June 2018 Ministry Report

June 2018 Ministry Report
Sunday, July 1, 2018 by Don

Hello Ministry Partners:

We had 2 MAD Events the first weekend of June. That was it! We trained 90 people and were blessed to see one lady give her life to Christ in repentance and faith! Praise the Lord! We received a few great testimonies which I will share below:

” I wasn’t supposed to be at the MAD event. I was supposed to be at a homeschool convention. That had wrapped up earlier for me on Friday. This allowed me to come to the MAD event. Between that event, Pastor’s challenging me and much prayer, I realize now that I’ve surrendered to the Lord but have allowed other people and life circumstances to derail me. I was meant to be at that event. That was a definite God intervention! Thank you for doing the events that you do. Thank you for following the Lord’s calling in your life. You are making a radical difference in so many lives.“

“Oh wow! I’ve been a missionary for almost 10 years and a believer for 18 years. I have never had such practical, in depth, enjoyable training! Thank you so much for sharing this! Over the last year God has been showing me the importance of taking every day encounters and turning them to sharing Christ. God has given me fun opportunities but now I will be more intentional! I am excited to join the Pocket Testament League. I’ve had a hard time finding a tract I like. What’s better than God’s Word? I wish I had this training when I was a teen. Thanks!”

“A little while ago, I was feeling used up and macerated like a spitball on a classroom ceiling. I struggled with the will to face it all again Monday morning. God in His mercy had already prompted me weeks prior to attend the Make a Difference seminar, and several of us headed to a lovely church in Fleetwood to hear Don Sunshine speak. I could not imagine a better way to spend time I thought I didn’t have. Don’s exhortation and mesmerizing stories revitalized my dying will to fight the good fight, to pour out my life like a drink offering. My hurting heart was healed, and my joy restored.“

We were saddened to hear of the unexpected loss of one of our Board members on June 22nd. Steve Sandle, of Westfield, NY, was a dear friend and brother in the Lord and a HUGE supporter of what we do. Steve loved Jesus and always had a word of encouragement or some Scripture to share with me when we spoke. I am thrilled that he is home in Heaven with his Lord and Savior, and our prayers go with his lovely wife Pat and their daughters as they forge ahead without him. He will be sorely missed, but we will be reunited some day in Glory!

I was asked to share the Gospel at our church’s Food Pantry again this month, help carry food to cars for the folks and pray with them. What a blessing to be a part of serving these people!

With the lack of MAD Live Events on the calendar for the rest of the month, we are focusing on our off road ministry and securing bookings for 2019.

JULY - SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE

July 28 - MAD Live Event #559 - Family Worship Center, Lansdale, PA

Aug 11 - Walk thru the Bible Old Testament Seminar - View Church, Boiling Springs, SC
Aug 26 - MAD Live Event #560 - Church 180 - Rock Hill, SC
Aug 28 - Speak at Men’s Conference - Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Morganton, NC
Sept 8 - MAD live Event #561 - Powell River Baptist Association, Jonesville, VA
Sept 9 - MAD Live Event #562 - Mineral Springs Baptist Church, Vinton, VA
Sept 10 - MAD Live Event #563 - Mineral Springs Christian School, Vinton, VA
Sept 15 - MAD Live Event #564 - Sandy Ridge Wesleyan Church,Hickory, NC
Sept 16 - MAD Live Event #565 - Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Maryville, TN
Sept 22 - MAD Live Event #566 - Drexel Christian Center, Morganton, NC
Sept 23 - MAD Live Event #567 - Berean Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA
Sept 29 - MAD Live Event #568 - In partnership with “The Journey FM” - Winfree Baptist Church, Midlothian, VA

DON SUNSHINE MINISTRIES OFF-ROAD THEMED GOSPEL OF JOHN – ORDER YOURS TODAY!!

The first printing of our Off-Road Gospels of John sold out in 6 weeks! Praise the Lord! The Pocket Testament League has done a larger print run and THEY ARE AVAILABLE NOW. If you’re not already a member of the League, you may join for free. Just use my referral ID # 124064. Shipping is also free. For $20, you’ll get 30 Gospels to share. You can select a mix of covers for the 30 Gospels you order. Join and order today!

RV FINANCIAL REQUEST

With much prayer and approval from our Board of Directors, we have acquired an RV (coach) for ministry. This is the first time our ministry has gone into debt and taken out a business loan. With all of the travel we do, we are excited and blessed to have this tool to improve our travel, and give us a place to stay when we serve the Lord in our off road ministry at campgrounds.

We would appreciate it if you would pray about helping us eliminate this $40,000 debt. We have 60 payments to make and would like to pay it off ASAP. If you feel led to help us with this request, you may send us a check. Maybe God will have you make on month’s payment for us, part of a payment, or pay it off! Whatever He leads you to do, we’d be blessed and appreciate your help. Just put “For RV” in the memo portion of your check. Remember, all donations are tax deductible. Thank you!

PRAYER REQUESTS

- For Pat Sandle and daughters Jessica and Stephanie in the loss of our brother Steve.
- SCHEDULE- thank you so much for praying.  As you can see from the schedule, our summer teaching schedule is pretty barren.  We have a few events over the summer and the fall is filling nicely.This again is a testament as to how hard it is to get churches to schedule an event.  It seems to get more difficult by the week.  Please continue to pray about bookings and help us if you can.  Perhaps God has kept our summer teaching schedule light so we can focus on the off road ministry which is in full swing now. We’re also working now to begin to fill next year’s schedule
- Thanks for praying about the Spanish teaching ministry.  I met with a person who may be the perfect one for the job. We’ll cautiously proceed forward and look for the Lord’s guidance and direction.
- Healing – I will be receiving a series of 3 PRP Amniotic Allegraft injections in me knee beginning in mid-July. – Please ask the Lord to use these treatments to finally fix my knee problem.  Thanks!
- For the funds to come in so we can make the payments OR pay offthe new coach.

Love in Christ,

Cathy and Don

July Ministry Report

Greetings in the Magnificent Name of Jesus!

We thank you for your prayers for our 15th (and final) Ultimate Adventure trip to Utah. We had an amazing group of people attend and we were so blessed by them as we concluded our last of these trips. The trips are increasingly becoming hard to do and too expensive. EVERYTHING was more expensive than we had budgeted for last summer when planning the trip. We didn’t want to cancel the trip and disappoint the 22 people who attended, so we continued with the planned trip. Our group hailed from the following states: MA, PA, WV, VA, TN, and NC. This year we added a couple of new activities. We hiked through an underground lava tube and visited 3 different hot springs in the desert. My son, John, and his family came along on the trip, and I asked him to do daily devotions for the group. I was very proud of how he shared with the group. While traveling, I had many opportunities to share my faith in Christ with the Divine appointments that God had prepared for me. One of the Divine appointments connected me with a Mormon man who agreed to take the Gospel of John and read it with an open mind.

We completed 2 M.A.D. Live Events in July, both in NJ. We praise God for one lady who told me that she had given her life to Christ! PTL!
I was blessed to share the Gospel with 37 people at our food pantry this month. Seeds planted. Now it’s up to the Holy Spirit. God set up a cool Divine appointment for me in Alcoa, TN. I went into Culver’s Restaurant for some lunch and JACKPOT! Six K9 officers were on a training lunch break and I was able to give each officer a police Gospel card and I prayed for their safety and salvation. We shared a few war stories as well. As usual, I had many Divine appointments this past month and I was able to share the Gospel, give each some Gospel literature, and pray with people.
Thank you to each and every one of our regular monthly supporters. Your partnership during these tough financial times is such a blessing to us and we pray for God’s continued blessings on you for your faithfulness and commitment to help us impact the Kingdom to the glory of God!
We have two events in August and then the “normal” busy fall schedule kicks in for the first time in several years. Praise the Lord!!! We are so grateful to those who have faithfully been praying for our schedule. As you can see, our God DOES answer the prayers of His people! Thank you, and glory to God!

SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS

• Aug 21 - M.A.D. Live Event # 703 - Mount Olive Baptist Church, Mars Hill, NC
• Aug 28 - M.A.D. Live Event #704 - Nina Baptist Church, White Pine, TN
• Sept 17 - M.A.D. Live Event # 705 - Stony Fork Community Church, Rock Hill, SC
• Sept 18 - M.A.D. Live Event # 706 - First Baptist Church, Rock Hill, SC
• Sept 24 - M.A.D. Live Event # 707 - Independent Baptist Church, Towanda, PA
• Sept 25 - Speak at Sunday morning service - Independent Baptist Church, Towanda, PA
• Oct 2 - M.A.D. Live Event # 708 - Clark Street Baptist Church, Johnson City, TN
• Oct 3 - Open date that we would like to fill in TN or NC. Please contact me if interested.
• Oct 9 - M.A.D. Live Event # 709 - First Baptist Church, Friendsville, TN
• Oct 15 - M.A.D. Live Event # 710 - St. Bart’s Anglican Church, Tonawanda, NY
• Oct 16 - M.A.D. Live Event # 711 - Niagara Frontier Bible Church, Lewiston, NY
• Oct 22 - M.A.D. Live Event # 712 in partnership with WGRC, Lewisburg, PA - exact location TBD
• Oct 23 - M.A.D. Live Event # 713 - New Hope Ministries, Laceyville, PA
• Oct 24 and 25 - M.A.D. Live Event # 714 in partnership with WGRC, Lewisburg, PA - exact location TBD. Part 1 will be on Monday night and Part 2 on Tuesday night.
• Oct 29 - M.A.D. Live Event # 715 - Pemberton First Baptist Church, Pemberton, NJ
• Oct 30 - Grace Evangelical Free Church, Oak Ridge, NJ
• November - nothing scheduled yet

PLEASE PRAY WITH US

• Please pray for Cathy - she has been struggling with a loss of taste and smell for several months now. She can’t stand to cook as the smell of her delicious meals turns her stomach. Most of the foods she has always enjoyed taste bad to her. She is very unhappy not being able to enjoy eating. Thanks!
• I was in contact with the folks at Focus on the Family. They are considering and evaluating whether they’d like to do an interview with me. Prayers for this would be appreciated!
• For continued good health and travel mercies.

Love in Christ,
Cathy and Don

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