GTD'S PUBLIC COSTA RICA MISSION TRIP IS COMING BACK JUNE 12-19, 2027!!!

  

IT'S BAAAAAAACK!! We are going back to Costa Rica for our annual "open to the public" Mission Trip!! We used to do this trip every year pre-Covid & pre-Caregiving, and now we are in healthy spot to return! Our official trip dates are June 12-19, 2027 (8 days: Saturday thru Saturday). Cost is $1300 per person plus airfare. The first 12 people to register and pay by Sept 30, 2026 gets an early-bird discount of $100 off your trip plus $100 "GTD Dollars" to go towards any future GTD event. Early bird registrations help us lock in rates, dates, & everything great =). Our mission will include construction projects, service projects, children's outreach, community outreaches, and at least two authentic Costa Rican adventures as well as a cultural tour 🇨🇷 . You won't believe what God will do in you & through you on a mission trip, and our experience in this area of Costa Rica has been life changing for many people who go. Website & registration links are under construction with the goal of having it active by the end of August. Pura Vida!!!

 

 

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1 MONTH TILL GO VERTICAL (SEPT 5-9)!! ...JOIN GTD OVER LABOR DAY HOLIDAY FOR THIS EPIC ADVENTURE!

  
Looking for one last God-awesome adventure to close out the 2026 summer?!?! Look no further! Join GTD over the Labor Day holiday for an exciting adventure of rock climbing & rappelling in the mountains of northeastern Georgia. This is our last big adventure priced at our 30th anniversary price of only $30!! You can't stay home for less money than that!!

For details about & registration for GO VERTICAL click on this link

Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome Adventures Since 1996! CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF MINISTRY!!

 

 

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4 TABLES SPONSORED IN 4 DAYS!! PTL!!!! ....THANK YOU AWESOME DONORS!!!

 
Wow, what a great start to our Annual Banquet campaign... 4 tables sponsored in 4 days and $2200 already raised👏 👏 👏

THANK! YOU! AWESOME! DONORS!!! Glory to God!!

Table Sponsor recognition forthcoming 😀

Follow our fundraising faith journey & updates on our blogsite!

Fundraising Tracker

Annual Banquet Details & RSVP

Next Available Public Event:
Go Vertical Rock Climbing Trip (Sept 5-9)

Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome Adventures Since 1996!
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF MINISTRY!!

 

 

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JAG WILL BE ANNOUNCING EACH OF OUR BANQUET SPONSORS THIS YEAR!

  
In honor of our 2 greatest supporters of GTD - my Mom & Dad (Jerry & Ann Garner "JAG") - we will have them announce each Banquet Sponsor (from Heaven lol). This will be our first banquet without both of their physical presence there, but we know they are cheering us on from Heaven. This ministry would not exist without them! Through the years they poured so much love, encouragement, & support into me, GTD, and especially our Annual Banquet. They loved being a part of our most important event of the year, and this is one small way we can honor their role and legacy in GTD. Thank you Mom & Dad for everything you did to make this ministry possible!! We honor you and celebrate your ongoing impact! Let the JAG BANQUET SPONSOR ALERTS begin!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

 

 

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HAPPY MONDAY! ...YOU CAN FOLLOW OUR 2026 FUNDRAISING JOURNEY ON OUR BLOGSITE =)

  
Our new starting date for our annual end-of-the-year fundraising drive officially changed from starting each year on Sept 1st to now starting each year on August 1st so that it no longer conflicts with Thanksgiving & Christmas family time. To accomplish this I made the no-brainer executive decision to permanently move our Annual Banquet from Nov/Dec each year to October each year. We are making all kinds of little & big improvements and adjustments like this as we reflect on our first 30 years of ministry and RELAUNCH GTD into our next 30 years of ministry!! One of our goals is to simply get better and better at what we do. This time frame change will make Thanksgiving & Christmas time more family-focused instead of fundraising-focused. And with that change GTD just got better!! So here's a screenshot of our August 1st FUNDRAISING TRACKER starting point... it has already increased over the weekend PTL!! Use the link below to follow our fundraising faith journey!! Thank you in advance for all your prayer support and encouragement as we strive to seek God first as we raise $130,000+ over the next few months! Thank you to all our AWESOME SUPPORTERS!!!!

FUNDRAISING TRACKER link

 

 

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WHO WANTS TO BE OUR FIRST TABLE SPONSOR OF 2026!!

WHO WANTS TO BE OUR FIRST TABLE SPONSOR OF 2026!!

We have permanently moved our Annual Banquet 1 month earlier to October so it no longer conflicts with Thanksgiving & Christmas family time yayyyyy!! Soooooo that means our annual official fundraising starts 1 month earlier toooooooo (which happens to be today)!!

Our goal is to raise $130,000 in 6 months (Aug 1 - Jan 31) thru our Annual Banquet event!! We are so excited about all that God is doing to RELAUNCH GTD INTO THE NEXT 30 YEARS!! God is up to something very special!

Who wants to get things started by being our FIRST Table Sponsor of 2026 (and take the first step of helping us hit our goal of 25 Table Sponsors)!! All Table Sponsors receive 10 tickets to our Annual Banquet on October 20th which includes dinner for you and your guests catered by Carrabba's! Table Sponsorships start at $250... the higher your sponsorship the more you receive!!

Click on our Annual Banquet website for more details as well as to sponsor a table and RSVP for the event!!

Click here for our Annual Banquet website.

SAVE THE DATE: This year's Annual Banquet is on October 20th (that's a Tuesday night from 6:30p - 9:00p) at the beautiful Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center in Pinellas Park, Florida!

We can't wait to celebrate at this event!!!

Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome Adventures Since 1996!
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF MINISTRY!!

 

 

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