“Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.”–1 Chronicles 16:8

Dear Friends,

We have so much to be thankful for this year! God has restored hope and healing to many victims, lives have been changed and abuse has ended. God has also brought many new workers to His vineyard here at The Hope of Survivors. The Canadian and Romanian Divisions are growing and good things are happening. The Australian Division is working toward gaining momentum again. The UK Division is assisting clients and working on ways to raise awareness. We have volunteers in the Philippines and Trinidad & Tobago, and the Latino Division is raising funds to produce some short films for raising awareness among the Spanish-speaking communities. And, the Pastors’ Wives’ Division is assisting several hurting families at this time. In spite of some of the hardships (we still need a leader in South Africa, and funding is always too short for the many needs), we feel blessed beyond measure!

We are so grateful for YOU and all you have done to support The Hope of Survivors and those we serve! Happy Thanksgiving! We pray you, your family, friends and loved ones will experience the joy of being together on this special day. Family is so important!

Thank you for your time, prayers, financial support, and so much more. Because of you, The Hope of Survivors is able to educate clergy and congregations, and continue to assist victims of clergy sexual abuse in their healing journey. Because of you, hope can live in the hearts of victims again, marriages can be restored, lives are saved.

“When I read it [the poem You Knew by Samantha Nelson] the first time I cried. You so accurately described the painful journey, you and your husband’s ministry is such a blessing. I hope you realize that.”–AL

“Thank you once again for your wonderful organization! It certainly has been a great blessing to me. Jackie has been a tremendous help and encouragement in this most difficult situation.“–Pastor’s Wife

“I have utmost respect for a tremendous amount of work which went into creating & maintaining THOS website. I’m in awe of Steve and Samantha Nelson’s unique organization, and personally, early on in a recovery process, was absolutely blown away by the precision of TARGETED resources meticulously pulled and gathered by THOS ministry over the years… Catering specifically to the survivors who were abused as adults-yes, there wasn’t any entity who would GET IT. They gave me ANSWERS I craved for…“–PA

“”THOS is the website that I believe saved my life!” [written by a victim to a volunteer] How wonderful and true her words are! THOS is truly the hands of feet of Jesus going after His lost sheep and God is using your precious ministry to do His Work! Thank you guys so much!!!“–Volunteer & Survivor, Tammy Landry

With deepest gratitude, we express our thankfulness for all who serve selflessly at The Hope of Survivors. Our volunteers are the backbone of the organization and, without them, there would be no Hope of Survivors. THANK YOU, TEAM!! We are thankful for every donor for, without donors, there could be no Hope of Survivors. We appreciate every victim who reaches out for help, for it gives each of us an opportunity to see God at work in restoring lives.

Please do not ever underestimate the part you play in giving hope to victims who have been devastated by this despicable abuse. Our work on behalf of these individuals would not be possible without you. So, again, THANK YOU!

With love, gratitude and blessings,
Samantha Nelson
CEO