WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
OUR HISTORY
In 1996, Johannes Amritzer and wife Maria traveled through the jungles of Kenya to preach the Gospel to the the Maasai people and other tribes. That became the first of many festivals. What Johannes and Maria started grew like wildfire. They were pioneering a movement that reached across Europe and were preaching the Gospel to unreached tribes in South America, Southeast Asia, India, and many countries on the continent of Africa. They would do whatever needed to be done to see a festival happen. They sold their belongings to generate finances; they preached from platforms that were wooden tables tied together with rope. There were many obstacles to overcome on their journey, but one thing was certain: Signs, wonders, and miracles followed them wherever they went.
“I was called as an evangelist in the end times to preach the Gospel to unreached people groups, to help bring restoration of the Book of Acts in my generation, and to see the early church being geographically reestablished.” - Johannes Amritzer
Who We Are
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SOS Adventure is a team of simple missionaries united by one goal: to love people, preach Jesus, and reach Africa. We are a non-profit, evangelistic missions ministry that organizes large-scale festivals across the African continent and equips teams to serve alongside us.
The Holy Spirit is our Director and Jesus the love of our lives. We have traveled to countries all over the world to preach the Gospel—sharing it in the deep bush with unreached tribes and pressing into hard ground across Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist nations throughout Asia, South America, and Africa.
Now, we are plowing through one African city at a time, with our hearts set on one thing: to preach the precious message of the Gospel to the lost.
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The Word is infallible
Jesus is God
Man was created good. However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God.
Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
The Holy Spirit is the third head of the Triune God who indwells every individual whose faith is in Jesus.
The Baptism in Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues is power for life and ministry
Signs and Wonders is God’s will for today
The mission is every people group on earth
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“BE” SOS
1. Be Family & Build Big
We are an international, fiercely loyal apostolic family committed to the SOS Adventure vision and each other.
We live in a tension between the call to build a big missions organization with massive impact in the world and our passion to build intimate, disciple-making communities where we live.
2. Be a missionary
We are relentless about making friends with non-believers and making disciples one-on-one.
We are planted in a local church or building one in our living rooms
We live simple lives
We serve before we lead
We love people, with an extra heart for the wild and underdogs
3. Be Faithful
We pray a lot, passionately and loud.
We are early risers with a strong devotional life
We listen and obey quickly
We speak faith all the time. We are obnoxious optimistics!
We are men and women of integrity
4. Be Whole
We make time for family
We exercise and eat well
We make time for Sabbath rest and vacations
We invest on individual interests that are good for the soul
5. Be Generous
We tithe and give radically to missions
We make our homes available for the needy, our cars are available to be used, we pay into our trips (even SOS related items), and we show radical hospitality. We live with an “open hand.”
6. Be Super-natural
We believe and preach a full Gospel: Signs, Wonders, The Cross, Water Baptisms, and Baptism in fire with the evidence of speaking in tongues.
We are down to earth and relatable to the world around us, but we walk in the power of God activating all the gifts of the Spirit in our daily lives
We are guided by the voice of the Holy Spirit! We live the Book of Acts!
7. Be a Finisher
We will finish the great commission by reaching every unreached people group in the world. That’s our aim. Our share of the pie in this enormous task, or better put, our calling and grace to this is in Africa. Africa is our Capernaum, our green house, where the dead come to life! Our blood, sweat and tears is aimed at making Jesus known in this great continent. That's our great commission.
OUR TEAM
Johannes Amritzer Founder & Evangelist
Fiore Londino Africa Executive Director & Festival Director
Seth Reichart US Executive Director & Co-evangelist
SOS ADVENTURE STAFF & TEAM
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Executive Director, Africa: Fiore C. Londino
Festival Director and Children's' Evangelist: El-Shaddai Mollel
Assistant Festival Director: Baraka Damas Dioniz
Assistant Festival Director and Book of Acts Training Director: Sitini Kobo Makarabo
Assistant Festival Director and Harvest Internship Director: Fleur Steffen
Assistant Festival Director and Mobilization Support Coordinator: Jemimah Naiterra
Assistant Festival Director: Ariana Lucia Jose Makubikua
Assistant Festival Director and Children's' Evangelist: Monica Slaton
Assistant Festival Director: Susannah Carhart
Technical and Logistics Director: Samuel Willkander
Creative Arts Director: Julia Willkander
Visual Manager: Maxwell Baraza
Rigging Manager: Maurice Sikuku
Audio Manager: Jedidia (Jeddy) Chilijila
Fleet Manager: Peter Kinga
Finance Manager, Africa: Rael Cherobon
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Mission Opportunity Director: Gabriel Razete
Mission Opportunity Coordinator USA: Nathan Palmer
Mission Opportunity Coordinator Switzerland: Romain and Victoria Schnegg
Mission Opportunity Coordinator France: Pastor Sarah Marvane
Mission Opportunity Coordinator Norway: Tone Reme
Mission Opportunity Coordinator Sweden: Sarah Soderland
Frontier Missions Director: Tobias Giltjes
Frontier Missions Coordinator: Mary Giltjes
Team Mobilization Director: Hiedi Pie
Media & Marketing Director: Emma Razete
Partner Development Coordinator: Jay Morrison
Prayer Partners Manager & Intercessor: Helen Kaupang
SOS 24/7 Prayer Coordinators: Aslak & Ellen Bestul
Administrative Assistant: Morgan Pierno
Finance Director: Sara Pezzoni
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Logistics Director: Jay Peak
Hellen Mdali
Amy Kramer
Seredi Kobo
Vivicka Hirsh
Steve Bland
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Lead Evangelist and Founder: Johannes Amritzer
Co-evangelist: Seth Reichart
Co-evangelist: Pastor David Romo
Co-evangelist: Milana Mboungou
SOS Adventure stands on the shoulders of a giant in the faith! We honor Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke (1940-2019) for not only the legacy of a Harvest that he left as he spent his life plowing through ther continent of Africa, but also for being a spiritual father to Evangelist Johannes.
We will continue to plunder Hell and populate Heaven for Jesus!