More at http://umc.org/videos/ Soda Steveâs gives diners a taste of the world. Oklahoma restaurateur Steve Pool traveled all over doing mission work. Pool has built churches in South Africa and Vietnam and a hospice home in Costa Rica. The trips became the inspiration behind Soda Steveâs, a theme restaurant built to inspire people to volunteer. Thereâs a mission tip jar and a never-ending slideshow of photos from past work trips. Pool says he wants customers to go home with is the idea that, âWhether you live in the inner city or you live in a suburb, there are missions within ten miles of your house.â He hopes more people will find their own ways to help others.