Our 10 Year Journey
Jim & Lynn Introduce this new section celebrating 10 yrs
2012
FEBRUARY 2012 – BIG CHANGES AHEAD!
Can we start a partner supported ministry with zero experience and zero equipment? Will our friends actually partner with us? YES. Ten years later we have 26 families who have partnered with Creative Impact since the beginning!
MARCH 2012 – OUR MISSION
UPDATE: APRIL 2012 – A GRAND ADVENTURE
Serving missionaries with documentary story telling was a calling from The Lord, but we were still pretty ignorant about how this might be accomplished.
JUNE 2012 – ON THE MOVE AGAIN!
We sold our home and moved into the church office so we could afford to be free to focus on the mission.
DAREN LINDLEY
In this short video, Daren Lindley, CEO of Good Catch Publishing encourages partnership with CIM.
Daren gave us our first opportunity to try our wings “on the road” (Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho) with Good Catch Publishing. This was Jim’s ‘school’ for video creation and we produced 14 short videos for them.
AUGUST 2012 – WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS MAN?
A bit of Jim’s offbeat humor here with some Oscar-worthy acting on our part. And yes, that’s us singing those songs on the ‘radio’… it’s goofy!
AUGUST 2012 – HERE WE GO!
We are all set to step down from our lead pastor position at Cornerstone Worship Center in Nampa ID and began our full time work serving missionaries.
UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 2012 – WELCOME TO IMMANUEL MISSION
Due to Lynn’s connection with Immanuel Mission School (Sweetwater AZ) we were able to serve this mission school with several videos.
OCTOBER 2012 – IMMANUEL MISSION - GOD WITH US
Our first documentary film! It was a joy serving Immanuel Mission School. We filmed during September and October. We’ve learned a lot since then, but it still blessed this group of missionaries!
“I showed the Immanuel Mission documentary at Kansas Bible Camp this summer. Several teens came up and thanked me and many were teary eyed. I didn’t realize it would have such an emotional impact! It was encouraging for me to see ‘hardened’ teenagers being touched by the Lord for missions.”
“My home church in Kansas used our Immanuel Mission documentary as part of their VBS program this past summer. The VBS kids donated over $1,000 to our school food program!”
NOVEMBER 2012 – TOUR OF IMMANUEL MISSION
“Churches have used our Immanuel Mission documentary to prepare their summer mission teams before they come to serve here. Many have commented that the films are very good at putting a face on Immanuel Mission. We are so thankful to have these films as a resource to get the word out about Immanuel Mission. Thanks again for your hard work!”
WHY CREATIVE IMPACT MINISTRIES?
Jim demonstrates the power of video for story telling.
2013
JANUARY 2013 – ‘12 DOWN, ‘13 TO GO!
FEBRUARY 2013 – IDAHO MISSIONS CONFERENCE
We produced some short videos to serve a missions conference at the Reformed Church in Twin Falls Idaho.
MARCH 2013 - CAPTURING THE HEART OF MISSIONS
A brochure about the power of video story telling.
UPDATE: APRIL 2013 - LEAVING ON A JET PLANE
A time lapse which shows our gear for our first overseas trip - a BIG trip to Europe!
UPDATE: MAY 2013 - CIM IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Our daughter, Bethany, and her husband Tomáš live in the Czech Republic - ‘lo and behold’ our first project outside of the USA was the Czech Republic!
UPDATE: MAY 2013 – THE STAPLETONS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
It was easy to fall in love with the Czech people. See CIM’s film: Czech Mates on the FILMS TAB.
“Since the release of our Creative Impact Documentary, we have garnered new supporting churches and individuals, and we have young people coming as summer interns for our summer camps. The time Jim & Lynn invested with us is racking up the benefits. We will be forever grateful for their ministry. We are also surprised at how well the documentary is being accepted by our Czech contacts!”
MAY 2013 – FESTIVAL OF IDEAS / CZECH REPUBLIC
Sometimes we do extra projects to serve our missionaries.
UPDATE: JUNE 2013 – OM BELGIUM IN BELGIUM
A fantastic opportunity to serve a TEAM of missionaries! OM Belgium serves the local national pastors and their churches in a variety of ways. See CIM’s films: Is Belgium A Mission Field? and Hearts For Outreach on the FILMS TAB.
“Thank you for the film you made of our Belgium outreach team. It makes me cry every time I watch it. Many of my non-Christian friends have ‘liked’ it on Facebook. The story you presented is going to be a tool to inspire some of these people to step into a walk with Jesus and a ministry to see Belgium reached. Thank you for your time and sensitivity.”
JUNE 2013 – GOVERT’S TESTIMONY
We are privileged to meet many people and hear their stories. We asked Govert if we could film him telling his very moving story.
JULY 2013 – GALWAY IRELAND / SERVE THE CITY
A TEST: Can you understand what this Irishman is saying? Sometimes do extra work to serve our missionaries.
UPDATE: JULY 2013 – THE O’TOOLES IN IRELAND
And who does’t want to go to Ireland? Yes, it is stunningly beautiful but also very difficult for evangelical missionaries. The O’Tooles have a deep love for the people of Ireland. See CIM’s film: Ireland Crossroads on the FILMS TAB.
“Jim & Lynn – you got a great compliment from the Irish – they said you made Ireland scenery look better than it really is! We have received lots of positive feedback on our documentary and the Serve The City film. They are moving, inspiring, and tell our story in a great way which is clear and understandable. Thank you!”
AUGUST 2013 – ALASKA CARVING SHED PROJECT
WOW is putting it mildly. We are so grateful for a unique opportunity to serve in Klawock on Prince Of Wales Island in southern Alaska. It was an incredibly powerful time with the Tlingit and Haida people. This short film demonstrates how mission teams and the church are working to help restore the culture that was taken from these people.
AUGUST 2013 – KLAWOCK POLE RAISING IN ALASKA
“I loved this video. Seeing family and friends at special events like this is a blessing. I am so glad the youth take part in the cultural activities. Being a Tlingit from Klawock, I would have to say how proud I am of the village. Resourceful and respectful. Traditional values in every day life. I love being home!”
“Totem poles! Really?” That was our first reaction. But these works of art are not what many people might think they are - totems represent stories of heritage from different family groups. As each pole went up, and at each evening celebration. public prayers were offered by the elders in the name of Jesus Christ! We came only to film the Carving Shed project, but the Holy Spirit led us to produce this Pole Raising film as a gift to the Tlingit people on Prince of Wales Island. We believe this was pleasing to the Lord.
“Every time I watch this video I get very happy and proud. I had the honor of carving with my uncle Jon Rowan on some of the totems in the park. Such an amazing video. Gunalcheesh! (Thank you!)”
“I literally cried while watching this. I remember being there when this happened in 2013, and I was just a kid. My father helped carve one of the totems, so this meant a lot to me.”
“This is a wonderful tribute to Jonathan Rowan and his carver apprentices. Countless hours were spent replicating these historic stories of the past. It’s through these carvings that the culture lives on for future descendants, never to be forgotten.”
“A lot of filmmakers come here to try and tell our story - but Creative Impact Ministries are the first filmmakers who have allowed us to tell our own story.”
OCTOBER 2013 - OUR FIRST FULL YEAR
DECEMBER 2013 – MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM CIM
2014
JANUARY 2014 - POST PRODUCTION FOCUS
Creative Impact’s 2013 was packed full of travel and production. For 2014 the focus was post-production (editing) and pre-production (preparing) for the next wave of projects.
FEBRUARY 2014 - WE ARE MOVING TO PORTLAND!
We moved to Portland for one year to connect more easily with pastors, churches and missionaries. Several of our films came from the connections we made during that time.
UPDATE: MARCH 2014 - TELLING MISSIONARY STORIES
Seven missionaries comment about their experience working with us during our productions in the previous year.
“They are bringing forth a story that is accurate, a story that’s compelling, and a story that will make a difference for us as we’re trying to advance the cause of Christ"
UPDATE: MAY 2014 – PORTLAND PASTOR’S CONFERENCE
A short update which shows how we serve in a variety of ways - this time at a pastor's conference outside of Portland, Oregon.
JULY 2014 - CITY.STORY.US IN PORTLAND, OREGON
An interdenominational conference on sharing the love and power of Christ within our cities.
AUGUST 2014 - BANGLADESH INITIATIVE
A short promo to prepare pastors for an EXCITING opportunity to serve a national movement among the Hindu people in Bangladesh.
SEPTEMBER 2014 - DECEMBER 2014
CIM also produced two short films: Why Partner With Long-Term Missionaries? and Maximum Impact For Short-Term Missions Teams which are located on the FILMS TAB at the very bottom of the page.
“Jim & Lynn, Praying for you to be more fully funded. I think what you are doing and seeking to do is of critical importance to our missionaries serving on the front lines. Keep up the GOOD WORK!"
OCTOBER 2014 - YOUR PARTNERSHIP PRODUCES RESULTS!
UPDATE: OCTOBER 2014 – BEARS?!
Jim is NOT a wildlife videographer!
DECEMBER 2014 – STORY TIME!
2015
JANUARY 2015 - CHOOSE YOUR FEAR
Jim’s confession about fears and encouragement about doing spiritual warfare against negative thoughts.
UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2015 – THE HUBBARDS IN COSTA RICA
Hiking through the jungle in remote mountain areas to visit the work among the indigenous Cabécar people is our kind of life. And we laughed a LOT on this project! Thanks to our friend Bryan Cruthirds who came to help us film. See CIM’s film: Of The People on the FILMS TAB.
“Jim and Lynn Adams spent two weeks with us hiking in the jungle and driving on difficult, bumpy roads. At the end of the two weeks, they were dear friends to us. The documentary they produced was not only visually beautiful, but they were also able to capture our story; the difficulties, the joys, the hard work, the rewards, and the emotions behind what we were doing. Our documentary is a touching film and it helped us tremendously to communicate effectively to our supporters and other people interested in what we do. Many people told us that they didn´t really understand our mission until they watched the documentary, and many more became our supporters after watching it. Thank you, Jim and Lynn! Your work is truly amazing and a huge blessing to all of us who have received the gift of working with you.”
FEBRUARY 2015 – CREATING THE IMPACT
People have told us: “You should have a film about you!” Bryan Cruthirds DID IT! He came with us to Costa Rica to help film, and simultaneously he produced a film telling OUR story.
MARCH 2015 – BOLDNESS
Stories about the Costs Rica missionaries who recognize the need for spiritual warfare.
MARCH 2015 - SOUDI LUNGEE!
An advertisement for men’s attire in Bangladesh.
UPDATE: MARCH 2015 – THE GATEWAY DISTRICT IN BANGLADESH
The privilege of being in Bangladesh goes beyond what we could ever say. These beautiful humble people will forever remain dear to our hearts. The first minute of this short update shows us in Prague CzR where we traveled after Bangladesh. See CIM’s film: It’s About Love on the FILMS TAB.
APRIL 2015 – 2015 MISSION LEADERS ASSEMBLY
Serving the Northwest District of Foursquare Churches.
MAY 2015 – MEETING HEROES
Stories from Bangladesh
AUGUST 2015 – IT’S ABOUT LOVE
More stories from Bangladesh
AUGUST 2015 – EXPLORE WEEKEND
A weekend for the curious to discover if global missions is right for them! This is a promotional film we produced for World Indigenous Missions in New Braunfels, TX.
UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 2015 – THE TOTHS IN MEXICO
What a GREAT story and a wonderful time in beautiful Mexico. We LOVED being at 9,000 ft in the south central Sierra Nevada mountains of Mexico. See CIM’s film: Finishing Well on the FILMS TAB.
“The Adams team offered to come with me to an area of Southern Mexico where no one else will go. They came to film a ministry in which God is moving powerfully today among a desperate, isolated people. The film they produced has opened the eyes of my support team and many other congregations to the desperate plight of a people and the power of God to overcome all obstacles to the Gospel of our Lord. The film they produced has placed this ministry solidly in the minds of His people, and raised the effectiveness of prayers all over the USA and Mexico”
OCTOBER 2015 – BREAKING DANCING IN JAPAN
Featuring Vicente Alvarado and friends in Tokyo. What fun to get to produce this short film with these amazing and very nice people. Vicente invited these friends to his birthday and shared this video.
Music: Paralytic from the album "The Pain: Volume 1" by B-Boy Nesto.
OCTOBER 2015 – RADICAL RECYCLING IN JAPAN
If you ‘suffer’ from OCD - you would LOVE living in Japan!
UPDATE: OCTOBER 2015 - THE ALVARADOS IN JAPAN
We have filmed in jungle mountains. We have filmed in a remote cartel-controlled area of Mexico. Then we served in Tokyo - the largest metropolitan area in the entire world! See CIM’s film: Mission Japan on the FILMS TAB.
“Creative Impact Ministries was a huge help to our ministry, providing us with effective tools to share our message and do what we need to do. They are great to work with, very knowledgeable, made it easy for us and enjoyable as well. We highly recommend anyone considering using their services or supporting them as well.”
NOVEMBER 2015 – REFLECTIONS
Jim describes “the sweet spot” of our ministry.
DECEMBER 2015 – GREAT NEWS!
A quick overview of the documentary stories we are blessed to produce from Costa Rica, Bangladesh, Japan and Mexico.
DECEMBER 2015 – 2015 YEAR IN REVIEW
A month by month calendar overview of 2015
2016
JANUARY 2016 - COMMITTED TO HIS HARVEST
Committed To His Harvest - a film for World Indigenous Missions - is located the FILMS TAB
“Jim and Lynn, I’m doing final prep for the WIM documentary release tomorrow at a special gathering. I’ve got the documentary playing in the background while I work. Can I just say again that y’all were the perfect candidates to make this film? You are the real deal. So grateful for your storytelling gift. It blows my mind every time I watch it.”
FEBUARY 2016 – TRAILER: MISIÓN JAPÓN (SPANISH SUBTITLES)
We serve missionaries! For the Alvarados in Japan that included helping to incorporate Spanish Language subtitles in their trailer and film.
FEBRUARY 2016 - A COMPLETE FAILURE
A story about the Bangladesh project and the results - the difference a CIM documentary film can make for missionaries and missions leaders.
MARCH 2016 – FOURSQUARE DISASTER RELIEF: BANGLADESH
Sometimes missionaries need an acceptable reason to enter or live in a foreign country. In traveling to Bangladesh we took a letter explaining we would be making a film about disaster relief - so we did it!
MARCH 2016 - THE LORD BUILDS THE HOUSE
A story about the Bangladesh project and the results - the difference a CIM documentary film can make for missionaries and missions leaders.
MAY 2016 – 2016 MISSION LEADERS ASSEMBLY
We had an opportunity to meet global missionaries and to help church leaders in their efforts to send and support more workers in the Lord’s harvest fields.
MAY 2016 – WHY STORIES MATTER
JULY 2016 – OUR TEAM GROWS
An announcement that Andy & Rebekah Adams have joined the CIM team.
JULY 2016 - MEET CREATIVE IMPACT - PART ONE
Our CIM team shares WHY a missionary might want a documentary film. Three groups we served share about their experience and results with a CIM documentary.
JULY 2016 - MEET CREATIVE IMPACT - PART TWO
Our team introduces CIM’s 5 Key Words and talks about MISSION.
JULY 2016 - MEET CREATIVE IMPACT - PART THREE
CIM’S team shares about the other four key words: HEART - STORY - BEAUTY - RESULTS
JULY 2016 - MEET CREATIVE IMPACT - PART FOUR
What missionaries say: Four missionaries and one church leader share about their experience working with CIM.
“You can see their passion for what they do and the excellence with how they do things, because they really believe they are working to serve God and to serve His people.”
“They wanted to see what the real story was. They came, they’re professional, they know what they’re doing, they demanded professionalism, and they make you want to do it.”
AUGUST 2016 – A NEW THING
Andy & Rebekah Adams send a brochure to raise support as CIM Team members.
SEPTEMBER 2016 – OPEN OR CLOSED?
OCTOBER 2016 - NO LONGER UNTOUCHABLE
A powerful excerpt from the film in Bangladesh: It’s About Love. This excerpt was prepared for a Gateway District pastor’s conference.
“I just watched the “No Longer Untouchables” video and I cry every time. Seriously. I’ve seen that story 500 times now, and I cry every time. That’s the gift that you gave us, Jim and Lynn. You told the story the right way. Thank you again.”
OCTOBER 2016 – PETER TALKS ABOUT CULTURE
Humor Alert: One of the funniest interviews we’ve filmed! This one is priceless! We loved working with Peter.
DECEMBER 2016 – 2016 HIGHLIGHTS
2017
FEBRUARY 2017 – THE PROBLEM ON THE PLANE
Daren said, “Tell them you’re a documentary film maker.” - A look back at CIM’s first 5 years.
MAY 2017 — TASTES LIKE HEAVEN?
Would you say that Simon is convincing when he asks Andy to try some durian fruit?
MAY 2017 — SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMERS
Thailand will be remembered as a beautiful country where we absolutely LOVED the people and the ministry we served – but also where the group we were serving had scheduled us to work fourteen-hour days for fourteen days in a row. Somehow we did it! It was the last day of filming and we were absolutely exhausted to that point where we started getting a little goofy. We needed a break! So we went to the 10th floor of our Bangkok hotel to swim and to end our visit with a ‘splash’. The following day, just hours before our flight to Poland, Lynn broke her arm! (But that’s a different story - see the following update video up for photos).
UPDATE: MAY - JUNE 2017 THE HAYS (THAILAND) AND THE MIELONENS (POLAND)
A quick visual of our time in Thailand with thinkSMALL followed by production in Poland! The documentaries: ONE-EIGHTY: Learning to thinkSMALL (Thailand) and A Long Obedience in One Direction (Poland) are located the FILMS TAB……………………………………………………The middle of this video features some photos of Lynn after she broke her arm in the hotel shower on our last day in Thailand. After surgery she was 5 days in the hospital. Then she flew to Czech Republic and continued on to Poland to film the next project!
“The CIM team came to us in 2017, and we still use their material for introducing new partners to the work here in Poland. They were easy to work with, flexible, and communicated very well during the entire process. Even though we were still early in our ministry time, they were able to tell a story that still captivates people because it's about the heart. We highly recommend Creative Impact for anyone looking to make a story people can connect with, one which lives on in time, and not just a ministry update or promo.”
UPDATE: JULY 2017 – THE TRANSITION TO TENNESSEE
It was a BIG and very difficult decision to leave beautiful Idaho - our home state for 28 years. We no longer had a sending church in Idaho, and Tennessee became the choice for our next season of life and ministry.
JULY 2017 – AROUND THE WORLD
NOVEMBER 2017 – POSSIBILITIES, PRODUCTION, PRAYER & PARTNERS
UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2017 – THE SNELLS IN JOÃO PESSOA, BRAZIL
Andy gives a quick report on where we are in Brazil. The documentary about the Snells, Always Forward is located on the FILMS TAB.
“They blew us away! Creative Impact created a beautiful film and made the whole process fun. They are a treasure and a real blessing for missionaries!”
NOVEMBER 2017 — NOT AGAIN! A WATER DRAMA WITH THE SNELLS
Phil & Jen were SO fun and the water situation in Brazil SO unpredictable - we needed to film this drama!
November 2017 — TEASER FOR WILSONS IN PACAJA, BRAZIL
The documentary about the Wilsons, None Of Our Business is located on the FILMS TAB.
NOVEMBER 2017 — JUNGLE FEVER
This is what happens when the missionary leaves us alone in a jungle clearing and we get bored.
NOVEMBER 2017 — BETSY KILLS A CHICKEN
Andy had some fun making this little video. Betsy was visiting Brazil with a short term mission team.
NOVEMBER 2017 – XINGU MISSION LOVES TEAMS!
A visiting team got in on the action in Brazil so we made a film for team recruitment for Xingu Mission.
UPDATE: DECEMBER 2017 — THE DOLANS IN ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL
We loved telling this story! The documentary about the Dolans, The Other Side Of The River, is located on the FILMS TAB.
DECEMBER 2017 — BEDROOM VISITOR
This ‘visitor’ came into our bedroom while we were out filming. They kept her around so they could show us when we returned to the house.
UPDATE: DECEMBER 2017 — THE BOUTHILLIERS IN PORTEL, BRAZIL
This update includes our true story about the 70 foot (40 ton) boat that started sinking in the Amazon River – while we were on board! The documentary about the Bouthilliers, Love…Unfiltered is located on the FILMS TAB
“I have only wonderful things to say about Creative Impact Ministries! They produced an award winning film for us and it was extremely useful in presenting what we do and who we are. Their film is an excellent tool and greatly helped us raise financial and prayer support. Thank you so much Creative Impact Ministries!”
“People really connected when they saw our documentary. Friends we have known for a long time were surprised to actually see what we do and they really engaged afterward with questions. They were hooked on our love story, laughed at the canoe water bailing, . . . People who have missional hearts became very emotional when they saw the film. It was clear that church leaders have a lot more respect for what we do. “We received some large contributions from people we didn’t know previously. One gift was for $25,000 and another one was for $12,000. Also there were more people wanting to be part of our support team.”