Would you like to be able to share your faith in Christ every day as a lifestyle?

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!

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M.A.D. Live Event # 786 is in the books!

Today I completed M.A.D. Live Event # 786 in Hickory, NC. The event was hosted by the South Mountain SBC Association, and was held at Crossroads Baptist Church. We had a small group attend, but it was a great day sharing. Lord willing those from other churches will be able to get me into their churches in the future!

August 2024 Ministry Report

Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

We completed 3 M.A.D. Live Events this month, and at the end of one of our events, a lady in attendance gave her life to Jesus Christ and was born again! PTL! I also had the privilege of bringing the Sunday morning message at a church in NC in August.

I had a great month of one-on-one sharing the Gospel message as God provided me with 50 Divine appointments. I shared the Gospel with each of these people and prayed with many of them. Lots of seeds planted for the Holy Spirit to use!

Are you following what’s happening in our country and in the Middle East? Our world is spinning out of control and sharing the Gospel message with a lost world is more important than ever! I really believe that Jesus is returning soon for His bride. Some things to consider:

“Hopefully you have discovered that sharing your faith is not an option for us as followers of Jesus Christ. The Lord has commanded us to ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel’. In other words, He has told us to TellSomeone. And each of us has a strategic part to play. Some sow the seed of the gospel, others water the seed others have sown, and even others reap where people have already sown and watered. ‘I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase’. 1 Corinthians 3:5-6. That’s right. God gives the increase. The Lord does not hold us responsible for how many have come to Him through our sharing. That’s his job, not ours. We are called to faithfulness. And that final day, Jesus will not say, ‘well done good and successful servant’, but rather ‘good and faithful servant,’ Matthew 25:23. We are to be faithful to share this message and leave the results in the hands of God.” - From Greg Laurie’s book entitled, “Tell Someone”

“Can you imagine how it’ll feel to look back at your life and realize there were adventures God intended for you to have, but you never experienced them? There was a purpose God made for you, but you never lived it? There were opportunities God put in front of you, but you never took them? There were stories you were meant to be a part of, but you turned and ran in the opposite direction?” - Kyle Idleman – one at a time

“Proclamation is not an achievement leading us to brag. It is a compulsion bringing its own reward. God’s love and His Spirit live in the believer, compelling every believer to proclaim the Gospel. The compulsion to proclaim the Gospel is rooted in the awareness that God has assigned us that task as believers.”

- Disciples Study Bible - 1Cor 9:16-18

We have been blessed to have had our M.A.D. Live Event professionally recorded. The video recording is made up six 45-minute sessions with intro and exit videos for each of the sessions. Please pray with us as to how this can be utilized to equip more people, open new doors for live teaching, and how we can use it without cannibalizing our Live Events, which are

increasingly difficult to book.

On a personal note, our oldest grandson named Ethan got married this month. He is the first of our 7 grandchildren to be married. We welcome his new wife, Sydney, to the family and we wish them God’s blessings!

SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS

• 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

• Sept 21 - M.A.D. Live Event # 786 - Crossroads Baptist Church, Hickory, NC - in partnership with the South Mountain Baptist Association

SHORT NOTICE - We’d love to fill more dates in September! Can you help? Has it been a while since I was at your church? Could it be time for a refresher and equipping the new people at your church?

• Oct 12 - M.A.D. Live Event # 787 - Mt. Pocono Bible Fellowship Church, Mt. Pocono, PA

• Oct 13 - M.A.D. Live Event # 788 - Egypt Community Church, Whitehall, PA

• Oct 26 - M.A.D. Live Event # 789 - Laurel Hill UM Church, Vale, NC

• Oct 27 - M.A.D. Live Event # 790 - Mt. Moriah Community Church, Casar, NC

• Nov 2 - Walk thru the Bible “OTLive” Event - Crosswalk Church of Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, FL

• Nov 3 - M.A.D. Live Event # 791- Holiday Mission Church, Leesburg, FL

• Nov 9 - M.A.D. Live Event # 792 - The Church at Life Park, Mt. Pleasant, SC

• Nov 10 - M.A.D. Live Event # 793 - The Church at Life Park, Mt. Pleasant, SC

With the light September schedule, I will continue to make calls to secure bookings, but I also plan on doing some off-road and motorcycle ministry during this slow time.

PLEASE PRAY WITH US

• Schedule - for God to open new doors of ministry in churches. This is a constant need every month

• For Good health so we can continue to travel and equip the body of Christ

• For God’s wisdom and guidance as to where and how to use our new videos of our M.A.D. Live Event

• With the slow schedule, please pray that God will continue to supply our financial needs that He normally provides through the love offerings. With no live events….no love offerings. We pray the finds will come in through other means.

• For God to use the many Divine appointments that He provides to save the people that I have shared with

Love in Christ, Cathy and Don

Amazing Ministry! To God be the Glory!

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!