Press Release

Today the Board of Directors of Missions Development International (MDI) announced the merger of SOZO International with Founder, Randall (Randy) Morgan, into MDI. Randy will assume the responsibilities of Director of Ministry Development and serve on the Board of Directors.

MDI engages individuals, ministries, and churches to discover God's calling and helps them grow to their full potential. MDI's roles include those of mentor, advisor, consultant, strategic planner, recruiter, resource developer, and encourager as part of the transformation process. MDI also recruits, trains and leads teams to serve MDI conferences in Ukraine.

SOZO is focused on training and equipping young leaders throughout Eastern Europe. Among SOZO events is the SOZO Festival, an annual event that has brought together thousands of people from more than 50 nations over the past ten years to be trained, encouraged, and challenged in unity and reconciliation, nationally and denominationally.

Marti Scudder, MDI President, and Steve Lorenz, MDI CEO and Board Chairman, are very excited to have Randy join the staff and partner with them. With this merger, MDI’s focus expands into all of Eastern Europe.

The Board of Directors include: Mr. & Mrs. Brook Bishop, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Burton, Mr. & Mrs. Woody Camp, Rev. Roy Carter, Rev. & Mrs. Kaluzhny, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Lorenz, Mr. Jeffrey McCandless, Mr. Randall Morgan, Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Nischan, Mr. & Mrs. Don Orr, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Rutenbar, Dr. & Mrs. Gary Scudder, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Stadler, Mr. & Mrs. Terry Warren.