Good Search

Its time to change habits for good, uhh, at least for a good cause....let me explain.

Good Search is a feel good search engine using Yahoo technology. You don't have to use it but they make it easy to use with suggestions on making them your home page and also a tool bar widget to search much like the Yahoo and Google bars. But the twist is that about 1 penny is given to the cause you select and you can choose Missions Alive!

Simply go to http://www.goodsearch.com and go to about the middle of the home page, enter Missions Alive and then click on "verify" and you should see us listed there as "Missions Alive (Mooresville, IN). Now if you don't see Mooresville showing then you probably need to try again. I know about that. The other day I spent the afternoon researching places to help us get the word out about KidzCan and none of the searches counted, all because I didn't make sure it said "Missions Alive (Mooresville, IN)!"

As of this writing, just between the staff and family members knowing about this for a week, we have raised $1.50. Now I know that doesn't sound like much...the mighty Mississippi starts out as just a drop somewhere. So if more than just a few use this, say 200 of us start using Good Search, say, 20 times per week, thats totals to $40 per week. That begins covering our internet and web expenses! Who would have thought it could be so easy? All that for just changing a habit!

Celebrating 25 Years

MISSIONS ALIVE
Celebrating 25 Years
1983 - 2008

While Harvey was traveling to churches and colleges representing his presidency of the 1983 National Missionary Convention, he came to the realization that many missionaries were hurting and there was no one to help them. Missionaries needed someone who could understand their heart aches. Our family had just returned to the States from 13 years working with African Christian Mission in Zaire, Africa, we had the experience to work with missionaries and encourage them. We could understand what the missionary was experiencing.

In 1983 Missions Alive was started to be able to help the missionary in any way possible. Through the years the needs of many missionaries have been met. We were satisfied we were making an impact on the task of assisting missions and missionaries, fulfilling our part in the process.

Missions Alive started out in the build in porch of our home in Flora, IL. Because of growth, after the first year, we rented a large upstairs room in town. However, that soon became too small, and we rented an attached room. A couple years later we rented a building in downtown Flora where Missions Alive kept growing.

In 1987 we realized we needed to make another change. That is when we moved to Camby, Indiana. We purchased an old church building where we continue to produce videos to aid the missionary in their fund raising. Bob Small was a tremendous help in getting Missions Alive started in the video area. He would travel from Oklahoma to Indiana every month to help us. 1993 found us moving again. We purchased property in Mooresville, IN just a few minutes from the former property. We now have a very nice facility which houses our edit studio, filming studio, offices, and conference room.

We are still producing videos for missionaries and have started new programs to enhance missions. “KidzCan” was started from a seven year dream that Harvey and I had. During travels to many churches, Harvey realized that kids were being left out of missions except for camps and VBS. Even those times with a missionary were limited. “KidzCan” was developed to encourage children for missions while they are in the informative years. I made my decision to become a missionary when I was 8 years old. Many kids make their decisions early in life and I want them to be able to consider missions as a lifetime commitment.

LeAnn Waddelow

Ambitious Goal!

Last year Missions Alive launched its most ambitious ministry projects to date with the commencement of “KidzCan” and “Heroes of Faith” video series. Both series, currently in the writing and development stages, are scheduled to move ahead through the testing period in preparation of a 2009 release date for release to all interested individuals.

Take one ambitious goal of producing two high-quality video series that utilize studio quality camera and editing equipment, and a staff of talented writers, actors, and producers’ and you present a financial dilemma with a mighty challenge! Our challenge is to raise nearly $350,000 annually over the next two years to underwrite this project.

A vital element in this endeavor is your prayerful consideration to become a participating partner in this venture of Faith. Missions Alive has instituted a “Circle of 300” club to fund this production. Club members contribute a one time annual gift of $1000 or more or commit to four quarterly gifts of $250 to be used for the development and production of these two series.

Please contact us today to join in on this Challenge. You can now give through Pay Pal.
http://www.missionsalive.org/home/donate.html