S. envoy to visit
imprisoned American citizen KENNETH BAE. Bob King, the U.S. special
envoy for North Korean human rights, had been scheduled to travel from Tokyo to
Pyongyang to seek Bae's release. North Korea, which blamed the U.S. for the
cancellation, accused Bae, a Christian, of subversion and sentenced him in
April to 15 years of hard labor. Bae has since lost 50 pounds and was
hospitalized with a variety of health problems.
Pray for Kenneth Bae.
May God's Grace Be With You,
Kathy
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