Dear Praying Friends,
Greetings in His matchless Name!
Update. This week I learned the hard way, that an almost 88 year old man shouldn't be up on a ladder! I was trying to clean the blades on the 4 overhead fans in my home and somewhere along the way, I fell off the ladder and hit my hard head HARD, along with my back, shoulders, rear, and my legs ended up entangled in the ladder. I must have been "out" for a brief period of time since I don't (even now) remember which room I fell in and then I apparently put the ladder back in the garage since I couldn't find it in any of the 4 rooms!?!? Finally my son-in-law came by and he found it where I usually store it nicely in place in the garage!
For the next few days I was a "hurting puppy"! However I apparently didn't break anything...except my pride. No more ladders for this OLD preacher!
This reminds me of the time I was preaching in the Rio Grande Bible Baptist Church, about 5 years ago, when Shirley was still here. We left the motel, about 4 miles from the church for the PM service and about several blocks from the church I had an apparent blackout. I drove to the church, pushed Shirley up the ramp in her wheelchair, set up my video projector, preached the message and used the Powerpoint presentation. I don't have any recollection of any of this. I woke up in the Cape May hospital about 3AM with my wife, Pastor McLeod and an out of town visitor by my side. They kept me for observation till the next day when I drove us home. My diagnosis was a TIA (mini stroke) and temporary amnesia. I kept bugging Pastor McLeod for a copy of the message and he wasn't complying. That made me suspicious. Finally, months later he sent it to me. I was shocked to find out that the message made perfect sense and apparently I had coordinated the Power Point along with each point. I guess I preach better when I am unconscious!!!
Sincerely in the Savior,
Pastor (e) Paul C. Fedena
Greetings in His matchless Name!
Update. This week I learned the hard way, that an almost 88 year old man shouldn't be up on a ladder! I was trying to clean the blades on the 4 overhead fans in my home and somewhere along the way, I fell off the ladder and hit my hard head HARD, along with my back, shoulders, rear, and my legs ended up entangled in the ladder. I must have been "out" for a brief period of time since I don't (even now) remember which room I fell in and then I apparently put the ladder back in the garage since I couldn't find it in any of the 4 rooms!?!? Finally my son-in-law came by and he found it where I usually store it nicely in place in the garage!
For the next few days I was a "hurting puppy"! However I apparently didn't break anything...except my pride. No more ladders for this OLD preacher!
This reminds me of the time I was preaching in the Rio Grande Bible Baptist Church, about 5 years ago, when Shirley was still here. We left the motel, about 4 miles from the church for the PM service and about several blocks from the church I had an apparent blackout. I drove to the church, pushed Shirley up the ramp in her wheelchair, set up my video projector, preached the message and used the Powerpoint presentation. I don't have any recollection of any of this. I woke up in the Cape May hospital about 3AM with my wife, Pastor McLeod and an out of town visitor by my side. They kept me for observation till the next day when I drove us home. My diagnosis was a TIA (mini stroke) and temporary amnesia. I kept bugging Pastor McLeod for a copy of the message and he wasn't complying. That made me suspicious. Finally, months later he sent it to me. I was shocked to find out that the message made perfect sense and apparently I had coordinated the Power Point along with each point. I guess I preach better when I am unconscious!!!
Sincerely in the Savior,
Pastor (e) Paul C. Fedena
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