GoMinistries lives up to its mission of mentorship, multiplication, and mission. I have been on two trips with my church, and this last summer was able to serve in an internship for 6 weeks working along local leaders. It was the best decision and experience I have had in my faith journey. Every leader is passionate about their community and the people they serve. Empowering local leaders while developing a love of Jesus
There is no better organization to work with than GO Ministries!!! This past summer I spent 6 weeks serving with them as an intern and got a complete inside view - and let me tell you my opinion only grows fonder the more I get to know everyone on staff!! And, I am so blessed for the family made as a group of interns while serving in the DR. GO's mission is truly rooted in Christ, and I have never worked with an organization that does what I feel is one of the best ways of sharing Jesus with others: letting people like you and me go and serve on mission and empower the local leaders and their communities. There is so much you can learn on a trip with GO, and I would highly recommend it to any and all of my friends and family. It is truly such a mutually transformative experience, and one you will never forget. In addition, it really opens your eyes to always living on mission, wherever you are. Santiago is truly blessed to have such an organization like GO.
Incredible organization. GO Ministries is Dominican-led and American-backed. Their work is socially sustainable and always rooted in love. They serve men, women, and children through means of church planting, sports programs, medical care, and education. In addition, volunteers and interns are well-taken care of. They have made fantastic changes in and around the city of Santiago, and they will continue to do so for years. Highly recommend.
I have been going on trips with GO for about 7 years now. These past two years I have had the opportunity to intern over the summer, and have gotten to see and learn more about the ministry. I love that GO’s focus is empowering local leaders to make disciples. I have been able to learn that GO truly wants to give all the glory to Jesus for His goodness and mercy in all things. Getting to work alongside GO’s missionaries and the local leaders in the Dominican Republic, I have seen what it truly means to live life on mission. No matter where you are or what time of day, we should always be on mission and be ready to share the Word of God. If you are considering making a trip with GO, I highly recommend that you lean into that and take that step. It is life changing. It is beautiful to see the mutual transformation that takes place within this ministry, and I am so excited to see the way God will continue to move throughout the years.
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Interning with GO Ministries was an amazing experience. I was able to get a better glimpse of what they are about and how they help empower local leaders to make disciples. I would highly recommend doing a trip with them, not only to help serve the people of the Dominican, but also to see and experience the mutual transformation. I really enjoyed getting to work with the staff and local leaders, but I also am grateful for the friendships I made with the other interns and am appreciative of Mike and Brandy, the intern directors.
Meeting the people of Bateys, Dominican Republic was truly amazing. I would go back just to reconnect with all the kind humans that have such unfortunate lives there. HOWEVER, OUR TRIP WAS RUINED BY THE GO MINISTRY STAFF MEMBERS! I have never met bigger hypocrites. They tried to preach about good service, being mentors, being kind; however failed to act this way toward their peers. Sarah and Lynne were so rude and inhuman, they only cared about themselves. They spent the entire trip slaving everyone else around yet conserving their own energy. They kept yelling at everyone to the point where it took the joy in service away. We were all there to help and wanted to willingly, however we were treated like a bunch of incompetent 12 year olds. This is not how mission trips usually are.
This organization is a blessing to the world. Personally, I would not know Jesus without G.O. and my first mission trip to the Dominican Republic. My life has been transformed and I have seen countless other lives transformed by G>O. introducing them to Jesus. This an amazing organization.
If you are considering a serving opportunity or financial donation, GO Ministries, Inc. is very deserving. GO Ministries, Inc. is exceptional in every way. This non-profit is crystal clear about its mission – GO and make disciples, redeem people, renew communities, and restore creation through mutual transformation. I have experienced this in action on 6 separate volunteer opportunities. Fundamentally, GO has a structure and process that works! GO has planted themselves and over the years, they have become a beacon of love and hope in the communities, of Santiago and surrounding. The GO staff is dedicated, loving and intentional; exemplified in the local communities as well as with the volunteers that come to serve. The mutual transformation is REAL and for me has resulted in making my annual visits to serve a priority. It is joy to serve alongside GO and they have created the opportunity for me to create lifelong extended families, in the Dominican Republic.
This is a tremendous organization! The work they do has an amazing positive impact on the community, both to those they serve and to the people serving. The values they encourage make you feel like a part of one big family.
Interning for GO Ministries was an amazing experience. I met amazing people both from the DR and from the United States who were ready to pour into the local people and into the short term mission groups from the United States. I was surprised by how quickly the group of interns connected and how we became friends so quickly. I loved working with my intern directors, Mike and Brandy and with the local pastors and missionaries. I learned more about how a larger missions organization functions and saw how much was made possible through the collaboration of Dominicans and Americans working to together as a single unit. I highly recommend this program to other young adults who want to intern and to short term mission groups. GO Ministries I believe is a God ordained ministry, and is continuing to empower others to spread the Gospel.
Being a GO Ministries media intern this summer was such a gratifying experience that has transformed my life! The staff is a huge family that welcomes everyone with open arms and hearts. GO continually shows God’s unfailing love, promises, and blessings.
GO Ministries whole-heartedly sticks by their mission, vision, and value statements. It is abundantly evident that GO Ministries is actively empowering local leaders to "make disciples as God redeems people, renews communities, and restores creation through mutual transformation." They love like Jesus, serve without complaining and care deeply for these communities, their staff, and their volunteers. I had the honor of serving for 6 weeks this summer alongside others, and what an honor it was. One day with GO Ministries, in any of their numerous service roles within the community, and you won't be able to deny their impact. GO understands that local leaders will have a significantly more impactful role than others would because local leaders know their communities and the culture in which they were raised; therefore are able to create opportunities with the largest positive effect. I cannot say enough good things about GO Ministries. I would highly recommend anyone to support what GO is doing in the Dominican Republic and surrounding areas as fruit will bear from it.
There too many amazing things to share about GO Ministries. GO Ministries disciple-making culture is something to be modeled. When you serve with GO, not only do you get to serve local leaders and their communties, but you will be mutally transformed. I was blessed to serve as an intern and it was clear I was intended to be there for a reason. I grew so much in my walk as a Christian and was able to be a witness in a teams' growth. The culture of the Dominican wraps you in and you can not help but just love it. The connections you form and the memories you make will impact so many people.
My experience with GO Ministries and it's team has been nothing but exceptional. I have loved volunteering with them on several occasions and every single time I am made to be felt like part of the GO family. They are raising young, passionate, charismatic leaders. Everything they do is done with the utmost professionalism. Everything from coffee sales/productions to life changing ministry in the Dominican Republic. GO Ministries deserves 5 of 5 stars only because I can't give them more!
A respected, transparent and impactful organization doing great missional work to help the people in the DR - GO Ministries is a great investment of our philanthropic funds.