She was a pioneer of evangelical and social work for criminals and for orphans and neglected children in San Juan, Puerto Rico,[1] Sally Olsen was born in Bergen, Norway.
In 1929, at age seventeen, Olsen and her family moved to the United States, where they first settled in Brooklyn, New York.
Olsen attended the Bible school of Philadelphia Church in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago where she trained for the ministry and was ordained a minister.
[2] Olsen was a pioneer in social work for criminals in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In 1952, she founded Sarons Rose, a day center mission for children with one or both parents in prison.