Who We Are?
MissioN and vision
To aid in the furtherance of the gospel of Jesus Christ by providing low or no cost shipping services to existing missions organizations, international relief agencies, and churches in support of their ministries and empowering them to expand and grow.
Here I am Lord, Send Me!
To leverage all our tools and skills for shipping from churches and ministries in the states to their partners in the Caribbean islands in support of their existing ministries. GSSM will provide the opportunity for expansion and growth by making international shipping affordable. Many agencies and churches are successfully reaching disadvantaged people groups, but are limited in their ability to expand given the prohibitive costs associated with international shipping. That is where we will bridge the gap. With the support of state side churches, business people, and individual donors, we will raise the funds to cover our fuel and operating costs, thus eliminating the large cost to missionaries. We will cultivate a network of relationships with local customs and governmental people to achieve smoother cargo transfers and relief efforts in the future. In developing these relationships, we will also aim to spread the gospel through the demonstration of love found in personal connection.
Extraordinary Experiences
Because we aim to provide our services regardless of an organization’s ability to pay, we work hard to remember – “You cannot be taken advantage of when you offer something for free.”
Like the early church described in Acts 2, we strive to work alongside our brothers and sisters, sharing everything together with the common aim of aiding our neighbors in their darkest times.
Our Core Values
- Love the Lord with all our hearts, minds, & souls
- Love people as God loves us
- Do all things as unto the Lord
- Clothe Naked People
- Feed Hungry People
Values
We believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ and in the Bible as God’s inerrant Word. As ambassadors for God, we conduct ourselves with honesty and integrity, doing our best to exemplify Jesus’ character at all times, in all situations. However, we acknowledge that God is not done with us yet; and, that by His sanctifying work is molding us into the very image of Jesus Christ — a process that will not be completed until we see Him in eternity.
We do not believe that denominations, liturgy, or traditions should interfere with the furtherance of the kingdom and it is our goal to partner with believers from all walks of the Christian faith to support them in the ministry God has already called them to. We believe that God has given each person a mission and a calling and rather than trying to usurp or compete with our fellow believers, we should work together to reach the lost.
As believers our primary responsibility is to “Love the Lord, our God with our total being” and to “Love our neighbors as ourselves.” It is with this in mind we will aim to humble ourselves and truly become servants to our brothers and sisters in Christ and to the lost.
Biblical inspiration & verses
Hope Delivered Across the Seas…
“Like water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.” — Proverbs 25:25
“Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and exult, because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you.” — Isaiah 60:5
A Mission Beyond Ourselves…
We are inspired by the humble, but steadfast faith of Daniel. We know that because of God’s unchanging character, we can find hope in Daniel 10:17 – 19, where Daniel sees the heavenly being in a vision.
In humility and brokenness Daniel cries, “How can I, your servant talk to you, my Lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.” Again, the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength. “Do not be afraid, O man highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now, be strong.”
We recognize the enormity of this mission and know the journey will be long and arduous. The undertaking we have embraced will be taxing on our family, finances, and faith. However, more than anything we pray that when we reach heaven’s throne the Lord will look upon us, remembering the manner in which we lived here on earth, and He would call us “highly esteemed.” We pray that the culmination of our faith and lives would be like that of Daniel, and that the Lord would use our completely ordinary lives for something extraordinary.
We will remember His words, “Peace! Be strong now, be strong!”