God continues to bless and use our ministry to impact His Kingdom, and we are so blessed to be a small part of His eternal plan. We had one postponement of a MAD Live Event that was scheduled for this month, but we were able to complete the other 6 events that were on the calendar. We praise God that 11 people gave their lives to Christ at this month’s events, out of a total of 307 people who attended. We also attended the Pillar College sponsored “Pastor’s Appreciation Luncheon” in Newark, NJ, where Dr. Robert Jeffress addressed the gathering. I had the opportunity to share a 2 minute “sales pitch” on the MAD Live Event with 100+ Pastors in attendance. These are the people that I rarely can get on the phone or to respond to an email. So it was a blessing to actually be in front of them to share what we do and how God is using it to further His Kingdom. I also brought Pastor Ron (Chairman of the Board of our ministry) so he could speak with fellow Pastors about how the Lord used the MAD Live Event to change his life. Lord willing, this time investment will open doors for bookings in more churches. On a different note, here’s a funny story for you…we were at a break in a MAD Live Event, and the Pastor told me that some of his people had come up to him at the break and told him that he should have warned them to come to the MAD Live Event with steel toe shoes. Apparently some toes were being stepped on. ☺
Here are some testimonies that I received this past month:
“Our oldest daughter, Olivia 14, and I had attended one of your "M.A.D." training classes sometime last winter. That next Monday Olivia was armed with a copy of the Gospel of John from PTL. She wrote a little note on the front cover, like Don had instructed us, and handed it to her bus driver. Well at the start of this year’s school year Olivia's bus driver informed her that he had made a profession of faith in Christ Jesus. As her father I would like to say ‘thank you’! Keep fighting a good fight and always remember that God's word NEVER returns itself void. God bless and keep the both of you safe!”
“Don, I'm glad you made the connection. I was so blessed by your seminar, I would and I will recommend it to anyone. I'm already opening my mouth more often. God sent me a young man tonight who was canvassing my house for a home improvement project. When I asked him where he would spend eternity if he died suddenly today, he had virtually no answer. He had no church background whatsoever. When I quoted John 3:16 he listened intently. Anyway, I gave him a Bible and we are going to meet again when he brings back some info on the home improvement. I would not have done this without attending your seminar, so thank you very much.”
2016 ULTIMATE ADVENTURE TRIP TO UTAH
It is time for us to make reservations for lodging for our 2016 Ultimate Adventure trip to Utah. No experience necessary. A short video is on my website if you’d like to check out what we’ll be doing. It is difficult to make lodging decisions when we don’t know how many people are coming and what the mix is: how many couples, how many individual men, individual women, family members etc…and believe it or not, the lodging fills up well in advance. If you have interest in coming, I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU NOW. Please contact me if interested.
Q4 ’15 SCHEDULE
• Nov 1 - Teach combined adult and teen Sunday school classes at Winfree Baptist Church in Midlothian, VA - topic is evangelism
• Nov 4 - Speak at the Lehigh Valley “PPPP” (Pizza, Pepsi, Pastors, Prayer) Monthly gathering
• Nov 7 - MAD Live Event - Murrysville Bible Church, Murrysville, PA
• Nov 8 - MAD Live Event - Life House Church, Carlisle, PA
• Nov 14 - MAD Live Event - Calvary Wesleyan Church, Bethlehem, PA
• Dec 5 - MAD Live Event - Maranatha Family Christian Fellowship, Nazareth, PA
• Dec 6 - Preach at the Alliance Church in Port Allegany, PA
• Dec 12 - Annual Board Meeting of Don Sunshine Ministries
PRAYER REQUESTS
• We are now working on our 2016 calendar and we face the same challenges as always. Please pray for our calendar to fill. Your help with contacts and prayers for next year are truly appreciated!
• For God to us the Mars Hill Radio Network to open many doors of ministry for us
• For the contacts we made at the Pillar College Pastor event to result in bookings to teach
• We ask for continued prayers for good health and safety as we travel and minister, and that hearts will be open to the Holy Spirit’s moving.
Love in Christ,
Cathy and Don
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