Announcing Jay Stovall, Director of Marketing and Communications

We are excited to announce our new Director of Marketing and Communications, Jay Stovall. A graduate from California Baptist University with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and a Master of Public Administration, Jay brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this role.  

Jay and his wife Tiffany and their two children, India (2) and Leo (4 months), reside in Southern California and are members at VantagePoint Church in Eastvale.

When asked about why he wanted to join the team, Jay shared, “The reason I wanted to join The GO Fund was because I believe in the mission of the organization, the people that work here, and loved the opportunity in how my gifts would translate to the role I would be placed in. Ultimately, I asked God to provide me with direction for my future and He opened up an incredible opportunity here with The GO Fund”.

Jay comes to The GO Fund from California Baptist University where he held several titles. Most recently, Jay was the Director of New Student Programs & Orientation working primarily with first year and transfer students. Jay also held the titles of Resident Director and Director of Cultural and Commuter Programs at CBU, bringing eight years of higher education experience to his new role.

Jay said, “As the Director of Marketing and Communications, I am excited to use my innovative and strategic mind to push forward the vision and content of the organization. From social media, to digital marketing, content building, and podcast creating, I am ready to make The GO Fund a nationally recognized organization. I’m honored to join the incredible team in place and look forward to what God is going to continue to do through the organization to reach the nations”.

Founder and Executive Director, Luke Womack, said, “Jay brings a level of professionalism and branding ingenuity that will take The GO Fund to the next level of growth. This key personnel addition marks the beginning of a new chapter in The GO Fund journey, one that is dedicated to the cause of Christ's renown among all peoples”.

Please join us in praying for Jay and his family as he makes this transition and that the Lord would use Jay to greatly impact His Kingdom for His glory through The GO Fund.

Bringing Meaning to Life - 2019 Spring Vision Dinners

“I’m not the one with passion to go deep into parts of the world…Those are the ‘arrows’, but Mike and I are senders, the ‘bows’. That brings meaning to my life.”

Laura Gouveia wrote this after attending the first of two Spring Vision Dinners in March 2019. For Laura, this ministry is more than a great cause; it is something that brings meaning to her life. The GO Fund is one way that Laura is obeying The Great Commission, it is her way to invest in eternity. Why? So that the unreached would hear the name of Jesus!

Laura and Mike Gouveia at the 2019 Spring Vision Dinner in Redlands, California.

Five years ago, Claude Hickman shared a powerful metaphor at the first annual Vision Dinner. Those who go are the “arrows” and those who send are the “bows” that launch them into ministry. Founder and Executive Director, Luke Womack, reminded the 2019 guests that we still need many bows and arrows to accomplish the task of bringing the Gospel to unreached people groups. Laura and her husband Mike are two of these “bows”, and they see their role as vitally important.

Founder and Executive Director, Luke Womack, addressing guests at the 2019 Spring Vision Dinner in Redlands, California.

Laura writes, “Here’s what happens… Young, bright, passionate people go to college, get their degree and then desire to go to the ends of the earth to tell people about Jesus. However, along with their degree comes A LOT of student loan debt. So, naturally, they start working, next they find a spouse, next comes the kids and so on goes life while they chip away at loan debt. Next thing you know, “life” has gotten in the way of that passion to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19) and while the yearning to go burns on, so does their debt. The dream, the calling, the passion gets set aside and we lose the opportunity for Jesus to be known.”

Laura and Mike see the problem and they feel the weight of the issue. However, they have found the solution: The GO Fund!

The 2019 Spring Vision Dinners brought in a total of $230,092, funding 45 years of missions work! That is the solution. Champions like Laura and Mike have made it possible for missionaries to go and remain on the mission field. The burden of student debt, or as one applicant put it, “the only barrier I have right now,” is the one thing keeping most missionaries from the field. That does not have to be the case. The GO Fund exists to remove this barrier so that the gospel can be heard in every tribe, tongue and nation.

The first GO Fund missionary partners, David and Emily Rimestad, shared with guests that the only reason they are on the field today is because of The GO Fund. After five years of living among the Malayali people in Papua New Guinea, David and Emily are close to fully comprehending and speaking their language and will soon begin creating a written language and Bible for the Malayali people. The gospel will soon be heard for the very first time. Champions, “bows”, have made this reality possible.

Justin Pardee interviews David and Emily Rimestad at the 2019 Spring Vision Dinner in Redlands, California.

At the second Spring Vision Dinner, Keynote Speaker, Brooks Buser, shared his story of his time in Papua New Guinea. While Brooks has been able to see the gospel flourish in a place that had previously never heard the name of Jesus, he reminded guests that there are still hundreds of people groups desperately asking for a missionary to come share “the talk” with them. The task is still vast, and it will take many bows and arrows to accomplish it.

Keynote Speaker, Brooks Buser, addresses the guests at the 2019 Spring Vision Dinner in Santa Ana, California.

Laura longs to see the task accomplished and writes, “I loved hearing the vision all over again. How important it is to re-visit why we focus on the things we focus on, isn’t it? They gave us a little wooden chip at the end of the night as a reminder to keep praying. Mine is taped into our budget book so that every month I keep the vision alive so that I may be faithful to what God may provide to continue supporting this organization.”

Laura and Mike are just one example of the bows that are helping to launch missionary arrows onto the field, and that brings meaning to their lives.  

Will you join Laura and Mike in bringing meaning to your life by sending missionaries to the unreached?

The GO Fund Featured on The Missions Podcast

Click the link below and listen to The GO Fund’s Founder and Executive Director, Luke Womack, discuss student loans, why they keep missionaries off the field, and the solution to this problem on The Missions Podcast. This 42-minute episode aired on 03/18/19.