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  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
February 3, 2021 at 4:30 PM

URGENT: We need your help to #FreeZephi!

URGENT: We need your help to #FreeZephi!   Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Hello John, Zephi Trevino, a 17 year old victim of child sex trafficking, is currently facing capital murder charges for a crime committed by her trafficker. We a…
  Jo Lembo · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 11:19 AM

You Are Invited...

&&subject%% You are invited to Shared Hope's National Day of Prayer January 31.     You are invited to Shared Hope's National Day of Prayer   Sunday, January 31 Dear John, The outpouring of our hearts in prayer together has been a wonderful experience and the sheer …
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
January 28, 2021 at 3:09 PM

Predators continue luring children like Naajma

&&subject%% Join us on the front lines to help them ...   John, Naajma, 16, was born in Turbhe, the very center of the red-light district, in Mumbai, India. Her mother was sold and sent to India at very young age. Both mother and child struggled horribly — their liv…
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
January 27, 2021 at 1:05 PM

Announcing: Shared Hope International Partnership with OMNI Hotels & Resorts

Announcing: Shared Hope International Partnership with OMNI Hotels & Resorts Announcing Shared Hope International's Partnership with OMNI Hotels & Resorts Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. ​​​​Washington, DC – January 27, 2021 – Lev…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
January 21, 2021 at 7:43 PM

Mark your calendar for January 31!

&&subject%% Join our virtual prayer gathering!   John, Ben was just 13 years old when his parents kicked him out …   Trying to survive on the street, he landed in a motel — forced to trade sex for a place to live.   But by God’s grace, he was helped … and came to a s…
  Pastor Jo Lembo, Shared Hope International · [email protected]
January 13, 2021 at 12:20 PM

Second Event Added to Make Space! National Day of Prayer to End Child Sex Trafficking

&&subject%% We've made space for you to gather and pray to end child sex trafficking!     Due to the amazing response, a 2nd event added Jan 31st! In response to the overwhelming registrations, we have added a second event for the National Day of Prayer to End Child S…
  Brittany Peck of Shared Hope · [email protected]
January 12, 2021 at 10:42 PM

JuST 2021 - Call for Presenters Application Now Open

JuST 2021 - Call for Presenters Application Now Open Join us for JuST 2021, November 17 - 19 in Washington, DC! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.     Mark your calendars! The JuST 2021 Call for Presenters Application is NOW OPEN. The appl…
  Marissa McCormick with Shared Hope · [email protected]
January 8, 2021 at 3:07 PM

Thank you! "New Hope" Matching Challenge Update

&&subject%% Your compassion in 2020 is already making an impact to bring hope to survivors in 2021!   John, There’s no question, 2020 will be remembered as “The Year of COVID.” But even a global pandemic was not able to stop your caring compassion in the fight against…
  Jo Lembo · [email protected]
January 1, 2021 at 12:15 PM

January 1 begins 30 days of Prayer to End Child Sex Trafficking!

&&subject%% It's not too late to be a part of Shared Hope's 30 Days of Prayer which begins today!     Fighting Together on Bended Knee THE POWER IN UNITY OF PRAYER Dear John,   God! Arise with awesome power and every one of your enemies will scatter in fear. Psalms 68:…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 3:11 PM

John, please let me hear from you by midnight

&&subject%% Last chance to double your impact   John, The deadline is here! Please don’t miss out on this final opportunity to double your impact before 2020 ends. Our $230,000 New Hope Matching Challenge will double the impact of your donation by midnight tonight to…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Urgent deadline tomorrow at midnight!

&&subject%% Time is running out to double your impact for adult and children survivors   John, This is it! The deadline in our $230,000 New Hope Matching Challenge is almost here: midnight tomorrow. Until that moment, your tax-deductible donation will be doubled in …
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 3:07 PM

Still time to double your impact

&&subject%% Trafficking survivors need intervention, restoration, hope … and you   John, He was young — just 14 years old — when he was first lured in the evil sex trafficking business. His traffickers promised love and support … feelings the young boy longed for. …
  Jo Lembo · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 9:32 PM

January 1 begins 30 days of Prayer to End Child Sex Trafficking!

&&subject%% We have more power than we know when we bend our knee and appeal to heaven.     Fighting Together on Bended Knee THERE IS POWER IN OUR UNITED VOICE IN PRAYER Dear John,   The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. Psalms 14…
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
December 24, 2020 at 1:04 PM

John, Thank You and Merry Christmas!

&&subject%% From our Shared Hope family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!     John, Merry Christmas Eve! We are so thankful for what you’ve done — the support you’ve given — the lives you’ve touched and changed by the power of your generosi…
  Jo Lembo · [email protected]
December 21, 2020 at 4:45 PM

SHARE How We Can Fight Together through Prayer

&&subject%% Multiply the power of praying by sharing this email with others.   Fighting Together on Bended Knee  SHARE THE LINK AND MULTIPLY THE NUMBER WHO WILL PRAY! Dear John, For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them. Matthew 18:20 NIV As part …
  Marissa McCormick with Shared Hope · [email protected]
December 17, 2020 at 3:06 PM

John, you gave Marley new hope

&&subject%% Your compassion pulled her out of the pit … and set her on a path to restoration   John, Marley* was trafficked, sold day after day without any choice over her life or her safety. But two years ago, she was able to escape. I wish I could tell you that w…
  Jo Lembo · [email protected]
December 9, 2020 at 12:24 PM

Fighting Together on Bended Knee

&&subject%% We have more power than we know, when we bend our knee and appeal to heaven.   Fighting Together on Bended Knee REGISTER AND SHARE THE LINK WITH OTHERS TO JOIN! Dear John, For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them. Matthew 18:20 NIV W…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
December 4, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Before 2020 comes to an end...

&&subject%% Here’s what you need to know about the CARES Act, unique to this year   John, We could fill pages with the extraordinary impact of your support in this difficult year. You are responding to the tragedy of sex trafficking — demanding justice — protecting s…
  Marissa McCormick with Shared Hope · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 3:04 PM

A #GivingTuesday opportunity that can give survivors hope!

&&subject%% Every gift given doubled in impact    John, A day of incredible impact … And we warmly invite you to be a part of it! Today is #GivingTuesday, the biggest giving day of the year and the start of the Christmas season.  It’s an annual global giving movemen…
  Linda Smith of Shared Hope International · [email protected]
November 27, 2020 at 3:06 PM

Only a few days left to register! Season of Hope Christmas Gatherings Online | December 1st

&&subject%% Don't miss out! Season of Hope Breakfast & Evening Gatherings     John, There are only a few days left to register!  You and your guests are warmly invited to our online Christmas events benefitting Shared Hope's work to restore and empower survivors …
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
November 25, 2020 at 3:05 PM

I want to thank you

&&subject%% Your support for the work of Shared Hope has saved lives   John, It’s been a rough year, but come Thanksgiving Day, I can assure you of this: I’ll be thanking God for you. Your support for the work of Shared Hope has saved lives. In the chaos of the COVI…
  Linda Smith of Shared Hope International · [email protected]
November 23, 2020 at 2:07 PM

Join us! Season of Hope Christmas Gatherings Online | December 1st

&&subject%% Join us! Season of Hope Breakfast & Evening Gatherings     John, You and your guests are warmly invited to our online Christmas events benefitting Shared Hope's work to restore and empower survivors of sex trafficking. Join us with friends from across …
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
November 16, 2020 at 4:10 PM

Register for the Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking - November 18

Register for the Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking - November 18 Register today for the release of the Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking - November 18 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. ​​​​​It’s hard to beli…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
October 22, 2020 at 2:09 PM

✔️Sustain survivors ✔️Protect children

✔️Sustain survivors ✔️Protect children Keep us fighting against sex trafficking, especially in these difficult financial times   Dear John, No child is safe. Predators aim to be where your children are right now: online, in chat rooms, on popular apps, playing…
  Brittany Peck of Shared Hope · [email protected]
October 19, 2020 at 9:29 PM

JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. FINAL Week: Issue Areas 5 & 6

JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. FINAL Week: Issue Areas 5 & 6 JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. October webinar series. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. WEEK THREE: Issue Areas 5 & 6 This week features the last f…
  Brittany Peck of Shared Hope · [email protected]
October 12, 2020 at 9:04 PM

JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. Week Two: Issue Areas 3 & 4

JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. Week Two: Issue Areas 3 & 4 JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. October webinar series. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. WEEK TWO: Issue Areas 3 & 4 We hope you were able to join us …
  Brittany Peck of Shared Hope · [email protected]
October 5, 2020 at 9:09 PM

JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. Week One: Issue Areas 1 & 2

JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. Week One: Issue Areas 1 & 2 JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. October webinar series. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. WEEK ONE: Issue Areas 1 & 2 We are excited to kick off the f…
  Brittany Peck of Shared Hope · [email protected]
September 28, 2020 at 9:07 PM

JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. October Webinar Series Agenda

JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. October Webinar Series Agenda JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. October webinar series. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. This year, Shared Hope wi…
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
September 25, 2020 at 7:45 PM

Shared Hope’s Internet Safety Webinar Series - Internet Safety for GenZ - Sept 30

Shared Hope’s Internet Safety Webinar Series - Internet Safety for GenZ - Sept 30 Internet Safety for GenZ: A Conversation for & with Youth: Safely Navigating the Dangers of the Internet - Wednesday, September 30 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. …
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
September 24, 2020 at 3:23 PM

John, after 10 years we are changing how we grade state's laws

John, after 10 years we are changing how we grade state's laws   Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.     Dear John, Many of you have met Brianna...  She was just 18 years old, a straight A student with dreams of becoming a nurse, when a …
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
September 23, 2020 at 5:04 PM

This is what happened when she posed as a teen online...

This is what happened when she posed as a teen online… They thought they were chatting with a 15-year-old girl   John, It almost seems impossible, but no. True story: Our Shared Hope staffer, Kelly, went online posing as a 15-year-old girl. She downloaded …
  Brittany Peck of Shared Hope · [email protected]
September 16, 2020 at 7:05 PM

Announcing JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. October Webinar Series

Announcing JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. October Webinar Series Announcing! JuST LIVE! State Action. National Change. October webinar series. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. ANNOUNCING!  JuST LIVE! State Action. National Ch…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
September 14, 2020 at 5:06 PM

Predators are seizing the moment...

&&subject%% Protect our children from the malicious pandemic-era onslaught of sex trafficking   John, Please be warned: Child sex trafficking has not slowed in the pandemic era. It has accelerated.   Because of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, children and youth…
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
September 4, 2020 at 3:29 PM

Shared Hope’s Internet Safety Webinar Series - Internet Safety 101 - Sept 9

Shared Hope’s Internet Safety Webinar Series - Internet Safety 101 - Sept 9 Internet Safety 101: How Predators Identify, Groom, and Exploit Youth Online - Wednesday, September 9  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This month, Shared Hope Int…
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
August 28, 2020 at 4:49 PM

Shared Hope’s Internet Safety Back to School! Webinar Series - Registration Open!

Shared Hope’s Internet Safety Back to School! Webinar Series - Registration Open! Shared Hope’s Internet Safety Back to School! Webinar Series - Registration Now Open! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Whether your children are attending s…
  Kelly McCaughey of Shared Hope International · [email protected]
August 21, 2020 at 6:18 PM

Fact or Conspiracy Theory?

Fact or Conspiracy Theory? Know the warning signs of child sex trafficking. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. For over 21 years, Shared Hope International has been dedicated to preventing the conditions that…
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
August 14, 2020 at 1:20 PM

Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinars - Making a Difference in Our Nation & World - August 19

Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinars - Making a Difference in Our Nation & World - August 19 Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinar - Prevention in Your Church and Community - August 5 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. The Faith Ini…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
August 13, 2020 at 5:07 PM

This is not justice!

&&subject%% We must fight for the children who cannot fight for themselves   John, You can hardly imagine such a nightmare — your home robbed and ransacked, but then the judge says, “You wanted it.”   You’d be horrified by the injustice of it … of course. But this is …
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
July 31, 2020 at 8:21 PM

Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinars - Prevention in Your Church and Community - August 5

Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinars - Prevention in Your Church and Community - August 5 Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinar - Prevention in Your Church and Community - August 5 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. The Faith Initiative…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
July 28, 2020 at 2:03 PM

John, please don’t miss this important warning

&&subject%% Warning: Pandemic creating more opportunities for children to be exploited   John, Shared Hope is taking immediate action to prevent and respond to the exploitation of children online. I ask you to join us.   So many kids are vulnerable to online exploita…
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
July 17, 2020 at 4:17 PM

Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinars - How Faith Restores - July 22

Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinars - How Faith Restores - July 22 Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinar - How Faith Restores: July 22 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Believing that God called her to fight against child sex traffick…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 2:05 PM

Stand for victims and survivors

&&subject%% For the sake of saving lives, your faithfulness right now is more important than ever   John, Even in the pandemic, our Saving Innocence partner group is able to say “Yes” whenever there are requests for help.   Because of you.   Your support for Shared …
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
July 9, 2020 at 8:53 PM

Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinars

Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinars Shared Hope’s Faith Initiative Webinars Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Believing that God called her to fight against child sex trafficking worldwide, Linda Smith embarked on that journey along wi…
  Brittany Peck of Shared Hope · [email protected]
July 7, 2020 at 4:54 PM

JuST Conference Rescheduled to 2021

JuST Conference Rescheduled to 2021 JuST Conference 2021, November 17-19, 2021 Washington, DC Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. JuST Conference Rescheduled to 2021 After consulting with the DC Convention Visitors Bureau, the DC Governmen…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
June 30, 2020 at 2:07 PM

Final hours to double your impact

&&subject%% $104,000 Matching Challenge expires at midnight tonight!   John, Time is running out to see your generosity go twice as far, your impact effectively doubled, up to the $104,000 total of our Keep Hope Alive Matching Challenge.   The fast-approaching deadli…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
June 19, 2020 at 2:05 PM

Matching Challenge extended!

&&subject%% New deadline for double impact: Midnight June 30   John, There’s no time to lose. The Matching Challenge deadline has been extended … and we must meet the goal!   This means any gift you give online by midnight June 30 will go twice as far, your impact ef…
  Shared Hope International · [email protected]
June 17, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Webinar Recording Now Available! EARN IT Act

Webinar Recording Now Available! EARN IT Act EARN IT Act Webinar Recording Now Available! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. EARN IT Act Webinar Recording Now Available! Earned Immunity: How the EARN IT Act Balances Protections for Chil…
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
June 10, 2020 at 2:05 PM

John, please act now

&&subject%% Human trafficking thrives during times of crisis. Together, we must respond!   John, There is no mistaking it: When you give, you make a real impact — a life-transforming difference.   And now, thanks to our Keep Hope Alive Matching Challenge, any amount …
  Linda Smith · [email protected]
June 2, 2020 at 2:06 PM

You gave him his life back

&&subject%% How many more vulnerable children can you help right now?   John, He’s the very definition of vulnerable.   Austin* just wanted to be loved. He longed for the feeling of connection. He found it through the dating app “Tinder.”   He was just 12 years old.…
  Brittany Peck of Shared Hope · [email protected]
June 1, 2020 at 4:45 PM

2020 JuST Conference Updates

2020 JuST Conference Updates JuST Conference 2020, November 4-6, Washington, DC Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Early Bird rate extended to August 1! We have extended the early-bird rate deadline to August 1. We hope you are able to con…