FROM THE EDITORS August 23, 2010 Issue

TO OPEN THE PRISONER'S DOOR

No one is more equipped to heal than the person humbly listening and growing in his or her understanding of God. No one person is more equipped than you!

THREE AMERICAN HIKERS have been imprisoned for a year now, accused of crossing into Iran from Iraq without visas last July. Young graduates of the University of California at Berkeley, the three enjoy traveling and learning about the world's cultures. They had been on a recreational hike in Iraq's Kurdistan mountains when they were detained by Iranian officials. In what looks to be a political cat and mouse game, Iran has held them for reasons that don't seem connected to their case. They have not been given access to legal counsel and have yet to be released. It's a story that tugs at the heart and calls for our prayers.

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