Dear Friends,

I am truly in awe at the wonderful things God continues to do on behalf of victims each day! There are so many needs–healing, emotional and spiritual support, advocacy, establishing or enforcing laws against clergy sexual abuse, raising awareness of this issue and The Hope of Survivors’ unique services and resources available to help victims, as well as educating clergy and congregations, and so much more. The #ChurchToo movement is definitely in full swing and we are grateful to be a voice for truth and justice in the darkness of clergy sexual abuse and cover-up scandals. Ephesians 5:11 (NIV) tells us to, “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.” The KJV says to “reprove” them. I believe The Hope of Survivors is doing its part to expose and reprove the evil and darkness of clergy sexual abuse.

For those who have not heard the news yet, I want to let you know that The Hope of Survivors has received its Top-Rated Nonprofit status from Great Nonprofits for 2019. Thank you to all who shared reviews to make this possible! We also have Platinum status at GuideStar, and all we can say is, “Glory to God!”

I ask for your prayers for each of our divisions, especially Romania and Australia at this time. We are struggling to find the staff we need for each of those divisions. We have launched the online ad campaign for THOS-RO and I’m sure some of you have seen those ads posted on Facebook. We pray God will give victims courage to speak up, to reach out for help, and to be safe.

THOS-Canada incorporation paperwork is presently being filed and now we wait for the official response and charitable status. Please pray the government will process our forms quickly and that there will be no further delays. Caroline, Rose and Daniel will all be exhibiting and sharing on behalf of THOS-CA at various venues over the next few months. This is a long-awaited dream come true, and it’s all because of your prayers, financial support and the dedication of our volunteers. Thank you!

We have $1,730 of the $2,800 needed to reprint the book, Reaching the Hurting, and there are several conventions for which we are still trying to raise funds in order to send volunteers to exhibit on behalf of The Hope of Survivors. We are also planning a victim’s Hope & Healing Conference in Tampa, FL, for later this year (stayed tuned for more details in the next few weeks). If you’re able to contribute to help offset these expenses, it would be greatly appreciated.

As always, THANK YOU for your prayers, time, and generous support!

God bless you,
Samantha Nelson
CEO

P.S. Please refer to our Contact Us page to contact any of our divisions in the U.S. or overseas. Thanks!