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!
March is a busy month of travel. We’ll be traveling to OH, NJ, PA, GA, NC, SC, and GA again. I have a huge prayer request…huge because it is an expensive one. We have been praying about this and have some feelers out, but so far, no answer from the Lord. We could really use a Class A motorhome for our ministry travel. There are many reasons and I’ll give you a few:
It would be much less expensive to travel and stay in a self-contained vehicle with a generator than in hotels. We could park the coach right in the church parking lot and live there overnight until the training is over the next day. On trips that take several days of travel, there are places we can park overnight for free.
We always travel with our small dog, and at present, we have to find a hotel that will allow pets. Sometimes. these hotels are quite a distance from the church we’ll be ministering at. The hotels charge an additional $25 - $100 a night for the privilege of having our pet stay with us. He weighs 15 pounds, is hypoallergenic, and doesn’t shed. But that doesn’t matter. It’s additional profit for the hotel. We would save on lodging with the coach.
We would eat our meals in the coach and not need to go to restaurants, which are getting more and more expensive, especially when we’re big tippers! Presently, when we eat in restaurants, we have to leave our dog in the truck and find a way to either keep him warm in the winter or cool in the summer while we are dining. With a coach, he could simply stay in the vehicle with the heat or A/C on to keep him comfortable and safe.
As we are getting older, travel is becoming more difficult. I tend to eat fast, and Cathy eats VERY slowly. She is always feeling rushed when we eat at restaurants because I am always done well before her. Also, I can get ready in the morning much faster than she can (ladies take more time). She doesn't need to be in the church at our ministry table until the first break at 10:30 AM, so having a coach in the parking lot would allow her to take her time getting ready and eating her breakfast without feeling rushed.
The reason for a Class A instead of a different RV is the storage. Besides our clothes, we carry tubs of Gospel literature for those attending our events, plus computers, a projector, props, a 4-foot table, and copies of my book. Right now, these fill the cargo area of our ministry pickup truck. The Class A coach has large storage areas underneath the living space. The other classes of RVs don’t have enough storage space for our needs.
The diesel pusher RVs have more room underneath for storage than the gas-powered ones. We’d prefer a diesel, but we could possibly use a gas-powered RV, depending on the model. God knows exactly what we need. I do not doubt that there’s a brother or sister in the Lord who owns one of these coaches that they are either not using or would be willing and able to donate to a ministry doing Kingdom work. God could even lay it on someone’s heart to buy us a new one if He wanted to.
We have no plans on retiring. I will continue to do what God has called me to do until He takes me home or until I can’t physically do it. This coach will make it easier for us to continue to travel and serve Him.
So here’s our request. Please pray with us for God to provide us with this tool for us to use as we travel to serve Him. Additionally, if you know of someone with a well-cared-for, low-mileage used coach who would consider donating it for a tax write-off, please let me know. If God wants us to have this tool, I know He’ll provide it.
Thank you for bringing this need before our Lord!
Love in Christ,
Cathy and Don
Today I was in Gastonia, NC completing M.A.D. Live Event # 801. We poraise God for one new Christ follower! Here’s a portioin of a testimony that I received after the event: "Thank you so much for coming to Gastonia, NC today to share your passion for sharing Christ. I will be paying much closer attention to not missing those divine appointments. You presented so much practical information that can put put to use immediately. I pray that God will continue to bless you and your ministry. “ Glory to God!