About Us

About Us

We train & mobilize the next generation to Make Him Famous.

The first iGo summer team of 13 members flew to Japan in 2001 on a 13 hour flight on Friday the 13th. Fortunately, the plane was a Boeing 777.

iGo Global is passionate about students learning how to live on mission wherever they are.


Before flying overseas, each student receives training that not only equips them for their trip, but also for a lifetime of making God famous. Because iGo is committed to the completion of the Great Commission, we focus on sending students to the least reached peoples on the planet. The entire iGo staff commits to walking with students and their parents/guardians throughout the year long journey that culminates with students traveling to share the gospel among the least reached people of the world.


Since iGo Global is an intra-church organization, we partner with and are sent by local churches. Rather than replacing or competing with churches, iGo seeks to be a vehicle that local churches use to train and mobilize the next generation to Make Him Famous.


Our Core Values


God does everything, yes everything, ultimately for His good and glory.


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God's plan to bring hope to the world is through His church.


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We join God in the work He has been doing since the beginning of time.


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When God gives us the opportunity to sow seeds of the gospel into others, we can rejoice.

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Our Staff

Lance Shumake

Founder & President

Brad Cardwell

Vice President; operations

Ky Martin

Director; trips & launch box

Rowdy Rodgers

director; training, media & group treks

Jami Lee Gainey

Trip coach

Elizabeth Junell

Travel coordinator

Sarah Arnett

Director; marketing & design

Caroline Jacobs

Trip coordinator and launch box administrator

Amanda Gilchrist

Launch Box Administrator

Joe Looney

Bookkeeper

Board of Directors

iGo Global is a 501c3 organization governed by a Board of Directors. Our board provides accountability and oversight for our ministry, policies, and procedures. The current iGo Global Board is made up of the following:

Brad Shisler

heath, TX

Bill Hicks

tyler, tx

David Stillwell

prosper, tx

Breann Fierro

Heath, tx

Andrew Keiser

Rockwall, tx

iGo helped develop my leadership abilities. Through being a Team Leader, I was trained to lead other students. While I wasn't always sure of my own ability, iGo trained and encouraged me to do it, knowing that God's ability is bigger than my own.

Hannah W

"Through my experiences with iGo, God has ravished my heart with the gospel and for the nations. I daily seek to build relationships and share the gospel on my college campus, especially with international students. In the future, my plan is to work in a closed country so I can spread the gospel among those who have never heard the name of Jesus."

Jared J
Through the training and trips, God used iGo to challenge my worldview in the best ways possible, including my understanding of Him, the gospel, and why all of it matters. Having the opportunity to be trained and serve overseas with iGo was an absolute gift from God. I had no idea how greatly that time would impact me for the rest of my life.

Kristin S

"Through my experiences with iGo, God has ravished my heart with the gospel and for the nations. I daily seek to build relationships and share the gospel on my college campus, especially with international students. In the future, my plan is to work in a closed country so I can spread the gospel among those who have never heard the name of Jesus."

Jared J
I don't think I understood the urgency of sharing the true gospel of Jesus until I went overseas with iGo. I didn't know or feel the lostness of others until I walked the streets of a foreign land. That was when I first realized how much God seeks and searches out the lost sheep.

Lara C

"Through my experiences with iGo, God has ravished my heart with the gospel and for the nations. I daily seek to build relationships and share the gospel on my college campus, especially with international students. In the future, my plan is to work in a closed country so I can spread the gospel among those who have never heard the name of Jesus."

Jared J

iGo helped develop my leadership abilities. Through being a Team Leader, I was trained to lead other students. While I wasn't always sure of my own ability, iGo trained and encouraged me to do it, knowing that God's ability is bigger than my own.

Hannah W

Through the training and trips, God used iGo to challenge my worldview in the best ways possible, including my understanding of Him, the gospel, and why all of it matters. Having the opportunity to be trained and serve overseas with iGo was an absolute gift from God. I had no idea how greatly that time would impact me for the rest of my life.

Kristin S

I don't think I understood the urgency of sharing the true gospel of Jesus until I went overseas with iGo. I didn't know or feel the lostness of others until I walked the streets of a foreign land. That was when I first realized how much God seeks and searches out the lost sheep.

Lara C


Contact Information


iGo Global

PO Box 1532

Rockwall, TX  75087


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