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Tonie Cantu

I am a SURVIVOR! I am a WARRIOR! 


Hey y’all! I just wanna start off by saying thank you for taking a moment to come here to hear me out. Your time is precious and the fact that you are taking a few minutes to review this campaign is so very much appreciated! 

I’d like to get this started by telling you a little bit of my testimony and then I’ll go into what exactly EOS is, then I will go into the purpose of this campaign and what the goal is and whatever I feel led to share will be shared. 😊 

So let’s get into it. 

I was a victim of sexual abuse starting very early in my childhood up until the age of 11. At 11, I started smoking weed and even drinking alcohol. At 14, met my kids dad and that was the beginning of a 17 year relationship that was filled with all types of toxicity. I was isolated, lost out on family and was divorced in October of 2017. I thought that was the bottom for me, but it wasn’t. It got worse. 

In July 2021 I found myself at rock bottom. What I dealt with in my past was like history repeating itself and I started to evaluate my life and things I had been thru, and what I was currently going thru and that was the hardest truth I had to face yet. I realized that my entire life I was living in misery. I was abused the majority of my life. I was lied to. I was cheated on. I was mistreated. My entire relationship was a lie and I felt so worthless. I was ready to escape. I was ready to get in my car with all I had which was a few pairs of jeans a few shirts and 2 pairs of shoes and just hit the road with no destination. BUT GOD HAD DIFFERENT PLANS FOR ME.  

In September 2021, my uncle passed and I attended his service which was held at his daughter’s, my cousin’s, church in Austin; United Christians House of Prayer. Shortly after his passing my cousin invited me to her church and on September 19, 2021 I went to a service where the Lord worked inside of me and pulled on my heart and that day I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. 

Not long after that, I started to see and hear about Emerald of the Sea. It was being highlighted to me every where I looked and I needed to know more. I finally took the step in reaching out where I had a meeting with Esmeralda and felt like yup this is it, this is for me, this is where all the struggle and strife led me to. The Lord showed me that living in misery is not what he had for me and that there was a purpose for my pain and here it is staring me in the face. So all of this is what brought me to EOS. 

EOS is a faith based trauma informed mentorship created to help heal women who have been victims of sexual trauma. And that is just he shortened version of what EOS does for women. While on this journey, I have seen this non profit organization come thru and help women in crisis, women in the mentorship that need financial aid for food, shelter, gas, clothing. EOS is so much more than a mentorship and coaching session. EOS stays involved as much as they are allowed by the women in need. 

This campaign has been created because EOS has been called to go on tour you guys! And in order to make this happen, we need YOUR help! Going on tour would consist of reaching out to so many women who have no idea that a program like this exists. It will reach women like me who just need to know that they are not alone and there is a purpose for their pain! If you have read up to this point then you have read a lot of what I went thru. And if this organization can help someone like me learn who they are in Christ, find their worth, their purpose, then it should be clear to see that this organization can help MANY MANY MORE out there. We are fundraising to reach women ALL OVER THE WORLD. 

EOS has changed my life and I know that it can change the life of others as well. It helped go from victim to survivor! EOS taught me who I am in Christ. 

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:13

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
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If you have ever questioned where you can sow a seed, what is a trustworthy organization I am here to tell you that EOS is a wonderful place to start. By donating, you would be helping women all over find the peace, love, and happiness they deserve. 

Please consider donating to this organization. No amount is too little! 


2 Corinthians 9:6-8

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“The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. Each person should do as he has decided in his heart — not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.”

About this Campaign

Tonie Cantu

Celebrating 4 Years of serving survivors of sexual trauma and exploitation across the nation



Emerald of the Sea International is a faith based nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide sexual trauma recovery and prevention to the world through the Hope, Healing, and Freedom found in Jesus Christ. 


Our vision is to reach the world, restore generations, and transform nations with both a prophetic and practical approach. We will equip individuals to become trauma informed and Kingdom minded ministers & leaders across the world to serve survivors effectively. Through recovery, prevention, and outreach, we will restore the family system one survivor at a time. 


We offer: 

  • Mentorship program for trauma survivors across the nation
  • Survivor Retreats & Conferences
  • Outreach Collaboration
  • Youth Trafficking Prevention
  • Child Abuse Prevention Training
  • Workshops & conferences for churches 


"Bleeding mothers give birth to dead daughters. Healed mothers give birth to healthy daughters. Bleeding churches give birth to dead generations. Healed churches restore nations & generations." - Esmeralda Ridilla, Founder & Director of Emerald of the Sea 




The Glow & Grow 4 the survivors campaign will equip us to launch a 4 state conference tour next year to reach more survivors nationally. One conference in the East, North, South, and West Coast! $16,000 will fund our first EOS Conference Tour!!!


WILL YOU GIVE TRAUMA SURVIVORS IN YOUR REGION THE OPPORTUNITY TO GLOW & GROW IN THEIR HEALING JOURNEY? 




Testimonials from previous Events:


"What an amazing weekend this has been! From healing to restoration and being delivered is what God did through this conference. My story is not one that I have really shared. I went from growing up without my dad in my early life. That led to many wrong decisions I would later make in life. I went from getting into a very abusive relationship with such horror and pain. I had to endure from being battered and kidnapped by my abuser.. ..Only to get out of that one and get into another abusive marriage . When I came to Christ I didn’t really know how to process my emotions from the hurt and pain. This weekend has really helped me in understanding what the root in my trauma was. I was now suffering from depression, low self-esteem and many other health issues . This weekend I prayed to God to heal my heart . I knew I needed to release my abusers. I can truly say that through this weekend my heart has been healed and I was able to release my abusers and experience a breakthrough. Emerald of the sea has touched my life in a way like no other. My wounds are now scars that I too one day will show others . Emerald of the Sea is a true instrument of the healing and restoration power of Jesus Christ."


"I believe shackles were shattered that weekend and I will always remember the women who stood by me to help me along my journey of healing."


"This event created the space for me to walk along side my sister in our healing journey together. Having an extended and intentional time to dive into healing through our trauma together was a precious gift that I will cherish forever. The trauma bond we have is now replaced with a healing bond." 


"I cannot wait for the next one. I believe as the body of Christ there are parts of it (people) that are deeply wounded and the other parts of the body must take action in assisting our brothers and sisters in real healing. When one scar speaks to a wound, it can direct this process in Jesus much quicker and ALL Glory goes where it should, Jesus!" 




"In a sea of billions, YOU are the one Emerald God sees!"

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