Dakota Sonshine: Serving others for 20 years

by Mimi Larsen Courier Staff Writer It has been twenty years since a couple from South Carolina began building a Christian outreach center called Dakota Sonshine, just a few miles west of Sisseton. Starting with six acres and an old barn, Teena and Don Lykins and four of their six children adopted South Dakota as their new home, and created a summer camp program for high-risk, low-income children. The upheaval of the Covid-19 pandemic forced its mission into transition.

“I think a lot of people don’t know we’re here,” said Teena. “We have very nice facilities and need to get the word out. We host outreach teams, and the facilities would be open to people to rent for retreats or other uses.” For more on this story and many more please purchase a copy of the Sisseton Courier on news stands now or purchase a copy of the E-edtion on this website.