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The Vision for SOSA Outreach will be nation wide. Reverend Pedro Sosa is a traveling minister that works with Apostle Robert Jenkins of Divine Insight Ministries,Pastor Chrissy Vickers of Mind of Christ Ministries International, and locally at his home Church of Grace Tabernacle under Pastor Gary Washburn. One of the focuses will be traveling to raise awareness for SOSA Outreach. The other focus will be on the homeless, prisoner, and widows of the villages area. We want to provide affordable housing for the men getting out of prison, men graduating drug programs locally, and homeless seeking rehabilitation. While providing housing, we want to assist in other areas like employement, counseling and any kind of treatment they may need to reenter society. Our first goal will be to acquire land and housing for reentry.
Mission Statement
​Serving others as we serve Abba to unify and teach the body of Christ.
Founding Verse
"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others,as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms."
~ 1 Peter 4:10
Meet the Board
REV Pedro Sosa
Founder & President
Rev Pedro Sosa is a graduate of House of Hope & Casa Hope Ministries.After many years of addiction, in and out of jail, prison, and institutions, Pedro decided to go to turn his life around and go to a faith base drug treatment facility in Wildwood, Fl. He began his new journey with Jesus Christ in April 2014. After graduating the program, he decided to stay and give back to the ministry and community.
While he was in the program he had an encounter with the Holy Spirit that would forever change his life. Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit and his mentors, Pedro stayed 8 years building and starting new ministries with the founder. Together they birthed Casa Hope Incorporated and Prisoners of Hope International. Pedro later became a Reverend and Chaplain, while getting his Bachelors in Christian theology. He is now a business owner of Green Pastures 23 Lawn Care and Landscaping, a husband, and father.
He is currently serving at Grace Tabernacle Church in the Wildwood/Villages area. He feels led by the Holy Spirit to give back to the ministry and community that helped him. This is how SOSA Outreach Ministry has been birthed.
Miriam Sosa
Miriam Sosa is our secretary, marketing manager and wife of founder and president Pedro Sosa. She is a Florida native and a graduate of Southeastern University. Her passion for serving is capturing others testimonies and stories. With a broadcasting and digital journalism bachelors, she enjoys using her gifts to create digital platforms for non-profits and ministries.
Having encountered God at a young age, Miriam has always been drawn to ministry. Alongside her husband and daughter she truly desires to be a light and an ambassador of Christ.
Miriam looks forward to being a witness of the gospel as well as seeing lives transformed by the Holy Spirit while serving at Sosa Outreach Ministry.
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Secretary & Marketing
Gary Henriksen
Treasurer
Gary is our Treasurer and has been self-employed as an accountant for 30 years as of this upcoming tax season. Gary’s experience includes tax preparation for all areas of taxes, including nonprofits, business entities, trusts and estates, as well as clergy and individual returns. He is also proficient in setting up new business entities, including this nonprofit.
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Gary has an excellent rapport with the IRS, as he works with them
monthly, representing his clients with various tax issues. He is listed in the IRS Directory as a Registered Tax Return Preparer and takes a
minimum of 30.5 Continuing Education Credits annually.
Subsequently, his expertise will ensure that our bookkeeping and tax returns meet all IRS and Florida State requirements. Gary has worked with several nonprofits in Georgia, including serving on various Boards.
Gary is married to his wife, Dorothy, for 37 years, and is a resident of The Villages for the past 11 years. His personal interests include Musclecars and reading books on The American Civil War.
Chaplain Arthur Morello
Chaplain Arthur Morello has been ministering to the incarcerated at Lake Correctional Institution in Clermont, Florida for over 5 years now through his Merging Two Worlds Ministry. His mission is to bring a Faith based Life Skills program to the men in order to prepare them for a successful re-entry to society.
Besides bringing them the Word to help guide them on their journey of re-entry, his Ministry also helps provide housing and employment to those most in need.
Through his affiliation with SOSA Outreach Ministry he hopes to raise awareness to the needs of the less fortunate by bringing them not only the Word but also the necessary resources the aide them on their journey.
Kurt Backstrom
Kurt’s education includes a B.S. in Health and Physical Education K-12, B.S. in Physical Therapy and a M.S. in Health and Physical Education. He is a retired physical therapist, assistant professor, high school teacher and soccer coach.
He has been married to his best friend Suzi for 41 years. They lived in Knoxville, TN for twenty years where they raised two sons, Ian and Ben. Kurt and Suzi moved to The Villages, Florida in 2014 to care for his parents who were in their 90’s. In 2016, Kurt’s parents moved to live with his brother in Kansas City, KS. Shortly after that, he and Suzi moved to DeLand, Florida. They joined First Presbyterian Church of DeLand where Kurt has served as a deacon and is currently an elder for the student discipleship team.
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Since moving to Florida he has volunteered at The House of Hope Ministry, Habitat for Humanity Re-store, Tuesday Mercy Hour at the Methodist Church of DeLand and on two Saturdays a month assists with showers for the homeless provided by a portable shower truck ministry called God’s Bathhouse.