`` President Obama , you have my prayers from inside of these walls , '' Saeed Abedini wrote . The White House has not commented on the letter. `` Thank you again for standing up for my family and I and for thousands of Christians across the world who are persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ , '' Abedini wrote . Abedini has been imprisoned since 2012 .
`` President Obama , you have my prayers from inside of these walls , '' Saeed Abedini wrote . The White House has not commented on the letter. Abedini has been imprisoned since 2012 .