In 1999, GSG officially began working in the former Soviet Union through nationals that had connection into the communities that desperately needed hope. Prior to that while attending Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Mark Reimschisel began to have a sense that working with nationals would be a strategy to use to impact the world. Through global contacts and family and friends in Wichita, Kansas, he began to build an organization that partnered with other international organizations that were working in the region to provide education, sponsorships, materials, and much needed humanitarian aid.