5 Stories of how UCI Founders Decided how to Serve
- “We both kept thinking of Jesus telling us to be the salt of the earth . . .
and decided on the name the Salted Café. We want to be the salt that makes people thirsty for Christ.” — Antoniya of the Salted Café in Sofia. - “God showed us that we needed a place where people felt accepted . . .
and at home. That’s why we started a bakery—because it smells like home.” — Christo, of Trapezata in Ruse. - “I interviewed the community leaders—the police officers, the business owners, the mayor . . .
I asked them, 'What does your community need?" Alexis of the Adventist Learning Center for Syrian refugee children in Beirut. - “The Lord inspired us to look into mental health . . .
and other services that align with our core beliefs, including health justice.”—Josh Pierre, of Capitol Hill Counseling and Resource Center in Washington D.C. - “Mark, I believe God wants us to plant a church in this community . . .
I believe he wants us to develop a health evangelistic outreach center.” — Teenie Finley, just south of Washington D.C.