Prospectus 2011- 2015

“the profit of many, that
many be saved”
Prospectus
2011- 2015
(Year 2)
S.O.S. Ministries
Our Mission
S.O.S. Ministries ventures far and wide to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ
Pioneer church planting where no evangelical
church or witness to Jesus Christ exists, providing
a means to seek after the lost and help transform
them into disciples of Jesus Christ, thus fulfilling
the commission Christ gave His church to proclaim
the Gospel message of salvation to mankind.
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Overview
S.O.S. Ministries desires to catalyze efforts
to usher those without hope into a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ.
The acronym “S.O.S.” in its original context
(Save Our Souls) states that there is not
only a cry for help, but that cry for help
needs immediate attention and response.
Therefore, S.O.S. is committed to ministering to the physical and spiritual needs of
people throughout the world by feeding the
hungry, clothing the poor, embracing the
orphans, providing education and medical
attention to the destitute, and giving hope
to the hopeless through the Word of God.
S.O.S. Ministries is an incorporated 501(c)
(3) non-profit, tax-exempt Christian organization based in Clearwater, Florida.
Mike Schadt - Founder
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Mission and History
The Profit of Many
We are a pioneer church-planting ministry.
Our primary aim and ambition is to fulfill the
commission Christ gave His church to bear His
witness (both local and abroad - Acts 1:8) in
proclaiming the Gospel message of salvation to
mankind, ultimately making disciples of them
(Matt. 28:18-20).
To carry out this mission we serve as church
planting pioneers in communities, villages, and
cities where no evangelical church or witness
exists. We also strive and aspire to minister to
the physical needs of man in keeping with Matt.
25: 31-45, “For when I was hungry and you gave
me something to eat, when I was thirsty you
gave me something to drink…”
Our mission is modeled after the many examples
provided by Jesus during His time on this earth.
For example, in Mark 6:34-44, Jesus encountered
a large crowd and had compassion on them
because of their helplessness. He began to teach
them many things all day (vs. 34).
Then, knowing the hour was late and that there
was no food, He fed them (vs. 35-44). What Jesus
saw with His eyes (He saw their helplessness),
affected His heart (moved with compassion),
stimulating His mouth to speak truth (taught them
many things), and leading His hands to provide for
them (giving bread and fish to everyone).
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Aiding communities with medical assistance
The examples provided by Jesus also served
as models for the Apostle Paul, who declared
that he was not seeking his own profit or gain,
but seeking “the profit of many, that they may
be saved. Be imitators of me, just as I also am
of Christ.” (I Cor. 10:33-11:1)
Pursuing those who are hopeless so that they
may become believers of our Lord has become our
vision and passion in following the examples of
Christ and Paul.
Though the Lord is the one who convicts, draws,
and saves, He has called all believers to seek
out the lost and bear witness to His message
of redemption. As a means of preaching with
our mouths, naturally we must go…go with our
feet to them. Thus, as echoed in the words of
the apostle in Rom. 10:15, we too desire to have
“beautiful feet.”
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The Beginning
S.O.S. Ministries was birthed in April 2000.
The Lord opened a door for S.O.S. at a college in
Clearwater, FL. The original open door and
invitation by one of the school’s administrators
was to work with international students.
We were granted permission to teach these
students English as a Second Language (ESL).
The teaching was primarily carried out in classrooms on the college campus.
To this day, the Lord has not only allowed these
early doors to remain open, but He has opened
doors at other college campuses as well. In
addition to our focus on international students,
the Lord has granted us an open door to pioneer
into cross-cultural communities (like Islamic and
Hispanic communities).
As we began teaching English to the international
students, permission was granted to use the Bible
as part of the curriculum. As a result, we
committed to befriend, show hospitality, present
the person and work of Jesus, and ultimately
make disciples of Christ of the international
students in this program.
Beyond Borders
This early mission delivered fruit in the form of a
number of international students who graduated
and returned home to their respective countries
as indigenous missionaries. These former
students subsequently invited S.O.S. to come
along side them and help plant churches in their
villages and cities where no evangelical church
had previously existed.
We are currently working in Latin America, West
Africa, and Mid-Asia. We not only maintain
an active mission presence in each of these
countries, we are also considering invitations
from international students to go to Nepal and
Columbia.
Opening doors to Islamic communities
For example, we have received invitations to bring
the Scriptures into a number of Mosques throughout the U.S. where we are currently ministering
to Muslims. Considering the unique opportunity
we have to build relationships with Muslims who
live in the U.S., our work in these communities is
not limited to Mosques but extends into Muslim
homes as well.
We have the privilege to present to these
communities the person and work of Jesus Christ
through hospitality, friendship, lectures, and
discussions.
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Where We Minister
Central America
A) Guatemala: A ministry has begun and is in
the beginning stages (El Salvador and Hondras being the example).
Mexico
B) El Salvador: A multi-purpose building and Christian fellowship called La Esperanza I,
“The Hope” in Spanish, is established and
reproducing.
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C) Honduras: A multi-purpose building and Christian fellowship called La Esperanza II
is established and reproducing.
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Africa - West Africa
D) Nigeria: Planting churches and bringing much
attention to extremely poor and needy locations
like Makoko (a large water village).
Did you know:
Africa
• Nigeria has over 155 million people, half the population of the U.S.
• It is the most populated country in Africa and the 8th largest population in the world.
• The average income per family is $330 a year (that’s
only $28 a month!).
• There are 470 spoken languages, but 75% are able to
speak English.
E) Republic of Benin: This country is primarily made up of Muslims and Animists. Currently,
there are many villages and regions with no Christian church. According to the mission book “Operation World”, The Fon and Gbe people group have
a population of over 3 million and are considered
unreached and unevangelized.
F) Ghana: This is our next aim!
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North America
G) USA:
• International Student Ministry: We are
committed to befriend, show hospitality,
present the person and work of Christ, and build relationships with international students who study at colleges and universities.
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Muslim Ministry: We are committed to befriend, show hospitality, present the person and work of Christ, and build relationships with Muslims through lectures and discussion
during monthly gatherings at homes and in Mosques.
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Hope Restoration - Disaster Relief:
We desire to come along side those dev-
astated by natural and man-made disasters
by ministering to their physical and spiritual needs.
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H) Mid-Asia
We are committed to planting home fellow-
ships in Muslim cities to the glory of God.
(due to the sensitive nature of this area of the world,
S.O.S. refrains from showing specific locations).
China
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Our Reach
“It has always been my ambition to preach the Gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be
building on someone else’s foundation.”
Rom. 15:20
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International Focus
The major activities being carried out overseas
include:
Pioneer Church Planting: Planting churches where no evangelical witness exists.
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Mission Trip Teams: Utilizing gifted and called people who desire to engage the
indigenous people with the Gospel of Christ
and bring help, assisting the mission in its
endeavors.
Medical Attention: Establish medical clinics
to help people with their many physical needs.
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The baptism of Sanjeev from Nepal
All locations we minister in overseas have the
same mission, vision, and purpose, differing only
with respect to location and level of maturity
of the ministry. In each case the ability to successfully carry out our core mission objectives
(described below) depends on constructing and
operating out of a Community Center, a building
that serves many purposes, including a medical
clinic, a food/clothing pantry for the poor, living
quarters housing for missionaries and mission
teams, an outreach/ministry to children, and a
physical place of worship.
La Esperanza I and II in El Salvador
and Honduras...they are providing hope
to the hopeless in both the spiritual
and physical realms.
Orphan and Widow Ministry: Care for or-
phans and widows in their distress by providing material necessities, Christ-centered teaching, and ultimately adopting them!
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Pastoral Training: Disciple, equip, and appoint indigenous men who are called by God to shep- herd His church.
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Education Attention: Come along side the education system by assisting them with school materials, building projects, and a Christian
curriculum.
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Water Wells: Improving the quality and well
being of people by providing fresh, clean water through a well.
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Housing Facility: Host mission teams that come to serve and provide housing for our
indigenous missionaries.
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In Addition To: Children’s Ministry, Ladies Conferences, Youth Retreats, Weddings,
Christmas Events, and other such activities.
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S.O.S. in the News
S.O.S. has been privileged to have received positive press for its activities in a number of print
publications and on mainstream television
networks. One of the more rewarding TV highlights grew out of the ministry’s close personal
relationship with the Duggar family.
The Duggar family has a reality TV show,
“19 Kids and Counting”, on the Discovery/TLC
network, and as a result of this family’s participation in a number of mission trips, S.O.S. has
appeared in a number of episodes.
Mainstream Media Helping
These airings have focused and highlighted
specific countries we serve in, what we are doing,
and how people can get involved and help. The
relationship between Discovery, the Duggars and
S.O.S. Ministries is so healthy that Discovery is
planning to track the ministry’s activities in other
countries of S.O.S.
The head of the Duggar family, Jim Bob
Duggar, has been a passionate advocate of
S.O.S.’s mission, stating after a recent mission
trip with S.O.S.:
“Mission trips with S.O.S. is one of the best things we have done for our
children and family - It has been life changing! I am encouraged that S.O.S.
is on the front lines with the Gospel bringing help and hope to the world.
I am glad to be a part of this mission.”
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Jim Bob Duggar of Discovery's “19 Kids and Counting”
As another example of exposure in the media, a
leading journalist in Nigeria has been tracking our
movement since we arrived in the country, and as
a result has written a number of articles on
our work.
These articles, featured in the country’s leading
publications like Broad Street Journal (equivalent
to Wall Street Journal) and Tell magazine (equivalent to Time), draw attention to the help and hope
we are bringing to Africa through medical attention, digging water wells, and bringing education to the uneducated, as well as teaching and
proclaiming the truth of the Bible.
You can track the exposure we have
received (and continue to receive) on TV
networks on our YouTube Channel:
www.youtube.com/user/SOSHope
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S.O.S. Ministries featured in a variety of media outlets
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The Duggar Family commited to the S.O.S. mission
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Our Goal
“How can they believe…without someone preaching
to them? How beautiful are the feet of those who bring Good News.”
Rom. 10:13-15
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Plan Update (Year 2)
The Lord is increasing and expanding the S.O.S.
mission, and we continue to seek to respond to
this growth in ways that will ensure the greatest
possible impact. Central to our continued robust
growth is increasing our resource base and continually evaluating and refining our operations so that
they are maximally efficient, maximally impactful,
and sustainable for all involved.
The S.O.S. mission is growing at a healthy pace.
For our new mission sites we need to hire personnel and construct Community Centers to
provide suitable housing and facilities if we
hope to care for the physical and spiritual needs
of the people we serve.
In addition to personnel and facilities, we have
a critical need for more water wells in Africa
and reliable transportation (currently vehicles
spend more time with the mechanic than serving
the mission).
Over the last 1.5 years we have brought on five
new personnel to do the Lord's work from Africa
to Latin America, finished a Community Center in
Honduras, put up temporary community structures
in Nigeria (villages of Akankan and Otere), installed
three water wells in three different villages in
Nigeria, purchased three vehicles to support
operations in Mid-Asia, Africa, and Latin America,
initiated literature/video ministry in Mid-Asia, and
covered all operating expenses in both El Salvador and Honduras.
We have also pioneered into a new country,
Benin (country west of Nigeria), as well as bringing the Gospel to many lost regions in Nigeria
and Latin America. Because of this pioneer work,
we were able to implement some of the plan as
stated above for furthering the work on in this
first year and a half. We also initiated new work
in Mid-Asia that will have lasting affects as the
mission presses on with encouraging the saints
and evangelizing the lost in this very difficult and
dangerous area of the world.
Over the next 3.5 years, we are planning to
continue to:
• Construct multi-purpose buildings (Community Centers) in Mid-Asia, Nigeria, and Guatemala; install 22 more water wells (Construction Phase).
Raise the funds required to meet all monthly overhead expenses for maintenance, utilities, and so on; and purchase one vehicle in each country of service (Operational Expense Phase).
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Appoint appropriate indigenous staff for each new Community Center; establish headquarters in Clearwater, FL, location serving as the hub of our mission (Operational Staffing Phase).
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Bringing the Gospel to the streets
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Projected 5 Year Plan (Currently in year two)
By God’s grace, we have raised $200,000 of the $950,000 needed to fulfill our five year campaign. Now we
need to raise the remaining $750,000 so that the mission may continue it’s work to accomplish the goals
of the campaign.
Year 1: Construction Phase
Year 2-5: Operational Expenses
Year 2-5: Operational Staffing
$200k Worth of Completed Work
Amount Left to Raise:
Mid-Asia:
• Nigeria:
• Guatemala:
• Water Wells:
• Maintenance:
• Vehicles:
• Indigenous Staff/Admin:
• Headquarters/Office:
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$115,000
$119,000
$61,000
$76,500
$104,000
$45,000
$133,500
$96,000
Amount Raised:
$10,000 (for initiating literature/video ministry)
$35,000 (for temporary structures and staff)
Initial Fund Raising in Progress
$11,000 (for three wells)
$40,000 (for completed structure and overhead)
$45,000 (for three vehicles)
$59,000 (for five personnel)
Initial Fund Raising in Progress
Cost Breakdown for Our 5 Year Plan
Construction Phase:
Mid-Asia:
• Nigeria:
• Guatemala:
• Water Wells:
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$125,000 (for Community Center)
$154,000 (for Community Center)
$61,000 (for Community Center)
$87,500 (25 x $3,500 each)
Operational Expenses:
Maintenance:
• Vehicles:
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$144,000 ($500 x 12 months x 5 locations x 4 years)
$90,000 ($9,000 average price x 2 x 5 locations)
Operational Staffing and Facilities:
Indigenous Staff/Admin: $192,500 (salaries for 4 years)
• Headquarters/Office:
$96,000 ($2,000 x 12 months x 4 years)
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$950,000 Total, $200,000 already raised, $750,000 to go!
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Our Hope
“I steadfastly maintain a hope and persuasion that God
will revive His work, calling the Christian to advance the Kingdom of Christ in this world.”
Jonathan Edwards
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PO Box 16712
Clearwater, FL 33766
(727) 726-7717
www.sosHope.org
[email protected]
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