Dear Praying Friends,
Greetings in His matchless Name!
I have recently travelled to Florida and had a great time of fellowship with most all my family who “deserted me” and moved there. Thankfully my son Dan and his family are still nearby and keep me from starving (I still don’t cook…too dumb, too old or just too stubborn!?) Then last week, my daughter Crystal, her husband Jerry and my grandson Jason and his wife Sara and their son Chase, flew to PA to visit me. We had a great week. We visited Cape May, NJ and Wildwood to see the boardwalk for his wife and son. (the so-called boardwalk in Pensacola is about 2 blocks long, the one in Wildwood is 2 ½ miles long!) The next day my son Dan and his wife Amy, took his Jet Ski to Belmar, NJ so we could all (yes, me too…the only 90 year old out there) take turns riding it in the backwater. Dan and I went out into the ocean but found the wind and waves a bit too strong and turned back. That night Dan and Amy treated all to a back-yard delicious meal on their patio. The following day we all drove down to Wilmington, DE to my sister’s home and she fed us as well. Early that evening we headed to Phila. for a Phillies baseball game. Dan got us good seats and the Phillies won the game 7-0 against Cleveland. (I believe they probably won due to my daughter Crystal’s loud cheering above the 48,000 other fans. ) On Sunday we all went to Grace Ind. Baptist Church to hear Pastor Dennis Higgins, Jr. The next morning early the Floridians all went back home. (A very busy week for this 90 year old! Preacher.)
I am still preaching/teaching wherever the Lord opens the doors. My next meetings will be in Easton, PA where my good friend Pastor (e) Art Gilmore pastored for over 30 years. (He now lives in Jacksonville, FL where most of his family reside.) I have preached in this good church for many years, including his annual Tent Meetings. The new pastor is brother Funkhouser.
I will be teaching at the annual area wide Sunday School Conf. in North Jersey this fall and then preaching at the Jersey Shore Baptist Church for my good friend and pastor Brother Phil Erickson, the next day. Shirley (I love her and miss her every day) and I, often ministered in that good church over many years after retiring from Faith Baptist in Fairless Hills, PA.
I had a pleasant surprise today with a visit from former members of Faith Baptist. They had moved to Greenville, SC years ago where his wife was employed at Bob Jones Univ. I was having my daily quiet time with the Lord when they (Steve and Judy Selby) knocked on my front door. He was a local policeman and got saved and became a faithful deacon and his talented wife became our choir director. It was a delight to visit with them and broke the silence and boredom of living alone. (My tropical fish don’t talk, and my ventriloquist friend “ZERO” only speaks when I do, so he is no help with conversations at all. )
I will also resume my series of ZOOM sessions with the preacher boys/men for the Harbor B.C. in Hainseport, NJ (Eastgate Baptist College) after a summer hiatus.
I am praying the Lord will allow me to continue in ministry as long as I am alive and able to do so physically and mentally. So far, so good…but “only one life, twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last” and the clock is ticking more loudly each day for this OLD MAN.
Sincerely in the Savior, Pastor (e) Paul C. Fedena
Greetings in His matchless Name!
I have recently travelled to Florida and had a great time of fellowship with most all my family who “deserted me” and moved there. Thankfully my son Dan and his family are still nearby and keep me from starving (I still don’t cook…too dumb, too old or just too stubborn!?) Then last week, my daughter Crystal, her husband Jerry and my grandson Jason and his wife Sara and their son Chase, flew to PA to visit me. We had a great week. We visited Cape May, NJ and Wildwood to see the boardwalk for his wife and son. (the so-called boardwalk in Pensacola is about 2 blocks long, the one in Wildwood is 2 ½ miles long!) The next day my son Dan and his wife Amy, took his Jet Ski to Belmar, NJ so we could all (yes, me too…the only 90 year old out there) take turns riding it in the backwater. Dan and I went out into the ocean but found the wind and waves a bit too strong and turned back. That night Dan and Amy treated all to a back-yard delicious meal on their patio. The following day we all drove down to Wilmington, DE to my sister’s home and she fed us as well. Early that evening we headed to Phila. for a Phillies baseball game. Dan got us good seats and the Phillies won the game 7-0 against Cleveland. (I believe they probably won due to my daughter Crystal’s loud cheering above the 48,000 other fans. ) On Sunday we all went to Grace Ind. Baptist Church to hear Pastor Dennis Higgins, Jr. The next morning early the Floridians all went back home. (A very busy week for this 90 year old! Preacher.)
I am still preaching/teaching wherever the Lord opens the doors. My next meetings will be in Easton, PA where my good friend Pastor (e) Art Gilmore pastored for over 30 years. (He now lives in Jacksonville, FL where most of his family reside.) I have preached in this good church for many years, including his annual Tent Meetings. The new pastor is brother Funkhouser.
I will be teaching at the annual area wide Sunday School Conf. in North Jersey this fall and then preaching at the Jersey Shore Baptist Church for my good friend and pastor Brother Phil Erickson, the next day. Shirley (I love her and miss her every day) and I, often ministered in that good church over many years after retiring from Faith Baptist in Fairless Hills, PA.
I had a pleasant surprise today with a visit from former members of Faith Baptist. They had moved to Greenville, SC years ago where his wife was employed at Bob Jones Univ. I was having my daily quiet time with the Lord when they (Steve and Judy Selby) knocked on my front door. He was a local policeman and got saved and became a faithful deacon and his talented wife became our choir director. It was a delight to visit with them and broke the silence and boredom of living alone. (My tropical fish don’t talk, and my ventriloquist friend “ZERO” only speaks when I do, so he is no help with conversations at all. )
I will also resume my series of ZOOM sessions with the preacher boys/men for the Harbor B.C. in Hainseport, NJ (Eastgate Baptist College) after a summer hiatus.
I am praying the Lord will allow me to continue in ministry as long as I am alive and able to do so physically and mentally. So far, so good…but “only one life, twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last” and the clock is ticking more loudly each day for this OLD MAN.
Sincerely in the Savior, Pastor (e) Paul C. Fedena
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