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  Unto · [email protected]
May 6, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Celebrate a Special Teacher in Your Life Today!

Dear John,Today marks the start of Teacher Appreciation Week!If you still need a gift to celebrate the special educators in your life, consider making a gift in their honor. When you donate today, you can also download a FREE printable card to let them know you appreciate all they do to impact the…
  Unto · [email protected]
April 30, 2024 at 11:30 AM

SPECIAL REPORT: You Helped Women Like Anisa Know They Are Not Alone

Dear John,Anisa* lives among the Maasai people of Tanzania who are largely unreached. When her husband left her to raise their children on her own, people like you helped her realize she is not alone. After drilling several new wells in the area, the local staff team was able to build relationships…
  Unto · [email protected]
April 26, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Updated link! BLOG: Hear from People in the Toughest Places About the Difference Water Makes

Dear ,  We could tell you about the difference water makes for people in the toughest places. But it is more meaningful to hear from those whose lives have been impacted directly. Read our latest blog, “In Their Own Words: The Difference Water Makes for People in Tough Places.” You will hear from …
  Unto · [email protected]
April 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM

BLOG: Hear from People in the Toughest Places About the Difference Water Makes

Dear ,  We could tell you about the difference water makes for people in the toughest places. But it is more meaningful to hear from those whose lives have been impacted directly. Read our latest blog, “In Their Own Words: The Difference Water Makes for People in Tough Places.” You will hear from …
  Unto · [email protected]
April 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM

BLOG: How Teachers in the Toughest Places Impact the Next Generation

Dear John,The job will not make you a fortune. It will not gain you a place on the news, and it will likely not win you many awards. But that is not why teachers stand up at the front of their classrooms each day. When a child’s eyes light up with wonder, when she understands something for the firs…
  Unto · [email protected]
April 18, 2024 at 1:13 PM

You Can Provide Clean Water for People in the Toughest Places

Dear John,Across South Sudan nearly 60 percent of people do not have access to clean water.Years of civil war, combined with flooding and droughts, have left millions without the clean water they need for drinking, cooking, washing, and more. Most of these people are not only suffering physically,…
  Unto · [email protected]
April 16, 2024 at 1:12 PM

You Can Provide Clean Water for People in the Toughest Places

Dear John,Across South Sudan nearly 60 percent of people do not have access to clean water.Years of civil war, combined with flooding and droughts, have left millions without the clean water they need for drinking, cooking, washing, and more. Most of these people are not only suffering physically,…
  Unto · [email protected]
April 11, 2024 at 1:22 PM

You Helped Pastor Fadulmula Reach His Tribe with Water and Hope

Dear John,In South Sudan recently, Pastor Fadulmula had the opportunity to provide his tribe with access to clean water and hope. Over the course of two weeks, people like you enabled the team to complete 10 new well projects and two well repairs in his community. Because Pastor Fadulmula speaks th…
  Unto · [email protected]
April 9, 2024 at 1:07 PM

How Agriculture Training Makes Way for Hope

Dear John,Food brings us together. At birthdays. At weddings. And around the weekday dinner table. In one Tanzanian village, our local Unto® partner is using food to not only bring people together — but to also introduce them to the hope of Jesus. Read our last blog, “Breaking Up Dry Ground,” about…
  Unto · [email protected]
April 6, 2024 at 1:31 PM

SPECIAL REPORT: You Helped Provide Clean Water in Tough Places

Dear John,In one closed North African country, desert-like conditions make clean water difficult to find for many people. Over half the population lives without access to basic items, healthcare, or education. Largely considered one of the most unreached places on earth, 99.7 percent of people hav…
  Unto · [email protected]
April 4, 2024 at 12:30 PM

You Can Send Meals to Children Facing Extreme Hunger

Dear John,Every single minute 33 children worldwide are born into hunger. From the very beginning, they struggle to access the nutrition they need to survive and thrive. Together we can go to the toughest places and help them. From now through the end of summer, Unto® plans to send nearly one mill…
  Unto · [email protected]
April 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM

You Can Send Meals to Children Facing Extreme Hunger

Dear John,Every single minute 33 children worldwide are born into hunger. From the very beginning, they struggle to access the nutrition they need to survive and thrive. Together we can go to the toughest places and help them. From now through the end of summer, Unto® plans to send nearly one mill…
  Unto · [email protected]
March 29, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Prayer Focus: Goodness in the Dark Places

Dear John,And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. — Mark 15:37 (ESV)We call it Good Friday. But if you were a follower of Jesus when the sky turned dark at noon and Jesus took His last breath, you would have struggled to see the goodness. It seemed like the worst day in human history. T…
  Unto · [email protected]
March 28, 2024 at 11:02 AM

Meals and Hope for Families in Central Asia

Dear John,For many families in Central Asia, food insecurity is a constant. Most are cut off from help — and have very little access to the message of hope. When a local Unto® team member heard about a widow in her community who was struggling, she wanted to help. She brought meals to the mother an…
  Al Goff, Unto · [email protected]
March 25, 2024 at 1:06 PM

Wait2Hydrate Update!

Dear John,Thank you for participating in the first-ever Unto® Wait2Hydrate Challenge on World Water Day. If you joined the challenge or made a gift, you helped provide more people in the toughest places with access to safe, clean water! We are excited to announce that faithful partners like you he…
  Al Goff, Unto · [email protected]
March 22, 2024 at 8:31 PM

There Is Still Time to DOUBLE Your Impact on World Water Day!

Dear John,There is still time to have your gift DOUBLED by matching funds on World Water Day! Shortages of safe, clean water and a lack of sanitation and hygiene programs create the most significant source of suffering on earth. You can help change that by partnering with Unto® to help drill clean…
  Al Goff, UNTO · [email protected]
March 22, 2024 at 1:05 PM

It Is World Water Day! Matching Gift Opportunity

Dear John,We hope you joined us for the Wait2Hydrate challenge. But even if you did not, you can still make a significant difference on World Water Day!On average women and children in the toughest places walk 1-2 hours a day — and often much more — to collect safe, clean drinking water for their …
  Unto · [email protected]
March 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM

VIDEO: Rejoice Used to Walk Over Three Miles a Day for Water

Dear John,A 14-year-old girl from Tanzania named Rejoice used to walk at least three miles a day to collect water for her family. She sometimes missed school because of the amount of time it took her to fetch water. Even worse, the water Rejoice collected was not clean and often made her and her f…
  UNTO · [email protected]
March 19, 2024 at 1:25 PM

You Are Invited to the First-Ever Wait2Hydrate Challenge!

Dear John,Women and children in the toughest places walk an average of 1-2 hours a day — and often much more — to collect water for their families.By the time they make it to a water source, they have waited several hours from the time they awoke to take their first sip. And the water they collect…
  Unto · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM

BLOG: Reach the Unreachable + a FREE Activity Page!

Dear John,Have you ever wondered how lifesaving humanitarian aid gets to suffering people in the toughest places? Many would call the tough places where Unto® serves unreachable, inaccessible, or forsaken. But together with you, we are going to areas very few others can access — providing lifesavin…
  Unto · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Send Lifesaving Aid to People in Closed Countries

Dear John,The demand for humanitarian assistance has never been higher. Due to the global food crisis and so many people fleeing war, there are more requests for help than ever before. Most of these people live in unreached areas — where they cannot easily access basic supplies OR hear the message…
  Unto · [email protected]
March 7, 2024 at 2:10 PM

SPECIAL REPORT: You Helped Feed Families in Tough Places

John,Many have called the suffering experienced by people in one closed Middle Eastern country the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Ongoing civil war has left millions displaced and facing unprecedented hunger. Your generosity allows our local partners to express kindness to families who would ot…
  Unto · [email protected]
March 5, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Send Lifesaving Aid to People in Closed Countries

Dear John,The demand for humanitarian assistance has never been higher. Due to the global food crisis and so many people fleeing war, there are more requests for help than ever before. Most of these people live in unreached areas — where they cannot easily access basic supplies OR hear the message…
  Unto · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM

They Could Not Stop the Message of Hope!

Dear John,Recently, a local staff team in Central Asia distributed meals to families in unreached villages who struggle to access adequate nutrition. In this closed country, it is illegal to openly share the message of eternal hope. Humanitarian aid is the only reason ministry is allowed to continu…
  Unto · [email protected]
February 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Prayer Focus: The True Meaning of Compassion

“But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.” — Luke 10:33-34 (ESV)Dear John,Compassion is more than…
  Unto · [email protected]
February 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM

What If You Could Relieve Suffering for Generations in the Toughest Places?

Dear John,What if you could relieve suffering and reveal the hope of Jesus to people living in the toughest places now and for generations to come? When you donate to the Maximum Impact Endowment Fund at Unto®, your gift allows our teams to meet physical and spiritual needs where most urgently need…
  Unto · [email protected]
February 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM

What's the Secret to Meeting the World's Humanitarian Needs?

Dear John,In the toughest places, people lack access to lifesaving humanitarian aid. Many have also never heard about the eternal hope of Jesus. You can help change that! You are invited to join a special group of committed monthly donors called Unto Partners™. Your partnership will help reach peo…
  Unto · [email protected]
January 30, 2024 at 2:00 PM

BLOG: Four Ways Generosity Changes You and Others

Dear John,As we start a new year, many of us feel the pressure to change something about our lives or ourselves. We set goals for a better exercise regime, to read a book every month, to take more family vacations, or to give back to those in need. But what if we could do more? What if we could do …
  Unto · [email protected]
January 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM

SPECIAL REPORT: Your Partnership Maximizes Ministry

Dear John,Across Central Asia less than four percent of people have ever heard about Jesus. Many families also lack access to the basic items they need to survive and thrive. As a widow and mother to several young children with disabilities, Shirin* struggles to provide for her family. When the loc…
  Unto · [email protected]
January 17, 2024 at 6:32 PM

FWD: Announcement from the President of Cru

I hope this email finds you well and you’re enjoying the Lord’s favor.John,I hope this email finds you well and you’re enjoying the Lord’s favor. For many a new year means new opportunities for growth and change. That may be true for you or others in your life. We pray God gives you all you need in…
  Unto · [email protected]
January 16, 2024 at 7:37 PM

You Can Rush Lifesaving Meals to Hungry Children

Dear John,The United Nations recently reported that one in ten people globally are afflicted by hunger. In Western Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa, one in five face hunger. Over the next three months, Unto® plans to send more than 1.3 million meals to children and individuals in eight countries wh…
  Unto · [email protected]
January 9, 2024 at 6:02 PM

Young Boys Were Fighting with Machetes on the Street

Dear John,In South Sudan it is not uncommon for children who have lost their parents to be forced onto the streets. Many times these children fall into gangs. Fighting among them is common. One of our partners, Pastor John, runs a local ministry there. One day, Pastor John stumbled upon two opposin…
  Unto · [email protected]
January 4, 2024 at 4:15 PM

A Special Gift for You — FREE Phone Wallpapers!

Thank you for relieving suffering, restoring dignity, and revealing hope to people in the toughest places! We are so grateful for your partnership with Unto® and have a special gift for you — FREE phone wallpapers to remind you of those whose lives have been impacted through your gifts of lifesavin…
  Al Goff, Unto · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Just a Few Hours Left to Maximize Your Impact!

Hi ,There are just a few hours left to maximize your impact! Any gift you make to the Unto® Maximum Impact Fund will be DOUBLED by matching funds, up to $810,000, until midnight tonight. Your generosity will mean twice the meals for hungry children, twice the water for families in drought-ridden a…
  Al Goff, Unto · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 2:01 PM

This is the Last Day to Have Your Gift Doubled!

Hi ,As we reflect on the year coming to a close and look forward to all that lies ahead, you still have the opportunity to maximize your impact on suffering people in the toughest places. Any gift made today to the Unto® Maximum Impact Fund will be DOUBLED, up to $810,000, to provide even more lif…
  Al Goff, Unto · [email protected]
December 30, 2023 at 3:01 PM

There Is Still Time to Have Your Gift Matched!

Hi ,I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends and I pray that the sense of hope the holidays bring continues into the new year. Before the year comes to a close, I am writing to ask you to partner with us one last time to share help and hope with suffering people in the toughe…
  Unto · [email protected]
December 26, 2023 at 3:00 PM

VIDEO: Driven to Serve in the Toughest Places

Dear John,Together with partners like you, Unto® remains driven to serve in the toughest places — where the majority of people lack access to the food, clean water, or basic items they need to survive. We are compelled to go to the places where people have also never heard about Jesus. It is our ma…
  Al Goff, Unto · [email protected]
December 20, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Thomas Walked for Miles to Hear Their Message

Hi John,Earlier this year an Unto® staff team traveled to the bush of Tanzania to help the local staff team host a women’s health workshop among the Maasai — an unreached people group who are often difficult to reach physically and spiritually. Villagers from the surrounding area heard that visito…
  Al Goff, Unto · [email protected]
December 18, 2023 at 3:00 PM

You Can Change Twice as Many Lives — Without Touching Your Bank Account

Hi John,Did you know you can help change twice as many lives this Christmas — without even touching your bank account? When you donate to Unto® using a non-cash charitable giving option, your investment goes further to provide more people with humanitarian aid and the opportunity to hear about the…
  Unto · [email protected]
December 13, 2023 at 3:00 PM

VIDEO: You Helped Harim Reach His People with Hope!

Dear John,In one rural South Sudanese village, the people were getting sick from drinking dirty water. They had also never heard the message of eternal hope. But then local Unto® team members helped drill a clean water well in their village...and everything changed! Watch how faithful partners lik…
  Unto · [email protected]
December 12, 2023 at 4:01 PM

It Is Not Too Late to Join the Conversation!

Hi John,There is just one hour left before the FREE Unto® Make the Maximum Impact webinar. If you have not reserved your spot, it is not too late to join! Come hear from President and CEO, Al Goff, and Vice President of Field Operations, Clint McClure, as they discuss the greatest humanitarian cri…
  Unto · [email protected]
December 7, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Harim’s People Threatened to Kill Him if He Ever Returned...

John, Together with people like you, Unto® works alongside international partners like Harim* — serving in hard-to-reach areas to meet the physical and spiritual needs of people who have never heard about Jesus. After leaving South Sudan during the civil war, Harim returned to his home country t…
  Unto · [email protected]
December 5, 2023 at 3:01 PM

WEBINAR: Make the Maximum Impact in the Toughest Places

Hi John,You can make a difference during the greatest humanitarian crisis of our lifetime. This year, a record 362 million people will require humanitarian assistance. Early 2024 projections indicate that suffering will remain at an all-time high.Together, we can make a difference in 2024 by provi…
  Unto · [email protected]
December 1, 2023 at 3:00 PM

BLOG: How People in the Toughest Places Celebrate Christmas

Dear John,For a few days in December, most of us pause to celebrate. We hang lights. Gather with family. And give gifts to friends and loved ones. The way Christmas is celebrated is tied to one’s faith and to the culture in which one lives. For millions of people around the world, Christmas may be …
  Unto · [email protected]
November 30, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Join Us as We Discuss Making an Impact During the Greatest Humanitarian Crisis

Dear John,The global humanitarian crisis is not slowing down. A record 362 million people will require humanitarian assistance this year. With so many people suffering, it can be easy to wonder, what can I really do to make a difference? Join us for alive webinar on how your partnership with Unto…
  Al Goff, Unto · [email protected]
November 29, 2023 at 3:00 PM

THANK YOU!!

Hi John,I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you who made #GivingTuesday such a success. I am happy to report that we actually surpassed the goal of $10,000 in online giving yesterday. The entire match provided by the Unto Board of Directors has been met! In addition, all the gifts a…
  Unto · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 9:56 PM

Final Hours to Meet the #GivingTuesday Match

Dear John,There are just hours left to DOUBLE your gift on #GivingTuesday!Time is running out to join the Unto® Board of Directors in showing extra generosity on #GivingTuesday. They have come together to provide $10,000 in matching funds that will match your donation dollar for dollar — DOUBLING y…
  Unto · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Special Opportunity on #GivingTuesday!

Dear John, Today is #GivingTuesday! And on this International Day of Giving, we have a special opportunity for you to make a difference! For the first time, the Unto® Board of Directors has provided $10,000 in matching funds just for #GivingTuesday! Help us rise to their challenge by giving genero…
  Al Goff, Unto · [email protected]
November 24, 2023 at 3:00 PM

SAVE THE DATE: #GivingTuesday is Coming Soon

Dear John,The holiday season is officially upon us! And #GivingTuesday is coming up in just a few days — on November 28. During this season of giving, you can multiply your impact to provide lifesaving humanitarian aid for more suffering children, families, and war victims. We also have a special a…
  Al Goff, Unto · [email protected]
November 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Prayer Focus: Giving Thanks for You!

Hi John,As we approach the season of gratitude, I want you to know that people from all over the world — who live in the toughest places on earth — are giving thanks for YOU! In late September I asked you to submit your own prayer requests. Please know these have individually been prayed over by o…