Until The Whole World Hears...
Don Sunshine Ministries has been privileged to touch tens of thousands of lives and see thousands come to faith in Jesus Christ through our teaching people how to share their faith in Christ every day...without fear, embarassment, or hesitation.
Jesus commanded His followers down through the ages to “Make disciples of all nations”. So let me ask you a question, “How are you doing with that?” If Jesus commanded us to make disciples and if you are not sharing your faith and beginning the discipleship process, do you really believe that one day you’ll hear Him say, “Well done, My good and faithful servant?” As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to be His full time Ambassadors representing Him to the lost people in our lives. Yet for some reason most professing followers of Christ never share their faith in Christ with anyone!
The "Make a Difference” or "M.A.D. Live Event" is a 4-hour event that is presented “Live” in churches. We usually do these on a Saturday or a Sunday. Don has taught this over 700 times in 36 states and Canada, equipping over 41,000 people. God has blessed us to see over 1,700 give their lives to Christ at the Live Events. All praise, honor, and glory be to God! We’d love to come to your church to help equip the believers to begin sharing their faith in obedience….without fear or embarassment. Putting the teaching into practivce will transform your Christian life into the great adventure that God intended for each of us to experience!
July 2024 - Monthly Report
Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Summer is always a slow time for our ministry. With many people away on family vacations, churches are reluctant to schedule events during these months. This year was no exception. Therefore, this will be a short letter.
We had no M.A.D. Live Events this month. I did have the opportunity to speak at a Men’s Breakfast at the Moseley Campus of “The Chapel” in Virginia. Lord willing this will open doors for me to return there to do a M.A.D. Live Event at some point in the future.
I spent much time on the phone, following up on leads that we received from people who had attended our events from earlier this year. Phone work is a grueling process with very few actual conversations with pastors and very few return calls after leaving messages for them. But we press on! God know our hearts and our desire for a full schedule!
With the light schedule this month, and many weekends free, the schedule provided me the opportunity to do some off-road ministry on a trail system in SW Virginia.
In terms of one-on-one ministry, God brought me 30 Divine appointments in July. I shared the Gospel with these people and prayed with many of them.
We have lots of open dates in September that we would like to fill. It may be short notice, but if your church has interest in allowing us to come and minister, please let me know.
SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT 4 MONTHS
• Aug 3 - M.A.D Live Event # 782 - Fellowship Church, Fairview, NC
• Aug 4 - Speak at morning worship service - Fellowship Church, Fairview, NC
• Aug 21 - Sept 25 - M.A.D. Live Event # 783 - Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Jonesborough, TN - This event will be comprised of six 45-minute sessions on six consecutive Wednesday nights beginning at 7 PM - NO ROLE PLAYING!
• Aug 25 - M.A.D. Live Event # 784 - Springville Assembly of God, Springville, NY
• Aug 26 - Looking for a church to minister in within driving distance
• Sept 21 - M.A.D. Live Event # 785 - Crossroads Baptist Church, Hickory, NC
• Sept 22 - Looking for a church to minister in within driving distance
• Sept 24-27 - TN Motorcycle Waterfall Tour - Open to all. We’ll be visiting 11 gorgeous waterfalls in East TN. Contact me if you’re interested in coming along.
• Oct 12 - M.A.D. Live Event # 786 - Mt. Pocono Bible Fellowship Church, Mt. Pocono, PA
• Oct 13 - M.A.D. Live Event # 787 - Egypt Community Church, Whitehall, PA
• Oct 26 - M.A.D. Live Event # 788 - Laurel Hill UM Church, Vale, NC
• Oct 27 - M.A.D. Live Event # 789 - Mt. Moriah Community Church, Casar, NC
• Nov 2 - Walk thru the Bible “OT Live” seminar - Crosswalk Church, Daytona Beach, FL
• Nov 3 - Looking for a church to minister in within driving distance of Daytona Beach
• Nov 9 - M.A.D. Live Event # 790 - The Church at Life Park, Mt. Pleasant, NC
• Nov 10 - M.A.D. Live Event # 791 - The Church at Life Park, Mt. Pleasant, NC (In the afternoon, after AM Services)
PLEASE PRAY WITH US
• Schedule - as you can see, we have very few events on the calendar going forward. Our goal is to be 2 churches on most weekends, excluding holidays. We covet your prayers and assistance for a full schedule.
• Finances - if you read some of our previous monthly letters you know that we rely on love offerings to provide 33% of our monthly income. With no events in July and only one in September, we pray that God will bless us with additional income and dates to teach.
• Health - Cathy’s sense of taste and smell are slowly returning. My torn shoulder tendons continue to heal. We pray God will keep us healthy so we can continue to serve Him as He has called us to do.
Love in Christ,
Cathy and Don
We had a great weekend of ministry. On Friday, on my way to a church in Fairview, NC, I stopped at “The Light FM” to pick up a couple of cases of “God’s Promises” that I planned on sharing with the police officers that I share and pray with. On Saturday night, after the M.A.D Live Event, I went to the Texas Roadhouse in Asheville for dinner, and God arranged for me to sit across from a young couple. The young lady, I’m guessing in her mid-20s, had a small piece of cloth on her head which made it appear like she is going through chemo treatments. The Holy Spirit kept prompting me over and over to go and pray for her. I struggled with how I was going to start the conversation. They began paying their bill using the kiosk so I quickly woofed down my dinner so I could be ready to minister to them. Her husband got up and went to the men’s room. So I leaned across the aisle, and asked the young lady if I could ask her a personal question. She said yes. And I asked, “Are you OK?” She said that she is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. I told her that God was prompting me as I sat there to pray for her and her husband. I also explained that God, in His sovereignty, hand-picked the booth I was seated in so I would see them and have the opportunity to pray for them. I asked her if that would be OK. She said, “Yes!” I asked what her name was and waited for her husband to come back. I introduced myself to him. I told him that God had been prompting me through my entire dinner time to pray for them. He also said it was OK to do that. So I placed a hand on each of their shoulders. He removed his baseball cap, and I prayed for healing, comfort, peace, and their eternal salvation. I gave them some Gospel literature to read. They thanked me and I left. Wow….what a Divine appointment!
This morning, I was trying to decide where to go for breakfast. I just thinking about getting a small breakfast sandwich, but the thought to go the Cracker Barrel kept coming to mind. So I went to the Cracker Barrel on Tunnel Road in Asheville. When I arrived, I noticed three County police cars parked in the parking lot. JACKPOT! The Holy Spirit was urging me to go to Cracker Barrel because he knew there were police officers there who needed to hear about Jesus! So, I grabbed four sets of literature just in case there was an extra police officer in the restaurant. I went in and low and behold, there were 12 Police Officers in there! Six were Asheville City police officers, and six were from the county. I returned to my truck and retrieved more Gospel literature. I returned to the restaurant, introduced myself, and told the officers that I had some materials for them and that I wanted to pray for them. They heartily agreed. I gave each officer a Police Gospel card, a “Pretender” card, and a book from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, called, “God’s “Promises”. I explained that the book would be both useful for them and for the people they come in contact with on the job. I prayed for all of the officers, and they were very, very, grateful. Then I got a waitress whose name was Velene. I shared the Gospel message with her and prayed for her.
In all, I was blessed to share the good news with a total of 16 people since Friday night. Now it’s up to the Holy Spirit to draw them to God the Father for salvation!
Today I spoke to the adult Sunday School class at “The Place Fellowship Church” in Fairview, and brought the Sunday morning service message. Glory to God!