A former soldier threatened with death by Islamic State militants has spoken of his fear of being killed by his captors in a letter sent to his parents.
Peter Kassig, 26, was captured on 1 October 2013 in Syria, where he was taking aid to refugees fleeing the country's civil war.
In a statement released to the media, Ed and Paula Kassig said their son had written of his sadness at the pain his captivity was causing his family.
He wrote: "I am obviously pretty scared to die but the hardest part is not knowing, wondering, hoping, and wondering if I should even hope at all.
"I am very sad that all this has happened and for what all of you back home are going through.
"If I do die, I figure that at least you and I can seek refuge and comfort in knowing that I went out as a result of trying to alleviate suffering and helping those in need."
Mr Kassig was threatened at the end of a video showing the beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning on Friday.
The former Army Ranger, who set up Special Emergency Response and Assistance (SERA) in Turkey to provide aid for Syrian refugees, had begun delivering supplies to refugee camps in 2012 and providing medical aid to injured civilians.
According to a former IS hostage, Mr Kassig voluntarily converted to Islam sometime between his captured and December 2013 and is now known as Abdul-Rahman Kassig.
In the letter, he added: "In terms of my faith, I pray every day and I am not angry about my situation in that sense.
"I am in a dogmatically complicated situation here, but I am at peace with my belief."
In a statement, the Kassigs said: "We continue to pressure the government to stop its actions and continue to call on his captors to have mercy and release him."
They added that the text of the letter had been edited to remove "sensitive information", and that they received it in June, but did not indicate how they obtained it.
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