The Summer is Coming!

Growing up, I've always been a home-body.  On multiple occasions, my mom and sister took vacations to various European countries, always inviting me to join them.  I always declined, instead preferring to hang out with friends, play Halo, or whatever else I did when I was a kid.

I could have never guessed that shortly after spending last summer living on a boat, I would fly to Sierra Leone to live on an even bigger boat!  But that's exactly what happened, and by God's grace the adventure hasn't stopped there!  

For the past two months I've been living in Lodi, working full time for Sonshine Specialized Camping Ministries, a houseboat camp operating out of the Sacramento River Delta and Lake Shasta.  After serving for two previous summers, I will be serving as Director this summer on Lake Shasta!  So in the intermediary period, I am preparing the camp, staff and equipment for the summer season!  It's been a stretching and invaluable experience thus far!

As the summer approaches, all Sonshine Staff are participating in our one annual fundraiser, the Run-Jog-Walk-A-Thon.  The Run-Jog-Walk (RJW) raises funds to help send students to the camp that otherwise wouldn't have the means to attend.  That's right, every cent raised in the RJW we turn around and give right back into the scholarship fund of the churches who attend Sonshine!  Last year, the Sonshine Staff raised nearly $52,000 in student scholarships!  This year, we've increased our RJW goal even further, to $60,000 in scholarships!  

This is only possible with the generous support of resources from the greater community.  The impact that a week on Houseboats can have on a student's life is invaluable.  I invite you to join with me in sending students to camp to give them this uniquely climactic opportunity.  If supporting financially is appropriate for you, please go to http://www.sonshineministries.com/rjw.html, select my name from the drop down list, select submit, and you'll be directed to a secure PayPal site.  From there, donate however much you would like to!

If you have any questions about the RJW, donation process, or just what I'm up to, feel free to give me a call or email me!  I would love to talk.

Again, thank you for all of your support of my past endeavors, and for considering to support me this summer.

God bless,

-Mike