From one trip, to a global movement
What began in 1968 as one pastor’s dream has grown into a worldwide mission of discipleship, partnership, and gospel transformation.
50+ years of global ministry
1,000+ mission teams sent
Lives changed for eternity
1968
It All Began with One Yes
It started with a single step of obedience.
When Rev. Maurice Stevens took a trip to Haiti in 1968, he returned with a holy restlessness - to “take people out of the pew and into the mission field.”
That vision became Missionary World Service & Evangelism, one of the first ministries to mobilize everyday believers for short-term missions.
Maurice didn’t just want to send people.
He wanted to shape them - to awaken hearts to God’s work in the world and empower the local church to share the gospel among their own people.
1986-1994
Carrying the Torch
When Maurice passed away in 1986, Larry Cochran stepped in to continue the vision.
Under his leadership, the ministry focused on church planting in the remote areas of Central and South America, building on relationships that continue to bear fruit today.
This was an era of perseverance, faith, and steady expansion - growing partnerships, planting new churches, and carrying forward the same simple calling: go where the gospel hasn’t.
1994
A New Name, Same Mission
In 1994, Missionary World Service & Evangelism became GO InterNational.
The name reflected more than rebranding - it captured a conviction.
We weren’t just sending people overseas.
We were helping them go everywhere, partnering with indigenous leaders and strengthening the global church.
2007
Healing Body and Soul
When Bert Jones became president in 2007, he and Dr. Larry Frick launched GO’s medical missions ministry - healing physical wounds while pointing people to the Great Physician.
This season of ministry reminded us that the gospel touches every part of life - spiritual, emotional, and physical.
2014
to today
Deepening the Mission
Since 2014, Ron Houp has led GO InterNational with a renewed focus on discipleship and evangelism.
Under his guidance, GO has continued to send teams, train leaders, and walk alongside churches across the world - strengthening believers to live and lead as disciple-makers.
What began as one man’s obedience has become a legacy of faithfulness spanning five decades, five continents, and over a thousand mission teams.
Today, GO InterNational continues to educate and feed children, plant churches, encourage pastors, provide medical care, and share the love of Jesus.
Our history is a testimony of God’s faithfulness - and our future is a commitment to keep going until all have heard.
“The methods have changed, but the mission hasn’t.”
– Ron Houp, President
The Story Isn’t Finished Yet
Every generation has a role to play in the Great Commission.
Join us as we continue to build on a 50-year legacy of obedience, partnership, and gospel transformation.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Matthew 28:19-20