Pastor Saeed Abedini is free!
Praise God that he is out of jail, and has left Iran as of January 17, 2016.
The American Center for Law and Justice has been diligently trying to get him free for the last 3 years:
And here is more information:
What Rubio said regarding the fact that this exchange gives other nations an incentive to kidnap American citizens, and then hold them for ransom in order to wring concessions from the U.S., especially resonates with me. This will make it more difficult for Americans to travel abroad.
One other important thing, is that the Americans that Iran kept in prison were there trying to HELP Iran, while the 7 Iranians that were released by the U.S. were trying to buy equipment to HURT America (and/or its allies such as Israel).
But for now, let’s rejoice that these men are free, and pray that the seeds sown in prison there will spring up into a harvest of souls saved eternally for Christ in the country of Iran.