Dear Praying Friends,
Greetings in His matchless Name...from (sometimes) sunny Florida.
I am in Florida visiting family and friends and attending 3 graduations for great grandchildren (2 Kindergarten & 1 High School). I also snuck in a day of deep sea fishing. I preached both services on the Lord's Day in the great Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola! I will be returning to PA next Wed. night. I will also celebrate(?) my 89th Birthday while down here (5/28). :(
I have 3 urgent prayer requests for family members if you can add them to your daily prayer time:
1.My grandaughter, Stephanie Sims, has very serious blood issues.
2. My nephew's wife (Samantha Saufley) began losing spinal fluid after an epidural while giving birth, and now has serious issues, after 2 hospitalizations(! ).
3. My best friend, Evang. Herb Brail, had a massive stroke and is now having very high temps & is back in the hospital again (88 miles from his home! ) His wife (Marge) is staying nearby in a hotel.
It would mean a lot if you would place them on your
daily prayer list.
Sincerely in the Savior,
Pastor (e) Paul C. Fedena
Greetings in His matchless Name...from (sometimes) sunny Florida.
I am in Florida visiting family and friends and attending 3 graduations for great grandchildren (2 Kindergarten & 1 High School). I also snuck in a day of deep sea fishing. I preached both services on the Lord's Day in the great Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola! I will be returning to PA next Wed. night. I will also celebrate(?) my 89th Birthday while down here (5/28). :(
I have 3 urgent prayer requests for family members if you can add them to your daily prayer time:
1.My grandaughter, Stephanie Sims, has very serious blood issues.
2. My nephew's wife (Samantha Saufley) began losing spinal fluid after an epidural while giving birth, and now has serious issues, after 2 hospitalizations(! ).
3. My best friend, Evang. Herb Brail, had a massive stroke and is now having very high temps & is back in the hospital again (88 miles from his home! ) His wife (Marge) is staying nearby in a hotel.
It would mean a lot if you would place them on your
daily prayer list.
Sincerely in the Savior,
Pastor (e) Paul C. Fedena
May 28, 2023
Dear Praying Friends
This is part 2 of Fedena Flyer from Florida…
Actually, I left Florida 2 days sooner than I had planned. The reason was that I had a severe breathing issue while there, and since my son, Dan lives in PA and has the responsibility of caring for my end-of-life issues, I felt it wiser to come back to PA. Although these issues have somewhat lessened since coming home, they are nonetheless a serious and ongoing problem. It is as though your next breath may be your last one down here on planet Earth. The good news is that my next breath may be in Heaven where I will see my Savior and live under His wonderful government and serve Him forever (and also get to see my wife Shirley who moved there 4+years ago. I miss her every day! My problem is that she is now Jesus’ Bride and I don’t completely understand what my relationship will be with her in Heaven.)
The reason I went there to begin with was to visit with my daughter and her husband, and their kids and grandkids (my great grandkids).
While there I attended 2 Kindergarten graduations and one High School graduation for my great grandkids. My daughter Crystal and her husband Jerry housed me and fed me (too much!) with all my favorite foods and their sons Paul and Jason and their spouses (Sarah and Sara), and Andrew and Stephanie all treated me like royalty. (Since every year my Birthday is celebrated nationally on Memorial Day weekend, the whole nation joins in! ) As I write this, I am officially 89.)
While all six of my great granddaughters are so beautiful and loving (Amelia, Jack, Julia, Adriana, Hannah, and Chase, one is really special to me. Her name is Kenzie and she is on the autistim spectrum. I have faithfully prayed for her daily this past year. And the Lord has wonderfully answered prayers. She is now able to understand what you say to her and with a little urging will even respond verbally. She also hugged me several times (!), a major breakthrough for her! All three of Stephanie and Andrew’s kids love the water (ocean and pool) and it was a joy to see them frolicking in the surf at a remote area beach in Pensacola. Kenzie has no fear of water and loves to get in over her head with floaties and supervision. The other 2 stay in the surf, but their mom takes Kenzie out in deeper water and she is full of joy and laughter. I stayed in the surf. The weather was perfect and the water temp very comfortable. We (the whole clan) had a nice picnic under a pavilion at the beach.
Stephanie’s daughter Hannah and Jason’s son Chase, both graduated from Kindergarten at Pensacola Christian Academy. Chase also graduated from AWANA club in their family’s local Baptist church. It was an impressive service with over 200 receiving awards and diplomas.
Then, Paul and Sarah’s sweet and beautiful daughter, Amelia, graduated from PCA with special recognition with a national (Roanld Reagan) award and music awards (piano & violin) from High School. She is looking forward to going to college at Pensacola Christian College next year. She is well regarded and loved by fellow students as well as faculty.
While there I had the opportunity to preach morning and evening in the Sunday services at Smyrna Baptist Church and renew fellowship with the good folks there. In the AM I spoke on the subject: “Blessed be the tie that binds Pastor & people”, detailing the threefold aspects of a true man of God “pastor, elder and bishop” and his relationship and ministry to his people.
And in the evening a new message the Lord gave me on the subject of a daily devotional life, entitled “SINNING SAINTS” – explaining how we daily need to confess sins of commission, omission, secret (known only to us and the Lord), accidental,,known (obvious), unknown (accidental), secret (known only to you) and presumptuous (pre-planned) sins.
The good pastor of this growing church is the kind and generous Rev. Bill Adams, a great man of God and a fine pastor to his people. I also renewed my acquaintance with a retired 98-year-old retired man-of-God (Brother Ken Sliger) who just published his autobiography! His ministry and mine paralleled each other in many areas over the years. He was a widely used man of God over many, many years and still plays his beloved trumpet occasionally in services (!).
The family celebrated my birthday with a full course steak dinner at my grandson Jason’s beautiful Floridian home with the whole family present, except for Jason’s wife and son Chase, who were out-of-town in Ohio with relatives on her side of the family. This meant that Jason was stuck with the cleanup after this large family fellowship.
Since there are no direct Phila. to Pensacola flights. I had long, boring and tiring 4 hour layovers in Orlando airport in both directions!
I am still experiencing jet-lag, along with my breathing issues. Thus endeth this great (but unexpected health issues) trip to Florida.
Sincerely in the Savior,
Pastor Fedena
Dear Praying Friends
This is part 2 of Fedena Flyer from Florida…
Actually, I left Florida 2 days sooner than I had planned. The reason was that I had a severe breathing issue while there, and since my son, Dan lives in PA and has the responsibility of caring for my end-of-life issues, I felt it wiser to come back to PA. Although these issues have somewhat lessened since coming home, they are nonetheless a serious and ongoing problem. It is as though your next breath may be your last one down here on planet Earth. The good news is that my next breath may be in Heaven where I will see my Savior and live under His wonderful government and serve Him forever (and also get to see my wife Shirley who moved there 4+years ago. I miss her every day! My problem is that she is now Jesus’ Bride and I don’t completely understand what my relationship will be with her in Heaven.)
The reason I went there to begin with was to visit with my daughter and her husband, and their kids and grandkids (my great grandkids).
While there I attended 2 Kindergarten graduations and one High School graduation for my great grandkids. My daughter Crystal and her husband Jerry housed me and fed me (too much!) with all my favorite foods and their sons Paul and Jason and their spouses (Sarah and Sara), and Andrew and Stephanie all treated me like royalty. (Since every year my Birthday is celebrated nationally on Memorial Day weekend, the whole nation joins in! ) As I write this, I am officially 89.)
While all six of my great granddaughters are so beautiful and loving (Amelia, Jack, Julia, Adriana, Hannah, and Chase, one is really special to me. Her name is Kenzie and she is on the autistim spectrum. I have faithfully prayed for her daily this past year. And the Lord has wonderfully answered prayers. She is now able to understand what you say to her and with a little urging will even respond verbally. She also hugged me several times (!), a major breakthrough for her! All three of Stephanie and Andrew’s kids love the water (ocean and pool) and it was a joy to see them frolicking in the surf at a remote area beach in Pensacola. Kenzie has no fear of water and loves to get in over her head with floaties and supervision. The other 2 stay in the surf, but their mom takes Kenzie out in deeper water and she is full of joy and laughter. I stayed in the surf. The weather was perfect and the water temp very comfortable. We (the whole clan) had a nice picnic under a pavilion at the beach.
Stephanie’s daughter Hannah and Jason’s son Chase, both graduated from Kindergarten at Pensacola Christian Academy. Chase also graduated from AWANA club in their family’s local Baptist church. It was an impressive service with over 200 receiving awards and diplomas.
Then, Paul and Sarah’s sweet and beautiful daughter, Amelia, graduated from PCA with special recognition with a national (Roanld Reagan) award and music awards (piano & violin) from High School. She is looking forward to going to college at Pensacola Christian College next year. She is well regarded and loved by fellow students as well as faculty.
While there I had the opportunity to preach morning and evening in the Sunday services at Smyrna Baptist Church and renew fellowship with the good folks there. In the AM I spoke on the subject: “Blessed be the tie that binds Pastor & people”, detailing the threefold aspects of a true man of God “pastor, elder and bishop” and his relationship and ministry to his people.
And in the evening a new message the Lord gave me on the subject of a daily devotional life, entitled “SINNING SAINTS” – explaining how we daily need to confess sins of commission, omission, secret (known only to us and the Lord), accidental,,known (obvious), unknown (accidental), secret (known only to you) and presumptuous (pre-planned) sins.
The good pastor of this growing church is the kind and generous Rev. Bill Adams, a great man of God and a fine pastor to his people. I also renewed my acquaintance with a retired 98-year-old retired man-of-God (Brother Ken Sliger) who just published his autobiography! His ministry and mine paralleled each other in many areas over the years. He was a widely used man of God over many, many years and still plays his beloved trumpet occasionally in services (!).
The family celebrated my birthday with a full course steak dinner at my grandson Jason’s beautiful Floridian home with the whole family present, except for Jason’s wife and son Chase, who were out-of-town in Ohio with relatives on her side of the family. This meant that Jason was stuck with the cleanup after this large family fellowship.
Since there are no direct Phila. to Pensacola flights. I had long, boring and tiring 4 hour layovers in Orlando airport in both directions!
I am still experiencing jet-lag, along with my breathing issues. Thus endeth this great (but unexpected health issues) trip to Florida.
Sincerely in the Savior,
Pastor Fedena
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