John 6:8-9 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”

A VAN FOR HAITI!!! Children helping children is the recurring theme this month! The Fox Valley Christian Academy in Neenah, WI wanted to help raise funds for a van for our orphanage in Haiti. These are the same children that helped Chandu get his legs straightened in India a few years ago. Their goal was $10,000. THEY EXCEEDED THEIR GOAL!!! They raised $13,601.35 !!!!! I hope to be sending pictures of the van soon. Pastor Cenor in Haiti is now shopping for one. WOW!!! THANK YOU!!! One need at a time God provides! Our Lord never ceases to amaze us!

Six year old Matthew agreed to help his parents sponsor a child in India. His lemonade stand netted over $75 in one ! Pasila in India is blessed to have someone like Matthew and his family. She is now living in the home of a pastor in India!

The new CD, “TRUMPET PRAISE” recorded with Don Marsh and the Don Marsh Singers and Orchestra is now at the manufacturer and should be released before the end of June! This is a contemporary CD with many popular praise and worship songs. Watch the web site store for its release.

CURRENT NEEDS:

1. Someone to help organize mission trips.

2. Part time book keeper in our White Lake office

3. Sponsors for India children ($50 per month)

4. Home for widows ($30,000) (Need 2 homes) 5. Funds to build church in India ($20,000) 6. Back to school for our children in India. $14,940 total needed ($83 per child for uniforms/shoes/books/tuition) 7. It is time to replace our 1985 RV for a newer one for ministry travel. We are currently saving toward newer wheels.

Don and Kathy

1 John 3:17 (NIV) "If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?"

Thank you to those that supported Sharon and Lynn on their trip to India. They worked with the widows teaching them some sewing techniques that have greatly improved the quality of the scarves. They also taught them to make very nice headbands and friendship bracelets from the scraps. I just received a shipment of scarves and they look wonderful! Thank you Sharon and Lynn and to those that supported them!! FYI: If you would like to read their blog written while on the trip, it is well written and enjoyable. I pasted several of their entries on my Don Shire Ministries FaceBook page. Please take time to read them.

As I was looking at my schedule for this year I reflected on that scary day about 17 years ago when Kathy and I decided to take this step of faith to see where and how God would use us. We did not have a set plan...we just wanted to serve. God’s plan and provision has been awesome! The fact that you are taking the time to read this article is evidence that you have been through some or all of this journey with us. To say the least, we could not have done it without you! I wonder what the schedule will look like 17 years from now? We CAN”T WAIT!!!

DO YOU REMEMBER JIMMY? Jimmy was the boy we were privileged to meet when we built a church in a remote village in Ghana. He had been abandoned and had miraculously raised himself since a toddler. He has been living with a pastor in Ghana while a family here in Wisconsin has been proceeding with plans to adopt him. The time is drawing close for some very important decisions regarding the adoption. Would you join us in prayer over the next few months as what we all want is God’s perfect plan?

When we were in Haiti a lady came to us and asked if her twin nieces could come to our orphanage to live. She had cared for them since the earthquake when their parents were killed. She had not been able to feed them for several days. They are now residents of our orphanage. Pastor Cenor reported that they seem very happy to be there and are very kind and good girls. This of course raises our monthly expenses. If you can help please designate your gift to Haiti and 100% will go to help in the Haiti expenses. Thank you!

WE SENT FUNDS TO DRILL WELLS IN INDIA AND GHANA IN APRIL! THE WELL IN INDIA IS ON THE PROPERTY WHERE WE PLAN TO BUILD A HOME FOR SOME OF OUR WIDOWS. THEY ARE THRILLED! THE WELLS IN GHANA ARE IN VILLAGES WHERE WE PLANTED AND BUILT CHURCHES IN REMOTE VILLAGES. THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE!

CURRENT NEEDS:

1. Someone to help organize mission trips.

2. Part time book keeper

3. Van for orphanage in Haiti ($12,000)

4. Sponsors for India children ($50 per month)

5. Home for widows ($30,000)

Don and Kathy

Our March trip to Haiti went very well. The team was from the Judson Baptist Church in Joliet, IL. The team built a couple of very nice medicine cabinets for our orphanage and for another ministry and built a book/tv cabinet for the orphanage. They also completed several other projects at the orphanage, including lots of shelves for storage. Teachers taught music. It was wonderful! One of the highlights was the evening we invited the children to join us at a restaurant. What I soon found out was that THEY HAD NEVER BEEN TO A RESTAURANT BEFORE! They were very wide eyed and extremely well behaved...and wow did they eat!! I am so proud of our children. Thank you to those that lift them up in prayer!

ORPHANAGE CERTIFIED BY HAITI GOVERNMENT! In March we received the wonderful news that our orphanage is now legally certified as an orphanage and a second, more difficult certification was also given to us allowing us to do international adoptions. Please pray for the families that have already begun the process of adopting. CURRENT NEEDS:

1. Someone to help organize mission trips.

2. Part time book keeper

3. Van for orphanage in Haiti ($12,000)

4. Sponsors for India children ($50 per month)

5. Home for widows ($30,000)

Don and Kathy

Luke 3:10-11 And the crowds asked him, “What then shall we do?” And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.”

The boy I am pictured with, was found living in the street one year ago, abandoned. The police brought him to our children’s home in Roatan. One year later he loves to praise the Lord and was one of our best helpers throughout the week. Another changed life! Sandy Bay Lighthouse Ministries is not the same organization as Don Shire Ministries, although I am on their board of directors and I am currently president. Many of you have been there with me. I just want to tell you thank you for supporting SBLM and helping these children! You can see more on their website at www.sblmroatan.org.

ANSWERED PRAYER! Thank you for your prayers last month! Our trip to Roatan, Honduras went very well. The team was able to remodel some of the school building into a bathroom for the children. We worked on some other rooms to be used by future teams that come to minister. We also had wonderful opportunities to minister to the children at the home. AND...last month we were able to continue our support for 282 orphans, 117 widows and 20 blind and crippled beggars. Praise GOD! And, Thank YOU!

CHILD SPONSORSHIP: Would you be willing to sponsor a child into a pastor’s home in India? Go to the www.donshire.com web site for details. We have many children waiting for a home!

CURRENT NEED: Someone to make our e-newsletter more compatible for email distribution and send it out each month.

Don and Kathy