As stated in Acts 1:8, SOS began in our “own Jerusalem” (Clearwater, FL) as a small ministry to international students. Sharing the hope of Christ, God turned many of these students into life long friends. These new believers then invited us to their homelands to share the same gospel with their own people.
Our ministry has expanded to international communities as we delight to show love to the foreigner and the stranger (Leviticus 19:34). As those who travel abroad, we understand what it is like to live in a foreign culture and how difficult and lonely it can be. Thus we desire to help them acclimate to the culture while showing the same compassion Jesus showed us, because although we were once strangers and aliens, we are now citizens of the household of God (Ephesians 2:19). If you are interested in befriending an international student, please contact us.
