Honoring a Faithful Servant
Faithful service brings glory and honor to the Lord Jesus. Such has truly been the case with our dear Teresita “Tess” Tacadena in the Philippines. She has served Him well through her work at the airlines, through her leadership in FCAP-Philippines over the 19 years of its existence, through the relationships she has built with others, and through prayer. This month Tess retired from her job at the Lufthansa Group in the Philippines (and formerly worked for Philippine Air Lines). An early joint retirement/birthday celebration was held for her by the FCAP family there. Her message in response was this, “Dear Brethren at FCAP-LTP/LTTP, thank you. I will be missing our fellowship. Please continue to serve the Lord Jesus in the workplace. PTL.” As Tess enters this new chapter in life, please uplift her in prayer. She is also facing serious health issues.
Thank you, dear Tess, for your faithful service to the Lord Jesus, to your airline co-workers there in the Philippines, and to all of us in FCAP worldwide. We have been refreshed and blessed greatly through you. Our prayer for you claims this promise:
Over many years now Dr. Bill and Susalee Sasser have traveled into Third World countries taking dental/medical help and the Gospel to those in need. Bill is a retired dentist and Susalee is a retired Delta flight attendant. Both have been a part of our FCAP family for many years. It has been our joy and privilege to pray for them as they embark on these journeys.
Recently their outreach took them to Tanzania, where they ministered along side aBridge2Aid team of 7 dentists and 4 oral health workers from the UK. They share the following, “It was a good experience although challenging for Bill to learn the British system and use completely different dental instruments. He picked it up and did well. The dentists trained 6 Clinical Officers who have had a few years of medical training and who work in rural clinics doing various medical procedures…. We had one patient who had had a tooth ache for 5 years but did not have the means or opportunity to have it extracted….”
While traveling to one of their remote destinations, twice they encountered places where several vehicles got stuck in the road and the team had to go around them. From that point they had two more days of travel on these same roads. But God brought them safely through.
Shannon Jipsen has been part of our FCAP family for many years and is a Captain flying for UPS. Several months ago, an article sharing how faith helped Shannon conquer her fear of flying was written by Madelyn Wilbanks and published in The Southeast Outlook. With their permission, we would like to share with you that article entitled
In February we celebrated the 100th birthday of our dear friend and brother in Christ, Tommy Taylor. Now only four months later we once again celebrate his life at a memorial service. Tommy went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 23. Please uplift his daughter, Debbie Kasmerski, and the entire family during this time of grief. For those of you who knew Tommy, here is a