I was lucky enough to travel with last spring on the to India, China and , where Josh served as our teaching fellow on a public health-focused study abroad trip. Back in August, when I heard about Josh, Sarah and Shane and their detention, I connected with other friends of SSJ in the area who have, like me, been deeply impacted by Josh, Sarah and/or Shane and we have since began organizing to raise awareness here in . On April 11th, many of us here from the New York region gathered to mark 250 days that Josh, Sarah and Shane have been in detention. It was a true spring day in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. We gathered pages of signatures from passers by for the petition to urge the Iranian authorities to release Josh, Sarah and Shane, and we shared their story. We lit candles and sent thoughts and blessings of hope and strength, and shared in a delicious picnic. Check out what Scott C and Kristina L have to say about the day in the video below!

While I cannot fathom the fact that is has already been 8 and a half months—and the fear and loneliness and the distress that Josh, Sarah and Shane have been enduring—my sense of hope was renewed on this Sunday afternoon upon meeting and speaking with so many people who demonstrated such compassion for Josh, Sarah and Shane, and have committed themselves to seeing that they return home.

Scott & Kristina Talk About The

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