2020 May/June issue of Jubilee News/Celebration of LIfe

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Ninety-Year-Old Grandma Survives Corona Virus

Considering that Covid-19 is throughout the United States and the world, amidst all of the news reporting on the numbers of deaths, this story comes from Kirkland, Washington. It’s a story that has brightened many days.

We are all together in this pandemic and locations tend to unify as we hear about some of the good news that is happening. This is worthy of Headline News.

-Hazel K. Palmer, Publisher-

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From Italy to America...

Her Love Touched Many

by KATE NEIDIGH, For Jubilee News To say that we are in the midst of a truly surreal time in history is an understatement.

As the death toll from COVID-19 continued to rise and more people were becoming ill from a disease that’s spreading terror and uncertainty along with it, my family - who have been directly impacted - felt it was important to share our story. It’s about my husband’s grandmother, who tested positive for the virus on March 6.

You may be surprised to learn it’s not

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Angel Among Us Revealed!

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Geneva and her family reunites after the final negative COVID-19 test comes back.

“Divine Organ Transplant”

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“Turn-Around-Moments” Apostle Ray Domochowski

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Jeffrey Arpino from Altoona, PA receives his “Miracle Organ” from area church (Alverton, PA) (Alverton, PA) A Methodist pastor and his congregation were taken back when an organ given to them back in 1939, suddenly became a dream come true for an Altoona man. Throughout the years, there were many attempts to sell their organ and even donate it to a historical society, but no one wanted it and for many years, the outdated pump organ sat in the corner of a small room behind the altar taking up valuable space and gathering dust.

Tom Shirer, Pastor of Alverton UMC shared: “We were told the organ was donated by Carnegie, and we made phone calls to different people in the

Frick related area, asking if they would be interested in a pump organ. but nobody was interested in it.”

One last-ditch effort was tried when an auction was conducted on May 18th, 2017 to sell the organ. A journal entry of this last earnest attempt to gain space in the “choir room” showed a divine plan had been taking place all along.

One week before the auction, a group of seven people gathered at the pump organ to pray.

Together, they surrendered their will in exchange for God’s will as to WHO this organ would go to. Rev. Beverly Woodward (a/k/a Rev. Bev) anointed the See ORGAN Pg. 2A

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Maria Peebles May 19, 1932 - January 8, 2020

Scottdale Woman Thankful To Be Alive

by Hazel K. Palmer Publisher, Jubilee News

(Scottdale, PA) As everyone remains in their homes, sequestered with their families, it’s been said that God has pushed the pause button. For Donna Conn from Scottdale, PA, as she sits back and looks at her family, she realizes all she was brought through, grateful to be alive. Donna was in a very serious car accident, and as she looks at her children, she can’t help but feel blessed. Zach, her first born had just turned two years old at the time of the accident On Friday, September 6th, 2002, Donna had just left work. She worked at Williamhouse in Fayette County, but little did she know that she would not return home for ten weeks.

She stopped at a red light in front of her workplace, waiting for the light to turn green. When it did, she proceeded through and was hit by on oncoming car who ran the red light. The sudden impact pushed Donna’s car 90 feet until it finally came to a stop. The driver’s door took the brunt of the impact leaving Donna in a mangled car, going in and out of consciousness.

Co-workers, many of which were leaving work as others were coming in to work their shift, were visibly shaken, especially upon the realization that it was Donna Conn’s car that was now mangled. Melissa, Donna’s sister-in-law who also worked there instantly contacted family. She wasn’t able to see Donna, but she knew by the wreckage, it was bad.

Greg, Donna’s husband relayed: “I was at work when the accident happened and was contacted

by UPMC that my wife had been in an accident. When I

got there, her mom and dad were already there, and we were told that Donna had internal injuries and was in surgery. They had to remove her spleen and repair her diaphragm.

“When she came out of surgery, she was in intensive care on a ventilator, but was alert and was writing to us on a pad of paper. Many bones were broken: her ribs, her left scapula, and her pelvic that was broken in four places.”

“When she was moved to a regular room, she was complaining of a terrible headache, and the following day, I received a call at work from the hospital asking me to come. Blood clots had gone through her heart and Donna had a double stroke.

The clots had settled in the back of her brain.

She was sent back to intensive care and was placed into a coma. “A neurosurgeon ended up having to release pressure from her brain by drilling a hole in her skull. I can’t remember exactly how long she was in a coma, but if I were to guess, it would have been about a week or so, but it felt like it was forever.” Greg recalled.

Drenda, Donna’s mother-in-law shared: “We were all praying, but I remember going to the post office and Jane Satmeyer [from our church] was working there at the time. She asked me how Donna was doing, and all of the horrible reports from the doctors flooded my mind and I burst into tears and told her: ‘I just can’t talk about it.’ And she said: ‘I’m going to pray for you!’ It was a very difficult time for all of us. It was overwhelming.

“Jim [my husband] and I would go to the hospital every day at UPMC in Pittsburgh and the doctors would come in and give a

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SURVIVES from Pg 1a a “doom and gloom” story.

First and foremost, to families that have lost a loved one or find themselves with a different story, we are beyond sorry for your loss. It’s truly awful and there are no words. To families currently fighting and hoping and praying for a positive outcome - we want to introduce you to Geneva Wood, a 90-year-old great-great grandmother who her family describes as a “bat out of hell.” While not technically my blood, she’s been my honorary grandma for 17 years and counting.

We love her, everyone loves her.

Geneva has been at the forefront of this virus locally; she entered The Life Care Center in Kirkland in January after suffering a stroke.

This beast of a woman, with the help of the staff at the center, beat the odds and regained the ability to walk, use her right arm and talk. Even before coronavirus, this is a miracle in itself.

She showed us all then that she was a true fighter, but that was just the beginning.

“Just when my mom beat one thing, another ‘thing’ rolled her way,” summed up her daughter and my mother-inlaw, Cami Neidigh.

Mid to late February, as the COVID-19 crisis ramped up and seemed to settle right around the Life Care Center where Geneva was still was being treated, we were extremely worried.

So when she came down with a fever, we felt immediate panic.

Our worst fears realized - she was taken to Harborview on March 5, and tested positive for COVID-19 the next day.

We were stricken, and in shock. A virus that had only been a scary, ambiguous monster for us up until now was right here, in our family member. News and reports from local and national officials had us believing this was a death sentence.

After all she’d fought through, this virus would be the thing to take her? Honestly, we were mad.

Geneva had a slightly different response.

“I’m going to fight this for my family and make everyone proud,” she told Cami through a glass pane while in isolation at Harborview after the diagnosis. With five kids, 11 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren, the love of her family had been a driving force in everything she did pre-coronavirus. No way was this going to change after-the-fact.

Of course the family knew she was a strong woman, but even we were wary that an immunocompromised senior citizen at the epicenter of the virus in the U.S. would be able to beat this with just grit.

So in the meantime, we prepared for the worse - but remained cautiously hopeful.

“She has always been a survivor and very determined,” said Cami. “When she fell and broke her hip, I knew she would be disappointed and be a bit down for a little while, [but] I knew that she would pull herself up again and get busy to get better. [But when] they took her to Harborview and put her in isolation is when I started to worry. She needs her family. She doesn’t do well by herself. I was afraid this would be her straw and she would give up. She did. She declined until the doctor called with concerns that they felt she wasn’t going to make it and for us to come to the hospital.”

Her four living children rushed to her “side” (which was really to the Harborview’s lobby, where they took turns being escorted one by one to communicate with her through a glass window). When things seemingly took a turn for the worse, they were fully suited up, and taken into the room to say goodbye.

“When she started “crying for us, the nurses got permission for us to go through protocol and suit up for a visit,” said Cami. “It was a gift and at the same time cruel. We could touch her hand, rub her arm through the gloves. No hugging. Talk softly, slowly and comfort her.

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Geneva and her great great granddaughter June

Pastor Tom Shirer and Mike Geyer carefully load the organ on to Jeff Arpino’s truck for its trip to its new home.

ORGAN from Pg 1a there was also a piano in Feb. 24th, the gentle-

keys of the organ with anointing oil as they prayed. She also prayed throughout the week and during prayer, kept hearing the word: “appreciate”—that someone was going to own this organ who “appreciated” it.

Auction day came and went and despite the major advertising, flyers displayed and mailed and word of mouth, there were no bidders. The organ never sold. Pastor Tom Shirer shared, “Someone said, ‘Maybe we should just get rid of it.’ And I said, ‘No, someone is supposed to have this organ.’ I couldn’t see this beautiful organ sitting in a landfill. It is sitting here because someone is supposed to have this organ.’”

Fast forward to 2020, two years and around nine months later, the organ was still sitting in the corner untouched, and a new praise team was formed for the first time at this church for an “every other Sunday Contemporary Service”. Equipment was purchased—microphones, mic stands, monitors, cables, music stands etc., all of which was stored in the now over-crowded “choir room”.

It was known that every Sunday afternoon after church, Rev. Bev would stay and pray throughout the afternoon seeking God for direction for the church and intercede for the pastor and his family and the people who gathered there. On Sunday, Feb. 23rd, Rev. Bev made her way to the choir room as she always did week after week. She said,“It was a mess back there and

that room that was spoken for, but it was never moved out for over 15 months due to delay.

And now, there was all this equipment for the praise team in the choir room, and I couldn’t even walk around to pray because you couldn’t get through the clutter! So, I just stood there looking at it all and said [out loud]: ‘Oh Lord! We need room back here! Something has to be done because they need room to put the equipment back here for the praise team!’ I was standing close to the [pump] organ when I heard the Lord say: “Would you pray?” So, I laid my hands on the keys of that organ. I always say how keys are so important, and I prayed that the organ and the piano would go in Jesus’ Name!”

Amazingly enough, that next day, Monday,

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man who was delayed in picking up the piano came and moved it out!

Three days later on February 27th, as Rev. Bev was on the phone with Rev. Hazel Palmer excitedly sharing with her that the piano was now gone. Hazel shared: “As she was explaining the details of what took place, out of the blue, the Lord showed me we were to put the organ on Facebook Marketplace and use the proceeds to pay for the equipment purchased for the praise team.”

She interrupted Rev. Bev and excitedly told her what she had just heard and contacted Pastor Tom Shirer who gave her the quick goahead. She told Pastor Tom: ‘If this organ doesn’t sell quickly, then it wasn’t God! But See ORGAN Pg. 3A

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ORGAN from 2a if it does sell, we will KNOW that it was God!’ The following day on February 28th, she and her husband Randy were viewing the numerous posts of “Organs for sale” on Facebook Marketplace, all of which was NOT selling. But what seemed impossible was ignored.

At 12:02 PM on Friday, February 28th, Hazel posted a “Vocalion Reed Pump Pipe Organ, Oak with Bench ($300)” on Facebook Marketplace.

She recieved an immediate response from a “Robert” who asked for her phone number, but he never called.

By 3:16 PM, Jeffrey (Jeff) Arpino sent a message with his full address and phone number, a sign to her that he was very interested. Robert still didn’t called.

She called Jeff, discovering he was an organist who also worked as a Dispatcher for Student Transportation of America for the Altoona School District. On this particular day, there were several bus drivers who had called in sick and he had stepped in to drive a school bus to help out.

Jeff had a 35-minute layover and during his

break, he picked up his cell phone, clicked on Facebook, and there it was! The photo of the organ was instantly there on the screen of his cell phone! She recalled his words: “I couldn’t believe my eyes! I played that similar pump organ when I was a young boy and I’ve never seen one again!”

He had tried to buy the very pump organ he had played at the age of 14. He had a special love for that particular organ, and when the catholic church was closing, Jeff contacted the priest announcing his interest in it, but later found that “somebody from around Virginia came and as they were lowering it over the balcony, the straps let go and it dropped to the floor and smashed into pieces.” Jeff explained. “That was about ten years ago, and I have never forgotten about that organ. How do you forget it when you are hooked on that stuff and have a love for that?”

That was when Hazel shared with Jeff that there had been prayer and it was believed that God had chosen someone specific to own this organ who would appreciate it, and she told him: “I believe it is you.”

She could tell that

Jeff was taken back by what she had just said.

He explained that he had other organs and had ROOM for this organ, something that Alverton UMC didn’t have! Then he said: “I’m 56 and I don’t know when the Lord will call me home, and my daughter and son aren’t into organs, so I put it in my will that all of my organs are to be donated to a historical museum where they will be appreciated.”

Jeff offered to pay any help from the church who would help him move this heavy organ, but Hazel told him that she doubted if they would take any money from him.

He paused and said, “I’m going to pay you $400— [$100 more] and you can put that towards your Praise Team’s equipment.”

Jeff transferred the money via PayPal as Hazel called Pastor Tom Shirer saying: “The organ has been sold”. Robert never did call back.

On Sunday, March 1st, one week to the day that Rev. Bev was prompted to pray over the pump organ one last time, the organ was picked up and removed from the same place where it had set for decades.

The weather was

perfect as it was loaded on to Jeff ’s pick-up truck, its removal becoming a birthday gift to Pastor Tom Shirer since it was removed on his birthday, something else that was NOT considered a coincidence, but instead a divine sign of God’s Hand of Love.

Pastor Tom shared: “When we were moving it out, Jeff was very cautious. It was like he didn’t want this one to fall and get broken!

“He showed me a slot on the back of the organ where you can add a handle and asked me if we had the handle; but we didn’t. He said someone could manually pump it, so you didn’t have to pedal. He really did know all about this organ!”

Jeffrey Arpino from Altoona, PA was the one God had chosen to own this “Vocalion Reed Pump Pipe Organ, Oak with Bench”. And everyone involved knows that what took place was not by chance; was not a coincidence but was by the Hand of God. What was once “depreciated” in the eyes of so many, is now being “appreciated” in the eyes of this one.

Editor’s Note: This story doesn’t end here.

There were several other points that were uncovered. See: “I Just Wanted To Play Like Rhea!” on this page.

ALIVE from 1a report on Donna. Of course, they had to tell you the worst- case scenario. And Barb and Don, Donna’s parents would get really upset, and Jim would point out the positive that was spoken, and would remind them: “Don’t forget, they are telling you the worst case. That’s not necessarily the case for Donna.”

As Donna’s family continued to pull together, Donna began to progress as family cheered her on, recognizing that she still had a long road in front of her with rehabilitation. Williamhouse was holding fundraisers for Donna and her family, which was an enormous blessing to them!

Donna spent two and a half weeks in the hospital and was then moved to a rehab facility. Greg related: “She had to learn to walk again and she had what was called: “aphasia”. She would look at something, but she couldn’t tell you what it was. So, she had to relearn many things.

But all of it was from the brain injury and the strokes.”

Many people were praying. Drenda recalled: “She was on many prayer lists locally and throughout the country.” Donna recalled ministers coming in several times to pray with her. “The doctors didn’t think she would ever walk again and wasn’t sure she would ever talk again. They didn’t give us much hope.” Greg explained.

“We were told that with a brain injury, it was uncertain what part of the brain was really affected. We just had to wait and see.”

Donna explained: “I had physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy there, and then I came home, and it continued.

I came home a week before Thanksgiving. I was able to walk and talk, but my vision was messed up. My one eye was twisted out and I was sent to several different eye doctors.

This one [specialist] originally wanted to cut the nerve in my eye so that it would come back into place. But that would have made it permanent.

“That’s when I got a second opinion. I was able to see through what they called a prism in a machine that I would look through. Everything was crystal clear when I looked through that. So, a prism was ordered for my glasses. I wore those glasses for 6 to 8 months and it brought my eye back to where it was supposed to be, and it’s been fine ever since!”

But there was one thing that was devastating. Donna shared: “When I got home, everything was up in the air because the doctors didn’t think I could have any more kids. Donna and Greg were a family of three at the time and realized they may remain that way and Zach would be an only child.

This was the thinking for approximately two and a half years until much to their joy, Donna became pregnant with

(Top) Noah, age 14 and Zach, age 19, celebrates Hannah’s 12th birthday.

(Bottom) Donna and Greg Conn are the their second child! With a smile, Donna said, “In January of 2006, Noah was born, and then in December of 2007, Hannah was born! They were born 23 months apart to the day.

“When I was pregnant with Noah, the doctors didn’t know whether I would be able to carry him fullterm. The doctors really watched me the entire nine months of my pregnancy because they weren’t sure it was all going to work out.

But I had no problems with either pregnancy.”

Donna continued: “I was told that there have been women who had a pelvic fracture and had to have a C-section, and the doctor was con-

cerned about that since my pelvic had been broken in four places.”

Not only did Donna have a healthy pregnancy, but she never had to succumb to a c-section. “I had him naturally. Noah weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long. He was born a little late and they did have to induce labor with him.”

Donna explained. “As for Hannah, she too was born naturally, and she weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz.

We have been very blessed!”

Details of the moments of Donna’s accident and her recovery time has been wiped from her memory due

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“I Just Wanted to Play Like Rhea!”

Methodist church, his answer was: “I went with friends to their Cantatas. That is where I got hooked.

I just wanted to play like Rhea! When you live in a little town like Portage, you know

by Hazel K. Palmer everybody. It was Publisher maybe within a year Jubilee News that I started playing the organ and then An organ that could [played in] the Catholic not be sold for decades, Church.” suddenly was sold at just the right time after Jeff shared, “Growmuch prayer, suggest- ing up, we didn’t have ing that there is such an organ or piano. I just a thing as “the timing had one of those tableand plan of God”. top organette things. I This article is the could pick up on stuff second part of a rethen and play by ear. markable experience My parents bought me between the buyer and a Kimball organ for seller that took place on Christmas, and I startFacebook Marketplace ed taking lessons from that wasn’t just a coin- there-- taking some cidence, but a divine formal organ lessons orchestration initiated from organ teachers in

by God through prayer. the area.”

Jeffrey Arpino had Thanks to Rhea’s a sentimental attach- inspiration, Jeff ’s musiment to an organ he cal gift was sharpened had played as a young and refined and as that boy. He’s never seen took place, doors began one again until one to open for him. He day when he clicked shared: “I was raised on Facebook during a Roman Catholic and layover from driving went to a parochial a school bus, and the school and I attended organ from his past in- that school for eight stantly came up into his years. I was in seventh screen, taking him by grade when I started surprise. He scrambled [taking lessons]. I was to message the seller a big kid in class, and and the rest is histoI got called over to the ry. (See Pg. __ for the Rectory. And when you whole story) get called to the RectoBut what was it that ry, you thought you did was going on behind something bad. It’s like, the scenes that this “Oh no! What did I experience wasn’t just do?” But the priest said by chance, but instead hi to me when I walked was an experience that in, and I thought mayspoke and held purbe I wasn’t in trouble pose for both the buyer after all. He proceeded and seller? Why this to tell me that Mary, the particular organ? Why organist was sick, and this particular church? they needed an orAnd why this particular ganist. He heard that I organist who lived 100 played, and I was doing miles away? well, and he asked if I Here’s Jeff ’s side of could play at church. I the story: said: ‘When?’ He said: “I have played organ ‘How about this Sunfor 44 years. I started day?’ [I thought] ‘Oh when I was around 12 my!’ years old, and today I “Well, I did it! I got am 56. I was raised Ro- the music [together] man Catholic and there and was so nervous was a lady in Portage- my first week, but you -her name was Rhea kind of get over that Hornyak who played and I’ve been doing piano at the ‘Methodist it ever since. I was 12 Church’. She plays at when I started playing Bethany United Meth- in a church and haven’t odist Church in Portage stopped since. Believe and that’s where I got it or not, I caught on my inspiration to play! pretty fast. It must be a When asked how gift from God, I guess. I it was that he was in a play almost every weekend steady and I haven’t had one weekend off yet. So, the inspiration I got was from the woman who played the organ in a Methodist church…Rhea.”

Two years after Jeff began to “play just like Rhea”, he was fourteen when he began to play at another catholic church. “This church was only three doors down from my home where I was raised.”

Jeff explained. “They needed an organ player

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HEAVEN IS OPEN

new beginnings, new mantles and new anointings! Miracles are in motion!

By Rev. Karen Graham, Kingdom Come Ministries International., Inc. For Jubilee News kg4kingdom@outlook.com

In the midst of cancellations and closings, take heart in knowing heaven is not cancelled and heaven is not closed! God is still on the throne and He reigns in power and authority! COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down and inside out. The threat of sickness and death has been unleashed from the pit of hell and is exposing the nakedness and powerlessness of those who do not know Christ nor the potential and authority they have in Christ. Jesus is being revealed to those who know about Him but don’t know Him. Because of Jesus, many are receiving forgiveness and coming boldly to the throne of grace to find mercy and help in times of need. Heaven is open and extending an invitation to those who are fearful, to call on the name of the Lord. Jesus is as close as a prayer!

Receive Him into your hearts and lives and He will unlock the prison doors, free you from your fears and dry all your tears. Jesus is being revealed in the light of His love and darkness has been overcome! Behold the total eclipse of the Son! ANOINTED FOR CHANGE In the midst of great uncertainty and change, one thing that we can be certain of is that God does not change! He is the same yesterday, today and forever! We were created to reflect the glory of God and to be transformed into His image! Behold His glory beloved sons and daughters of God, as we go through times of challenge and change! New wine is being poured into new wineskins! Let go of the old and embrace the new. We are anointed for change and marked for next-level faith, strength and glory as God breaks us out of comfort and familiarity and moves us beyond the limitations of life as we know it, into

WARFARE FOR OUR WELFARE There is a holy confrontation as we contend for the welfare of the nations and the next generations.

Creation is groaning for the glory of God to be revealed in the earth.

In synergic alignment and the power of agreement, intercessors across the globe are uniting in travail, burning incense on the altar, praying prayers of repentance and releasing the fire of the baptism of the fear of the Lord which burns with purity and power for the advancement of God’s Kingdom in the earth! The gates of hell will not prevail! It’s time to burn out the smoke of deception, the soot of religion and the ashes of our flesh ~ to trim our wicks and fill our lamps with fresh oil!

GIVING BIRTH IN THE EARTH! The Lord showed me where presumption was disguised as prophetic expectation in those whose affections have been misplaced.

Desire is shifting and perspective is being renewed. There is an expectation which has reached a point of dilation as we are preparing to birth the next great move of God! In this critical stage ~ we must press heaven, push with intensity, breathe by faith and labor through to fulfillment! What God is about to birth through His Church exceeds our expectations!

Only eternity will reveal the fullness of what He has Fathered!

ARISE & SHINE The “Arise and Shine” mandate has sounded! It’s time for the people of God to arise from complacency and compromise and shine the brightest when the hour is the darkest. Everything that can be shaken will be shaken, but those who know their God will stand erect in the face of adversity, steadfast, fearless, immovable and abounding in the work of the Lord. God is releasing strategic instructions. It is imperative that the people of God position themselves to endorse and enforce what they hear and see in prayer. We were born for such a time as this!

Isaiah 60:1-3 (NKJV) Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.

For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the LORD will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

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But Greg is glad she can’t remember the pain.

Today, with all of her broken bones now mended, she experiences aches and pains when the weather condition changes, and has sustained minimal short-term memory loss, a small cost for what she went through with such a serious accident.

But her biggest blessings still lies in the fact that Donna’s now the mother of three children: Zach, age 19, Noah, age 14 and Hannah who is 12. Today, Donna acknowledges that nothing can stop the plan of God. It was God who brought her through, and it was God who brought her and Greg together in the first place that they would one day become a family of five.

Donna and her family may be closed up in their home during this pandemic, but Donna’s closed up with four of the most important people in her life! And she couldn’t be happier!

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Healing Through the Prophetic Word

By Kent Addams For Jubilee News

I love God’s precision in the Prophetic Words that only He can give us when He wants our attention or to lead us forward in encouragement--sometimes a LONG way forward.

I was recently preaching at a gathering when I paused because the Holy Spirit had “highlighted” a woman who was sitting way in the back row of the rest of the crowd. I asked her if she would stand up so the people around her could lay their hands on her or extend their hands toward her.

I sensed the phrase: “shaken but not stirred” like the “James Bond martini recipe”. And the image of a bottle of soda came to me that had been shaken and as it was trying to be capped off gushing past the cap, it was going all over the place making it a hard thing to hold back from spilling everywhere. Or more like a Texas oil well that had just been drilled but could not be capped off because of so much pressure with oil gushing from it.

That is the way the Spirit of God was going to flow in this woman’s life. God was not even trying to cap her off. She would continually leak Jesus all over to those around her. I asked her if she wouldn’t mind coming forward to minister and pray for other people who were being called out by God through Words of Knowledge & Prophecies.

I don’t ever want this to be about me, but all about “HIM” empowering everyone to move in the fullness of the Spirit as they were born to do.

Anyone can do it if they allow Him to fill us full with the Holy Spirit. We simply just

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put our hand up and volunteer.

Another healing Word of Knowledge that God gave me was for “stenosis & degeneration in the lower spine” causing conditions in the hips, legs and feet. A local pastor had come,

“The Healing Chair” and it turned out it was for him.

As we all prayed for him in the atmosphere of Faith, all of that was released and he said all the tingling went away and the pain. He was quite surprised. BLAMMO! Healed instantly.

He has now joined the group we are doing on learning how to move in “The Power to Heal” by Randy Clark.

As I chatted with the woman after the meeting, she said every time there was someone stepping out in the Prophetic, she and her husband would get called out & prophesied over. The last Prophet said to her husband: “You are going to raise the dead.” Then he said to the wife: “You will lead a famous football player to the Lord in McDonald’s.”

I love it when God is so specific. We sometimes doubt these things ‘til they come to pass, because they seem so far “out there”. She said that she never even goes into McDonald’s.

Not long afterward, she found herself there for some reason and saw a famous football player that she recognized. As she started to talk with him, he started pouring his heart out to her. She told him about this loving, forgiving, redeem-

Michael who was into building pipe organs, to play at their 8 o’clock and he brought a blower Mass on Saturday, and and attached it to it, and organ players were pretty we didn’t have to pump scarce it seemed, so I did it anymore. I played it. that organ for about five “They had a little or six years since I was Wurlitzer Spinet elecfourteen.” tronic organ and a pump In the late ‘70’s, organ that was pushed to early ‘80’s, while Jeff the back of the choir loft. was playing the pump I would play the Wurorgan at the St. John the litzer at mass and messed Baptist Roman Catholic around with the Italian Church by his home, the pump organ that was senior and junior choir very similar to the one I of Alverton UMC was got from Alverton UMC. singing to its look-alike It had a pipe organ pump organ that would sound, and I thought, one day fall into Jeff “’Oh wow! Can I use this Arpino’s hands almost organ to play?’ And the four decades later. priest said, ‘I don’t care.’

For Jeff, perhaps his So, I started using that musical talent would one and fell in love with have laid dormant if it that pump organ! wasn’t for “Rhea” this “At the time, they did Methodist piano player not have a blower on it, who inspired him to try. and you had to pump it.

Just as the pump Two of the straps were organ was moved to a broken on the pedals, new location at Alverso I repaired it. Then there was a guy from St.

ing, gracious Jesus and she led him to the Lord in McDonald’s just as the Prophecy said she would.

She and her husband were going out to dinner and were actually arguing and barely talking to each other and even entered the restaurant through separate doors. But, God is bigger than our arguments.

When they sat at their table, she saw an older man stumbling toward the bathroom.

She prompted her husband to go check on him. When he got into the men’s room, the man fell backwards right onto her husband and they both fell backwards hitting the floor. The man died right on top of him, slack-jawed, glazedover eyes rolled back in his head, releasing what was in his bowels and bladder. Not very glamorous.

Another stranger happened to be in there who witnessed it while he was looking at that man face to face. The husband remembered the Prophecy he was given and took authority and power over the situation, and he verbally bound up sickness & death and… Boom!

The guy came back to life.

This man had no family left & was alone, so they waited with him. There was quite a buzz going on as the ambulance showed up. Word of what happened spread through the place. The restaurant paid for their meals, the couple made up and God got the Glory AGAIN. God tells us to “EAGERLY desire all the Spiritual gifts, ESPECIALLY Prophecy”.

Try & step out into it sometime. It may be the segway to: “Heal the sick & tell them my Kingdom is here.”

God is BIG.

ton United Methodist Church back in 1939 when the Bohemian Mission was torn down during the merger of the Methodist Episcopal to the United Methodist Church. This marked a “New Season”.

That same organ was moved again on March 1st, 2020 from Alverton United Methodist Church to an organist’s home in Altoona, PA whose beginning place was inspired by a Methodist piano player. This organ would now be restored and lovingly played once again. So, could this also be the mark of a “New Season” for both Alverton UMC and Jeffrey Arpino?

At Alverton UMC, this phrase was embraced: “Out with the Old and in with the New” as a new praise

See Rhea pg. 6a

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Local Pastor Honored as “Angel”

By Hazel Palmer For Jubilee News hpalmer@jubileenews.org

Angels come in all forms. Some work behind the scenes and others are out in front. Despite their positioning, they ARE AMONG US, and there are those special people who affect our lives in such a unique way, that the impact becomes a lasting one. It’s precise, personal and comes at just the right time! The first “Angel Among Us” for 2020 does just that, assisting others to help them win their battles.

But this one has been winning a battle of her own in regards to an unexpected heart event she had in December of 2019. This Angel went into full cardiac arrest as she stepped foot (thankfully) into a hospital ER where health professionals knew what to do .

Specific prayers of healing instantly surrounded her from the many people who love her and whose lives have been affected by her timely words of encouragement, love and ministry. As praise reports of her recovery process kept everyone updated from the moment she was removed from a ventilator until the time she was able to come home on January 25th, 2020, prayer has never stopped. When the time came that she was back in the church she loves—the church she and her husband had planted together located in North Huntingdon: Living Waters Family Worship Center, there was a tremendous amount of joy that continues to cheer her on to the finish line! The name of this Angel is: Pastor Sylvia Tryon.

This article is being written about how she reaches out to the people that God brings to her.

And it’s being written without her knowledge, meant to be presented to her as part of a gathering that was to take place on April 3rd, 2020 called the “Night of the Holy Spirit”. But of course, it had to be postponed due to the corona virus pandemic. But arrangements are being made to present it to her in another way that will be unique and will hold the surprise that she richly deserves.

For Pastor Roy Tryon, her husband, she is “his Angel”, and also involved in this surprise, he shared the following: “We’ll be married for 22 years in May, and we’ve been at Living Waters since 2002. Actually, we bought the building in

A Letter of Tribute to: Pastor Sylvia Tryon “Angel Among Us”

It’s my honor & privilege to take a moment and recognize a mighty Woman of God – Pastor Sylvia Tryon.

Your name means “Forest”. – When I think about a forest and who you are to the Body of Christ – the forest and you both represent so many of life necessities. But what stands out for me is: It’s a place of protection for those things that live there; It’s a place of death, growth and new beginnings; A place of reproducing and creating.

And with that, comes the fruits of the forest that are used to repair and build. It’s a place of diversity and a safe place to rest.

Pastor Sylvia: You’re “Papa’s Forest Ranger”!

C’mon Jesus!

The first time I met you, I believed Papa gave me a new friend for life. If you remember, Papa provided me the opportunity to pray for you, and Papa restored your joy overwhelmingly and put a new jump back into your destiny! I’m very thankful and grateful for your gifting and love that you have for the Body of Christ.

It’s been a great privilege to walk with you and Pastor Roy in your Destiny in life.

Continue to impact your “Forests” for the Glory of God, and remember, all things are possible.

The Lord has given me the scripture below for you from Mark 8:22-25 (The Passion Translation) 22 When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus, begging him to touch him and heal him.

23 So Jesus led him, as his sighted guide, outside the village. He placed his saliva on the man’s eyes and covered them with his hands.[j] Then he asked him, “Now do you see anything?”

24 “Yes,” he said. “My sight is coming back! I’m beginning to see people, but they look like trees—walking trees.”

25 Jesus put his hands over the man’s eyes a second time and made him look up. The man opened his eyes wide and he could see everything perfectly. His eyesight was completely restored!

You will fulfill all of the purposes and plans Papa has for you. C’mon Jesus!

In His Love

Apostle Ray & Terry Domachowski

2004, so it’s been 16 years.

“We met at Greater Works Outreach and were friends for a number of years before anything came up that we would be together as husband and wife. We were training prophetic teams for a number of years and she taught the class on spiritual gifts a number of times and we’ve been teaching that same class ever since.

She went there for a long time not knowing why she was traveling back and forth from Indiana, PA which was 55 miles. But the reason was that we were to meet.

“When the Lord began to move, I was reluctant to remarry because I had had a good marriage for thirty-three and a half years. [I was a widower], but God did something wonderful and she became my Gift from God for what we’re doing right now. She has been a stalwart and a companion, but not only a companion, a wonderful wife and a team member to the ministry. That’s how we developed. We were married in 1998.

“Then in 2001, we were called out by the Lord into ministry. We incorporated in 2002 for our church services. We were supposed to be located in North Huntingdon as far as what the Lord was showing us. I can understand now why God selected North Huntingdon, but I didn’t know why at the time. We couldn’t find any place to even rent to hold services. All doors were closed to us. For two years we rented at the Greensburg Civic Center until 2004 when this building that we are in now became available, and it was through a miracle of God how He provided it for us, and that’s where we’re at right now.

“Sylvia is a stalwart in doing ministry with me as a team. She’s a wonderful complement to the ministry and she is so gifted at drawing analogies right out of scripture that is pertinent to somebody’s life today. She can automatically pull out what’s very significant that’s written in scripture and apply it to somebody’s life. She’s very gifted in that and of course VERY gifted prophetically in that.

For me, I know what God’s word says, but I have a hard time remembering the addresses of where to find it in scripture. But Sylvia--she can draw it right out; the happening place of where it actually took place in the Bible; and then relate it to people’s lives. And when she does this, it

Pastor Roy and Sylvia Tryon just comes alive in people and they are very affected.”

Pastor Roy Tryon smiled as he then shared the moment he proposed to her explaining how the presence of God came so strong on Sylvia when he proposed, she could no longer stand.

Here are his words: “I remember the time when I proposed to her. I’m not a very romantic person and God actually gave me everything to say and where to do it and when to do it. When I did it, I told her she didn’t have to answer right then. I covered her with my coat because she went down and fell out in the spirit and that’s what I remember most.

“I knew God had told her [that we would marry]. She shares about that in her testimony and says that God showed her that our marriage was going to be a witness and a testimony for God of how He restores people’s lives.

Of course, she was restored from phenomenal hardship and very bad abuse. Whereas, I had a

See “ANGEL“ Pg. 7a

--Turn Around Moments--

It’s Time For Your Turn Around!

Ray Domachowski For Jubilee News

cmonjesus@graceministriesglobal.org

During the last several weeks I’ve experienced many turnaround moments at my workplace. Many people are wondering what is going on in our world with this corona virus pandemic, and my response is: “Papa has everything in control.”

I’ve encouraged many to receive Papa’s daily prescription to read Psalm 91 & Psalm 46. These are two of my many favorite scriptures written in the most precious life-changing book ever published.

C’mon Jesus!

This month, I want to encourage all readers of this article, and by releasing a “turnaround moment” to you, I’ll be waiting to hear from you about what took place inyour turn-around moment.

Drop me a note at: cmonjesus@graceministriesglobal.org Let’s take a moment and read: Isaiah 46:3-5 “Listen to me, you

descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born.

4 Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.

I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

5 “With whom will you compare me or count me equal?

To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?

“I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you I will sustain you and I will rescue you” — Isaiah 46:4 C’mon Jesus!

Papa wants to get your attention. He will sustain and rescue you no matter what you’re facing today. You, who are overwhelmed by the waves of the current world crisis and storms in your life.

You, who are feeling unsure about your future. You, who are struggling under the weight of depression, discouragement, despair and great fear.

This is our Papa speaking! This is the one who declared to Moses that He is the great “I Am” who has proven himself again and again throughout history to be faithful and for us!

This is the one who has been protecting us since we were a mir-

ment NOW!!!! acle creation growing I release Papa’s up in the world. And blessing over you and even now as we mature your family: in our years, God has always been there, and The LORD bless you He always will be. His and keep you; promise is: “He will nevThe LORD make his er leave us or forsake us”. face shine on you And God sees you and be gracious to right where you are; you; He knows your strugThe LORD turn his gles, catches your tears, face toward you feels your pain, hears and give you your prayers, and says PEACE.”’ through the Prophet Isaiah: “I will sustain P = Proclaim you and I will rescue E = Encourage you,” and “I Am” God, A = Admonish and there is none like C = Christ me.”

E = Everywhere & What is the problem Everyone that you think is too big for God? Place it before him and watch the great For more “I Am”, the maker of Information about heaven and earth take it Ray Domachowski, over.

Go to: God can do anyhttps://cmonjesus.org thing. God will stop the JUBILEE UNITES FILLER 1X3_Layout 1 5/26/2 current pandemic. God is able to heal all of our diseases; encounter and save our prodigals; heal our broken and wounded hearts and give us the peace that is beyond understanding.

Jesus is in your boat.

He has given you authority to speak to the storms in your life and declare: “Peace be still”.

Why? Because His plan for you is to get to the other side. Thank You Jesus!

One day, God will make all things new, and “there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain” (Revelation 21:4). Keep holding on, and remember all things are possible with Papa. Walk in your turn-around mo-

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God’s Garden

By Jan Siarnicki Registered Massage Therapist & Licensed Esthetician For Jubilee News

You would think that after the almost thirty years of being a licensed medical aesthetician, I would have known this information by now! But just recently, I am still learning new things about the beauty industry and all of its products, and doodads. So we are all familiar with Loofahs correct? They are those scrubby, off white, rough stiff sponge-like things, you find in beauty supply stores, drug stores, Wal-Mart and just about everywhere these days.

While on a trip to Florida this past fall, I was shopping in an organic soap and sponge store, just looking for ideas for Christmas gifts. I came across the Loofah sponge. I got to thinking: “Where do they get these sponges from?” This store owner told me that they grew them.

My interest perked up and I said: “Grew them?” The woman said, “Yes, we grow them on a farm.”

For all of my life, I have always thought the Loofah came from the ocean and was some type of brainless sea creature, similar to the natural sponges that sea creatures are in the ocean. To my surprise, they are actually from the gourd family. What? I couldn’t believe this! This specific plant the Luffa aegyptiaca, also known as the sponge gourd and the Egyptian cucumber, is a deep green fruit/vegetable as explained by “Garden Guides”. It resembles our green cucumber ranging from 12-18 inches. It’s grown as a crop in the United States and also China, Korea and Japan. The original plant originated in India, where it grows wild naturally. The Luffa also spelled “Loofah” is an edible vegetable/fruit though not common for us to eat in the US. When this plant is in its young state on the vine, it can be picked, harvested and prepared like squash or can be eaten raw like a cucumber. It is said to be quite

RHEA from Pg. 4a

tasty.

If left to grow for a longer period of time on the vine, the inside of the Loofah becomes fibrous, almost like an inner netting.

When the outer part of the plant becomes brown and when shaken, you can hear the seeds rattle, the fruit is then soaked in hot water for several hours and the skin falls off. Once the skin falls off, it reveals the Loofah, and you now have your exfoliating sponge.

Now on the market, there are some synthetic look-a-like Loofahs that are sold.

But you want to find the real deal. On the package it should say 100% Loofah or may say where it is grown. Synthetic Loofahs are just like manmade bath sponges and are just not the same as the natural ones, not only because they aren’t natural, but if you have ever bathed with a natural plant Loofah, the natural sponge, you would feel the difference of smoothness it makes on your skin.

Loofahs can be sliced in small circles just as you would slice a large cucumber.

They attach the sliced Loofah to an organic bar of soap, and it makes a very nice way to bathe. You have the suds from the soap and then flip it over and exfoliate your skin with the other side.

There are so many wonderful organic soaps out there. Made with real fruit extracts, and botanical oils, the two together are a great duo to buff off the dry dead winter skin to reveal soft new skin. Loofahs are especially nice to use on dry feet, elbows and legs, but stay clear of using a Loofah on your face. The fibers would be too harsh for facial skin.

Loofah can be purchased online. I found a great site called “Spa Destinations”. They have natural Loofah on a stick that can be used as a back brush. They also have Loofah on a rope to hang in your shower. Some companies pour soap into the sliced Loofah before the soap hardens and it makes a nice gift. Also, try the natural sponges that ARE creatures from the ocean. They make your shower gels go a long way. The sea sponge naturally makes a lot of soap suds from using very little soap. You can use for your entire shower without adding more shower gel. So have yourself a spa day in your own bathroom.

Indulge yourself, take time out to relax, light a few candles, and make your bathroom your own little oasis.

Please feel free to contact me through my email on any questions you might have on any of the articles. If there is a subject you would like for me to cover in an upcoming article, let me know. Email me at: Jblondee56@aol.com

ing taken apart, the date the organ was made was uncovered. It was made team was formed, on August 22nd, 1897. bringing in a new worThis organ is now over ship sound to the peo122 years old, a fact that ple gathered to worship confirms that Andrew God in a new way.

Carnegie was a part of And for Jeffrey its history.

Arpino, could it be that Jeff ’s respect for the God was bringing Jeff generations’ past has full circle, back to the brought honor to the place where it all began; many worshipful moperhaps even a season ments that led up to the of restoration not just one moment when he for the organ, but for picked up his cell phone Jeff as well, serving as a and saw the photo of an reminder of where God organ he once played at first ignited a fire within the tender age of 14. him to “play just like Pastor Tom Shirer Rhea!”. It was an era of: said: “It blessed us so “ignition and lift off ” much by the way it all as he was launched as happened and how this “organist”, leading peowas the same kind of ple in many denominaorgan he had played tions to come together when he was very in God’s presence and young. There is no worship Him. doubt in our minds this Jeff has since begun was God.” the restoration process Jeffrey Arpino and as the organ is be-

accentuated the importance of “unity”. “This is more of a ministry to me. I’ve played for several denominations and it’s all the same! We all worship ONE [true] God! I’ve played 500 weddings, and countless funerals.”

And that is what makes for a perfect tribute to Rhea Hornyak.

Today, Rhea continues to faithfully play piano at the age of 105. Her daughter takes her to church every Sunday because she doesn’t drive anymore. When asked once what her secret was for living long, her answer was:

SURVIVES from Pg 2a worry about us. She wanted to tell each of us goodbye, tell us how proud she was of us.”

Doctors told us she was “comfortable” and that she’d likely be gone any day now. My husband stood at the glass with a hand-written note with the words, “I LOVE YOU.” She could barely hear through the barrier, and tears were flowing for all. After that, doctors moved her into a shared room with another positive COVID-19 patient.

We got the cruel news that there would be no further physical contact with her,” said daughter Cami.

“We would no longer be allowed to suit up and physically go into her room, rub her arm or hold her hand. We wouldn’t even be able to stand on the other side of the glass and check to see if she was comfortable or restless. We would no longer be able to physically see her.”

This was as devastating to the family as the diagnosis itself.

“Not being able to see her was extremely hard,” said Cami. “When we were allowed to view her through the window, it helped but it also was heartbreaking. To be so close and not be able to reach out and touch her? Brutal.

When she reached out her arm and you’re on the other side of a wall...I can’t even put it into words, it tears your heart out.”

Nurses helped her video chat twice a day - and at this point, the family was waiting for what we thought was the inevitable. But Geneva had a couple more tricks left up her sleeve. After being faced with death, goodbyes said and isolation set in, this feisty mom, grandma, great grandma, church-goer, teddy-bear-builder, friend and rock...started to improve.

“Who are we to question the fighting spirit of a tough ol’ Texas coot!” said Cami.

“I don’t worry. I give it all to the Lord. I bring everything to the Lord in prayer.”

And that’s what this story was all about!

Prayer really does work!

Editor’s Note: Jeff Arpino is the full-time organist at the Sacred Heart of Jesus R.C. Church in Altoona, PA. He plays all services: Saturday at 5:30 pm; Sunday at 10:00 am and 12:00 Noon. He’s been there for 24 years. He is also the organist at St. Joseph R.C. Church in Bellwood, PA where he plays every Saturday at 4:00 pm. He has played there for 20 years.

At one point I’m told that she was seen waving her hands in the air yelling, “I ain’t dead yet! I’m gonna die of thirst before I die of this Coronavirus!” I guess she really wanted a Sprite. And I can’t forget to mention the homemade potato soup Cami said she’s been requesting daily.

“She knew that’s what she needed to help her get better and apparently it’s working, the doctor and nurses are even wanting the recipe,” she laughed.

Doctors informed our family on March 22 that after a series of tests, the final test came back negative and Geneva is officially “coronavirus free.” The staff who has been treating her told her by coming into a room with a sign, all without masks. Something she hasn’t seen for weeks.

“This is a true miracle!” said Cami, who jumped in the car to race to her mom’s side as soon as she was told. “We get to hug her, hold her hand and tell her how many people she’s inspired.”

She will be home the next 3-4 days where she’ll be in quarantine with her family, until told otherwise by doctors.

“This is a gift from God, his work is not done with me just yet,” she told Cami. She also wants to thank everyone who prayed for her, people who sent positive thoughts her way, her family for bringing her potato soup daily and loving her, the incredible nurses and doctors who took care of her and most importantly, God. Now THAT’S a story of survival.

My family and I are sharing this story because we feel it’s important to give people some hope.

“Getting this virus is not necessarily a death sentence for the elderly or anybody,” said Cami. “Be more afraid of spreading it. It’s a wake-up call to take care of each other. Find positive ways to help others out.”

This article was used with permission of Seattle Refined.

COVID-2020 As I gaze all around, Does my heart with fear abound I feel the palpitations quicken As microbes in air threat to sicken Yes my heart does up in speed As I see about me such a need It races much with love and care For the people’s burden to bear What can I do, to ease the load We are hidden in our abode But deeper still inside of us Is the One in Whom we trust Trust’s been shaken in recent day But do not succomb to dismay “I am here, says the Holy One, Look to Me, daughter, son “Seek Me, pray as never before Doubt, fear, panic are trying to lure Stay steadfast My people in this hour And you will see it’s not so dour “Victory is sure, it’s at the door So rest in Me, and you will soar.”

So I said, here I am Lord, I am yours It’s You I worship and adore.

Now I know what to do, The directive given, my heart just flew On my knees, I go, to intercede My prayers to Heaven, His Word I heed.

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--Love and Marriage--

“Quarantined”

doesn’t, where do they put the hesitation to be intimate? How far away is far enough? Do they sleep in another room? What about in countries where there is no other room? Do we ride in the same car? What about the children?

Can they still hug Mommy? When the children run to the door to welcome the working parent home, do they understand and keep their distance, or are they too young to comprehend the hidden enemy?

“Mommy has to shower first.”

“Stand back, let Daddy change his clothes first.” “Did you take off your shoes?” “Did you wash your hands?”

“Set the groceries in the garage.”

These are all comments we have never had to say before. This is a new war we are fighting, and this war has many fronts. It is not just social distancing, aloneness, germs, but choices and consequences of our choices—perhaps deadly consequences. The pressure is immense.

stressed in one way or another. Children can’t be with their classmates.

Teenagers wonder about their future.

College age can’t imagine how they will find a spouse or a job, for that manner, with the world in chaos and isolation. (COVID-19 is a respiratory disease-wanting to stop your breathing, take your voice, and your life. Don’t let it.)

So, I want to address: What can we do? How can we thrive, not just survive the days of war with this silent killer?

By Pastor Rena Perozich For Jubilee News rperozich@mfcministries.net

Quarantined with your spouse, significant other, children? This is the state in which we find ourselves at least through the end of April. My daughter recently joked that there will either be lots of babies born, or lots of alcoholics.

I responded with, “Or a renewed interest in Marriage Counseling. Perhaps, I will have job security (lol).” We both laughed only in half seriousness.

This really got me thinking about relationships at this time. How will the marriages and families of the world deal with all of this? How will we weather the restraints and constraints of COVID 19 War, if I may call it as such?

Throughout history when our country was at war, the spouses and families were separated, not quarantined together. In fact, all over the world, war meant separation from those we love. We knew the enemy. We could see their faces. Today, we run and hide from an unseen enemy that seems to randomly takes captives and steals lives. We walk by neighbors and shoppers with eyes straight ahead, wondering if they are carrying the unseen enemy. Yet, we try to smile or nod while keeping our six-foot distance when at all possible, thinking we don’t want them to know—but they do.

If one partner or person has “an essential job or occupation”, and the other

ANGEL from Pg. 5a

In yet another conversation, my daughter said, “Mom, the Melancholies in the church are going to be fine.

Me, my family locked up from the world. This is great.” But, you better call the Sanguines! They are going to really need you right now.” I knew she was right. The extroverts in the world are experiencing this war totally different from the introverts. The problem is in love and marriage, we tend to be attracted to the temperament totally opposite to ours. While one partner is totally okay with this isolation, the other partner is losing their mind, and no doubt taking it out on the person or persons they love and live with.

So, I want to address: What can we do? How can we thrive, not just survive the days of war with this silent killer?

1. Breathe. No really. Breathe and just stop and think before doing or saying anything. A moment of silence often saves us and those we love from hurtful words and actions. We are all

tapes.’ I stuck it in [the player] and this is what we heard: ‘When you wonderful marriage. I and your wife entertain, did not come from the the presence of the Lord avenue of where she is going to come and fill came from, but God that place and I’m going brought us together as to minister.” We both a team. God restored to sat down and bawled me companionship and like babies. the person who would “That prophetic be working in ministry word was for him and with me as a team. That his wife which was was my restoration. now me. It ministered Hers was from abuse. to us so much because: “Everything that I Even though you might have said is true, but have a word you think she can tell it better than has died, it might not I can. For me, she is mean what you think it truly my gift from God means. It may be meant and she’s an asset to the for something down the Body of Christ.” road, and that’s when Although Pastor you’ll have a greater unSylvia Tryon was not derstanding of it.” contacted for this article After Pastor Sylvia since it was to be a ended, Pastor Roy then surprise, a story that added: “The thing about she told during a class it is, that night when we on “Spiritual Gifts” in were with these people October of 2019 was in our home, the Lord transcribed expressly was moving prophetifor this article. Here cally in our midst, but were her words: that word was declared “When Roy was mar- when my first wife ried to his first wife, he was alive. But it was had a Prophetic word SYLVIA who pulled [from the Lord] that the tape out, and that’s something was going WHEN it was heard. to happen between That’s amazing.” the two of them and A special thank it was awesome. She you to the sponsors died shortly after and of this “Angel Among he thought that Word Us”award who made [of the Lord] died with this award possible: her. So, about six or Dalfonso-Billick Funeral seven years later, [two Home, Inc., Frye Funeral or so years after she Home, Robert A. Billick had passed], we were Funeral Home, Inc., Ranmarried, and were hav- dall’s Restaurant, Mon ing our first dinner as a Valley Community Fedmarried couple and he eral Union, St. Vincent and I were entertaining DePaul, Advanced Auto in our home.

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See Pg. 8a randomly pulled one “Angel Among Us” out and said, ‘I’m going Tributes that Honor: to listen to one of your Pastor Sylvia Tryon.

2. Think.

Think on the things that are good, kind, peaceable.

What are the possibilities?

Can we go back to a heartfelt hand-written letter delivered by a mail person?

Facetime? Zoom? Live-Streaming?

WhatsApp? Marco Polo? Think creative ways to stay in contact. A separate laundry separator, spray sanitizer and hand wipes at the door with a separate shoe tray. Perhaps, using the garage door, back door, basement door to aid as a distancing source for when someone comes in or out. We are creative beings with great ideas. Now is the time to tap into what we were created to be. When we read the Bible, we see that all things are possible. (Mat. 19:26, Luke 1:37, Mark. 10:27…)

3. Act. Do what you can. Clean out the attic, garage, car or closet. Let everyone in the house see how much they can sell, give away or donate once this virus is over. Write that book.

Learn to play that instrument. Sew that garment. Paint a picture. Pray for others. Cook for others and freeze for a later date when someone has a baby or a death in the family so you will be ready to help out. Make gifts for birthdays and Christmas. Watch some documentaries.

Read books. Do family devotions. Work on your marriage. I suggest, “Moments that Matter” that is available at Amazon.

It is a 40 Day Devotional I wrote. Here is a link: https://www.amazon.com/Moments-That-Matter-Marriage-Devotional/dp/1984193155 4. Take a Break. It may seem as though it is impossible to take a break.

Mom and, or Daddy are both working from home and the children need home schooled. Many of you may be right there. Now is the time to pull together.

You know those mandatory fifteen-minute breaks before and after lunch?

Take them. Take them outside with your children or one child at a time. If one of the children is old enough, take the break to the back porch with your spouse. Take turns listening to one another about the challenges of the day.

Don’t interrupt—just listen. You know, that mandatory lunch be it a half-hour or an hour, take it. Take it as a family.

Eat on the floor. Eat outside. Take turns cooking, even if it is only peanut butter and jelly. Set a timer that the children and you can see and realize how quickly time goes by—because it does. Most rules at this time are broken. Make new ones. They work on school work while Mommy and Daddy do their work then, then everyone takes a break.

Make mandatory: “Be by yourself and Be quiet breaks.” Set a timer here.

Children as well as adults do better with boundaries. Work and Rewards go together, but so does Rest. Keep set bedtimes, wake-up times and routines.

If that means pack lunches? Do it! If that means get up, get showered, and go to the office, do it. What if you don’t have an office or classroom at home— make one! Help one another. Make it a family affair. Who knows, someone may give up their closet or play room?

Look at your spouse like you did when you first met them. Look at your children like the day you first saw their face. Hug one another tightly. Enjoy this time, because it will not always be this way. Separation in a whole new way may soon come upon us. We are not promised tomorrow. Love the ones you are with while you are able. Rest and know that God is in control.

Here is a great song on You Tube to bring peace into your home at this time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqFCbtRz1Z0

Editor’s Note: For more info about Pastor Rena Perozich, go to: http://mfcministries.net.

HOTT DAWGZ FOR CARING HEARTS

“Healthcare Workers Are Being Fed” Who wants to chip in to provide Healthcare workers on the frontlines of the covid-19 war with a free lunch to show your love and appreciation? Well, now you can! Individuals and ministries are joining hands to support a current and ongoing project called: “Hott Dawgz For Caring Hearts” Ray Domachowski, coordinator of this Community Outreach, together with his daughter, Natalie Joy, owner of the Food Truck called: “Hott Dawgz”, kicked it off by providing 132 Healthcare workers at Westmoreland Hospital with a free “American Standard lunch”: a quarter pounder hotdog, fries, fruit and bottled water. And they want to reach more Healthcare Workers at many more hospitals.

According to Domachowski, plans are in place to mobilize and

reach out to more and more area hospitals as donations pour in.

To top it all off, all donations are tax deductible. Because of social distancing, donations can be made toward this project by going to: https://hottdawgzforcaringhearts.org.

Anyone who would prefer to send a check instead, please make your check out to: “C’mon Jesus!” and send it to: HOTT DAWGZ FOR CARING HEARTS 200 Evandale Rd. Canonsburg, 15317 To continue to follow this outreach project, go to: Jubilee News on Facebook (facebook. com/jubileenews/) or keep checking https:// hotdawgzforcaringhearts.org.

We will keep you informed as to what hospital Hott Dawgz is serving next.

Tom Shirer, Ray and Don Domachowski and Natalie Joy, owner of “Hott Dawgz” food truck.

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Times and Seasons Under the Stars April 25th - May 23rd (Month of Iyar) May 24th - June 23rd (Month of Sivan)

By Chuck D. Pierce For Jubilee News (Intro by Hazel K. Palmer) What you are about to digest is not astrology, nor is it your horoscope. Instead, this is the “Real Deal”. Why eat hamburger when you can eat steak? Why not digest the “Real”, rather than the “counterfeit”?

Thirty days hath September, April June and November. This is the calendar we are accustomed to, b But, did you know that it is a “man-made” calendar that was adjusted to accomodate Constantine; whereas the calendar of old is a “lunar calendar” that follows the times and seasons in the heavens, incorporating earth with the order of the Heavens? Isn’t that powerful?

That calendar is still in existence and is used by the Jewish population who have the wonderful understanding that the Heavens speak into our lives as God intended, and that there really are signs in the Heavens

that speak and confirm the times and seasons we live in, according to the Divine Order that has been set into place just for us--not by man, but by the Creator Himself who created man: Father God Himself.

Iyar: 29 days Hebraic Alphabet: VAV “connection, linking” Tribe: Issachar - The month to understand secrets Characteristics: Natural healing manfests dealing with processing thoughts, dealing with the conscience of the soul, and receiving spiritual advice.

This is the time to contemplate numbers whether they come by a dream, a vision or divine revelation.

Constellation: Taurus (the bull) -looking and observing to find a place of strength Color/Stone: Royal Blue/ Lapis Iyar is the second of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar. In the Bible, the month of Iyar is often called the month of Ziv, meaning “radiance.” This

month is commonly referred to as the month of (natural) healing. It’s name is an acronym for “I AM God your Healer.” (Exodus 15:26) Iyar is associated with the tribe of Issachar, which is known for it’s anointing to understand the times and to understand secrets.

This month is linked with light, which signifies increased revelation.

Light is the opposite of darkness. If darkness tries to overtake you, this month say, “No. I am increasing in revelation.” Isaiah 60 says that the glory can be seen on you and radiates off of you. This is the month you need to light up with His glory.

When Moses led Israel through the Red Sea, they traveled into the desert for three days without finding water. Finally, they came to the Oasis of Marah, but the water was too bitter to drink. Two million people in the middle of the wilderness with no water to drink created a serious situation.

So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. God was saying, “Moses, let me tell you a secret. I can heal bitter water. See that piece of wood? Put it in the water and see what happens.” Moses threw the wood into the water, and the water was healed.

So in Iyar, God revealed His covenant secrets. He is our healer.

He is our provider. He is our banner of victory over every enemy.

Ask Him to reveal his secrets this month. Let God reveal His Covenant to you at another level of reality, so you can walk in His blessing all year.

The month of Iyar is associated with the Hebrew letter VAV, which pictues “connection and linking.”

(That’s literally what the pictogram for the letter means--the letter VAV is a connecting pin!) If you move right in this month, the rest of the year connects properly.

“ Angel Among Us” Tributes Sent in to Honor: Pastor Sylvia Tryon Pastor Sylvia My precious sister I just want you to know how much you mean to me. I remember one day when you just took me aside to the room in the back and poured into me, causing me to think and not to be afraid to question. Pastor Sylvia Tryon has been so instrumental in my growth, and because of that, God gave me a precious daughter to be her mother.

Thank you Pastor Sylvia. I am praying for you.

Love your daughter in Christ.

Sheryl Conaway, West Newton, PA Pastor Sylvia has always had a strong faith, love for the Lord, and is often getting revelation with a unique perspective on Scripture. She has an amazing love for people and always helps anyone in any way if she’s able, even in the midst of what she is going through and she has an amazing sense of humor & loves to tell funny stories.

Melissa Antolec East McKeesport, PA The first time I met Pastor Sylvia, she had the face of an angel. I remember she told me that she would love to take me home with her! That meant so much to me Marian Hornby McKeesport, PA Pastor Sylvia exemplifies true grace under pressure. She is one who counts it all joy to be able to share the gospel even in her current circumstances and her sense of humor is contagious! it is an honor to serve under both her and her husband, Pastor Roy. Barb Loeffler Irwin, PA My memory of Pastor Sylvia goes way back many years ago, too many to remember how long it was or what year. Pastor Roy and Sylvia were Advisors on the McKeesport Women’s Aglow Board, and from the first time l had met them, they were like a Sweet Fragrance of the Holy Spirit! Pastor Sylvia was always an encourager and what a Prayer Warrior! I always felt so comfortable and at ease in her presence (just like a pair of slippers). Loving Memories and Bountiful Blessings, Kathy Tranter Judah International Worship Ministries *See Story on Pg. 5A: Local Pastor Honored as “Angel Among Us”

PASTOR SYLVIA TRYON ~ I honor you before our God and Father for your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ! (1 Thessalonians 1:3 ESV) Nobody knows the cost of your precious oil! Let your fragrance arise!

With Utmost Respect!

Rev. Karen Graham, Kingdom Come Ministries International, Inc. Pastor Sylvia is a walking testimony of how I should live as a Christian before both God and man. With what she has gone through both in the physical and the Spiritual, I am inspired to “up” what I do for our Lord Jesus.

In Christ, Your Brother David Whetsel North Huntington, PA I’m so blessed and honored to know Pastor Sylvia.

She has been an encouragement to me these past couple years. Alway’s reminding me to focus all things to the Lord and look to Him when I don’t have clarity.

I am grateful she is in my life, and blessed to have someone as an example who seeks after the Lord with all her heart through all things. All for His Glory!

Love you Pastor Sylvia, Stephanie Van Horn Indiana, PA

Pastor Sylvia truly is “Angel Among Us!” She has the most beautiful contagious smile and her eyes just sparkle and shine with the love of Jesus. We love that smile!!!

We are truly blessed in having the opportunity to know her and fellowship with her over the years. Of all the wonderful characteristics Sylvia possesses, her kindness shines through. Sylvia is so kind and pleasant, speaking a word in due season to any and all who will hear, and she will be heard, praise be to God! She is a great encourager to the body of Christ and has all the attributes of a true friend. Sylvia makes you feel welcomed and those in her presence know that they are loved.

We have had many conversations with her mostly about the Lord, grandkids, interior design, and her delicious food recipes. Pastor Sylvia is the most genuine down to earth person and at the same time, she’s well versed in the Word of God. We count it an honor and a joy to know her. We just love her!

Pastors Daniel and Denise Lutz Washington, PA

The constellation associated with this month is Taurus (the bull).

To the Hebrews, the bull was the symbol of strength. This constellation meminds you to find your place to increase your strength. We go through things, but we keep moving. When you rely upon the Lord, that is what will happen.

Biblically, this is the month of natural healing. That’s not the same as miracles. God wants to permeate the body with natural healing. You do not need to strive for healing.

“I am the Lord your Healer” (Ex. 15:26) manifests this month.

This is the month God is permeating your mind. Your mind is not your brain. Your brain will resist your mind changing. If you have a wrong file in your brain, you will have to remove that file for your mind to think correctly. Your mind is the thinking process of your heart.

Iyar is the month of receiving spiritual advice, so we need to bind all of the diviners and ask the Lord to activate our prophetic voice. A false prophetic voice will corrupt the watchman. So, set your “watching eye” inward and outward. Since this is the Issachar month, you can understand seasons, and mysteries and secrets will begin to be revealed to you.

Sivan: 30 days - May, June Alphabet: ZAYIN - “Receiving mercy for completion” Tribe: Zebulun - the “businessperson’s” month Characteristics: Sivan is the month of giving. It is also a month to receive your boundaries, be merciful, and to align properly. Sivan is also a month to talk your walk thereby making continuous, ongoing progress in order to move from one level of strength to the next.

Constellation: Gemini (2 tablets) - Torah given on Mt. Sinai Color/Stone: White and Clear/ Clear Quartz or White Moonstone Sivan is the third of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar.

Sivan is the month of Pentecost, (Shavuot) which is the second of the three major feasts each year.

Pentecost is a three-fold feast, celebrating God’s provision. This feast commemorates the ingathering of the wheat harvest (God’s physical provision), the giving of the Torah (God’s provision of revelation, which took place at Mount Sinai at the time of Pentecost), and the provision of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2.

This month is important for connecting your talk to your walk (Prov.

10:9). What you are decreeing has to be connecting with what you are walking. You start walking in what you decreed in the first month.

Giving is a key factor in this month. Three aspects of giving we need to enter into are: substance, time, and revelation. This month, review your giving process and receive new boundaries.

Used with permission from Glory of Zion (GZI); excerpted from the book called “Time to Advance”.

This book can be ordered at: www. gloryofzion.org. https:// gloryofzion.org.

A Time to Advance, by Chuck Pierce with Robert & Linda Heidler, will help you learn to think like God thinks. As you study the Hebrew tribes and months, you will receive prophetic understanding of how JUBILEE UNITES FILLER 1X3_Layout 1 5/26/2 the Lord orders your steps throughout the year.

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The Centerpiece of Her Family

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Maria Peebles: “The Centerpiece of Her Family”

By Hazel Palmer For Celebration of Life

He would watch her love on her family.

From that moment hile Maria was on, she knew who shopping one day, a she was to her famvase caught her eye. ily. And when she Tina recalled, “It was just a clear glass vase that had a heart on it. And she said that as soon as she saw that vase, the Lord told her that ‘just as this vase is a centerpiece that would go on your table, you too are the Centerpiece of your family.’”

day, she pulled that vase out of her cupboard and showed it to me. I’m sure she showed it to everyone else in the family and I know what this vase stands for and I now have that vase.”

After her experience at that store, Maria knew how God saw her. She had always been devoted to family, and always poured all she had into family, but after that moment when Father God said that, something beautiful was added to her. God had poured into her His Joy that she was bringing to Him as

Jamie Mendicino, her extended family member shared: “She kept that love going-the warmness and her spirit of hospitality and compassion that she carried her whole life. She really was the centerpiece of her family, and I think because the Lord spoke that to her, she really lived that out.”

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Maria DiBartolo Peebles Born in Gela, Sicily, on May 19th, 1932 to Giuseppe DiBartolo and Gaetana Casciana, Maria DiBartolo Peebles died on January 8th, 2020. Maria passed in the comfort of her daughter’s home surrounded by her family. Maria was the widow of the late Robert B. Peebles, married for 63 years. Maria and Robert wedded in Italy and came to the United States in 1955; their journey together would have just begun, along with a life of dual citizenship for Maria. Their family quickly began to grow, all while Maria adapted to her new life in the United States. Maria resided in West Newton, Pennsylvania, taking

many frequent trips to Italy to visit her brothers Salvatore and Franco (and their wives Pina and Maria), along with many immediate and extended family members. Maria was devoted to her family, church, and missionary work.

She enjoyed traveling, visiting family abroad, cooking and hosting others in her home. Maria served at the Christian Center Church during the majority of her lifetime and traveled the world throughout her time involved in missions.

Her zest for life, love for the Lord and for people would be her most profound quality. Maria was deemed the “center-

piece” of her family and will be greatly missed by many.

Maria DiBartolo Peebles is survived by her five children, Maria E. Greer, Rossella Minniti, Robert A. Peebles, Tina L. Berestecki, and Joseph J. Peebles. Along with her children, she is survived by several family members including her fourteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Life service was held in honor of Maria on Saturday, February 1st, 2020 at Christian Center Church, 130 Charity Lane, Belle Vernon, Pa 15012. Condolences may be left at http://www.mccauleyfuneralhomes.com

Maria’s Prayer For Her Family In Her Own Words

As I look back among my four generations of family that God has blessed me with, God has shown me that I am the “Centerpiece” of the family.

I am thankful to have witnessed the birth of all of their children.

I pray that as the family still grows, they will have the strength of salvation, marriages to be honored, health, joy and prosperity.

Bless and protect all of us until we all gather in Heaven at your feet, Lord, and hear You say to each of us: “Well done my good and faithful child.”

Cover Design and Layout by Hazel K. Palmer, The following “Sequential Chapters” were written by: Maria’s close friend and Adopted Family Member, Debra Sam Trout; Maria’s Adopted Grandson Jamie (Giacomo) Mendicino, and Publisher, Hazel K. Palmer

would announce that she was the “Centerpiece”, it wasn’t boastful, and it wasn’t prideful. She was joyfully speaking back to God what she had heard from Him, honoring her position in the family that He had given to her.

Tina shared, “One

Tina continued: “She was the centerpiece of all of our lives, the centerpiece of our family, the glue that held everything together spiritually.

A Look Back; Growing Up In Italy

by Debra Sam Trout As told to her by “Maria Peebles” Debra Sam Trout had the honor and privilege of sitting down with Maria to record on paper, the memories that would surface in Maria’s mind about her life. Maria’s memoirs were later placed into a booklet called: Nona Maria The “Centerpiece” of the Family.

Maria was tremendously blessed to see her legacy in writing, and today, when you see Debra Trout’s name, you will recognize that it is an excerpt of the booklet that Maria cherished. died of meningitis at -Hazel K. Palmer, the same age of 4 years Publisherold.

Maria DeBartalo Peebles was born in Sicily Italy in 1932 to Gaetano Caciana and Josepie DeBartalo and was the seventh of eight children.

Antonio, her brother, died four days into the invasion of Italy. He was also around four.

Then the next child also named Antonio, died during childbirth.

There was much loss and heartache as Maria’s one brother several of her young Salvatori, was named after siblings died. The firs- the first born that died. born, Salvatori died at 4 years old of meninMaria was born in 1932 gitis. followed by Franco in 1935.

Philipina and Ada, her two sisters also Remarkable historic events were witnessed by

Maria before and during her journey from Italy to America. Her father worked for the government as a school building caretaker.

Wherever he was needed, he would move his family into the small apartments that were provided him in or near the different school buildings.

For fun, Maria played mostly with her brothers because moving so often didn’t allow much time to make friends.

A bad memory for her was when she was struck with typhoid fever at age five, leaving her very ill for months.

At age 6, Mussolini came to her school. It seemed like a joyful, exciting time and she thought he was a nice man.

He brought food for the families; packages of bread, cheese and milk. Her mother was given a tea set as a “premium” award for having so many little ones.

Maria said how all of the local families liked him because of these gifts.

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The Invasions through the cracks and saw the enemy soldiers jumping from the patrol boats onto the shore.

She said she knows God protected them because there were bullets, bombs and explosions all around them, but not one hit the barn or any of them.

by Debra Sam Trout the windows were as told to her by all darkened by “Maria Peebles” dark blue paint. This was so the enemy ight before the wouldn’t target their invasion in 1939, Maria’s dad moved the family to Cassino for his job. After a day of moving in furniture, he decided to take them all to the park. While they were there, they heard that there was some kind of commotion going on at the monastery at the top of the hill.

Maria’s mom said it was too cold and she thought they should go home.

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They could hear people talking outside of the barn but didn’t understand the English language. The landlord slowly opened the door and tried to explain who they were. Neither could understand the other, except for a couple of the soldiers who had Italian relatives. The soldiers told them they were not safe and needed to go back up to the town.

Shortly after, her dad had planned a trip up the big hill to tour the The soldiers buildings and drop inside of the monaswalked them in a tery. Afline, holding At 5 o’clock the next ter they bayonets to morning, she peered through their backs, climbed up the hands the cracks and saw the enemy their narrow up as they trail that soldiers jumping from the patrol walked up the went slope to the around boats onto the shore. She said she town. Many knows God protected them... and dead bodies around were laying the everywhere. mounMaria rememtain and reached the bombs on them. Ofbers seeing her old top, they were turned ten, the sirens would Jewish music profesaway by German sol- send them running sor dead along the diers. They were told from their upstairs way. She began to cry they could not go and scream, “He’s apartments to lower inside because it was levels or into bomb dead!” under construction shelters. The Amerand it was closed. So, icans were coming It seemed very they went home. because of the fascist eerie because it was like all the Germans regime.

Later, they found disappeared. They out that the monasSirens began blow- were escorted back to tery was filled with ing around 10 o’clock the butcher shop and German soldiers were told to stay in at night, and from and ammunition to the butcher shop and their apartment balattack the American not to come out. The cony they could see soldiers. They were American soldiers the night sky filled going to be invaded lined the streets with with paratroopers. because war was weapons ready. Once Rocco Koffia, their claimed against the landlord who owned in a while, someone Germans. would open the door the butcher shop on slowly to peek out to the ground floor, Many American see what was hapinstructed everyone soldiers were killed pening. So, one day to run to the wareon that hill that day. house on the beach she decided to slowly With the trails so for safety. They could open the door herself narrow, they were to peek out. As she hear the bombs and ambushed and had explosions. She knew did, a soldier pointed nowhere to retreat. his gun towards the it meant war but door and shot. The didn’t know what to Once her family bullet flew past her expect. relocated back to eyebrows and into their apartment in the tile in the butcher Fifteen people Sicily, on July 10th, shop wall. The soland eleven children 1943, the British and all ran towards the diers pushed through American Allies con- beach at 11:30 that to see who was in ducted an amphibthere. She undernight. They had so ious and airborne slowly climbed down stood she shouldn’t campaign that lasted the steep slope to the have done that beAvailable on... six weeks, known as small sandy beach cause they were just GROCERY “Operation Husky”. and frightened, they STOREas scared as she was.

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Maria’s Three Weddings

by Debra Sam Trout ried American seras told to her by vicemen before she “Maria Peebles” met Bob and it was

M aria married Robert Byron Pee-

were the only attendants. Maria wore a grey wool suit from a

bles of West Newton, PA, USA. She met him while she lived in Naples and he was in the US Navy stationed at capital NATO Naval Base in Naples in 1951. She attended a USO dance where Bob came over and asked her to dance.

They dated off and on going to dances, playing ping pong, going to movies and taking walks through Naples. Bob was sent many places such as Scotland, Paris, and Germany during this time.

They decided to get married when one night he took her home, and her father saw him kissing her goodnight. Her father asked them what they were doing and in a stern voice, told them to come inside. Bob asked if he could see her tomorrow, and Maria said she didn’t think so, because her daddy would probably send her off to relatives in Sicily the next day because he was very overprotective. But Bob insisted and told her he was going to apply to marry her through the Navy.

Maria knew her two cousins had mar-

Robert and Maria arranged. Bob proposed and she knew she would be coming to America as well as her cousins.

friend who owned a dress shop.

The second cere-

mony was held at the Pentecostal BapThree wedding tist Church. There ceremonies took would have been an place to make their eight-month wait marriage official. for a dispensation approval letter from he first one cerethe Pope for a Cathmony was with the olic ceremony, and Justice of the Peace in Bob was shipping Italy where a naval out back to the US. officer was a witness Her friend Catarina on July 21st, 1955. called the pastor of Her mom’s nephew the church. Katarina Antonio was also a and Maria shared witness. Her brother the same building Franco and her father where Maria worked

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as a manicurist. He agreed to marry them that same day. She wore a rented gown as Bob handled all the arrangements. Maria made note of the fact that she had no makeup on because Bob didn’t like it.

None of the girlfriends she invited were able to attend because it was not in a Catholic church and they were Catholic.

The church was filled with their regular parishioners for the church service. Bob had two friends from off the ship attend.

The pastor gifted them a Bible, but she admits that at that time she didn’t know what it was. She put it away and years later, after she was “saved”, the Lord told her to read His Word. She had it translated and read the Bible.

The third ceremo-

ny was held in West Newton, PA when Maria wanted to have her children christened at the Catholic church, but the priest said they had to be married in the Catholic church first and Bob was Protestant, so he would have to convert. He said he would and that day, all of their children were christened at the Holy Family Church

by Father Sanesi in 1969.

Maria’s Voyage to America

by Debra Sam Trout as told to her by “Maria Peebles”

Teymooned he newlyweds honin Sicily for

beth. (Betsy) They continued living with her parents until they sailed to the US

because he was worried about Betsy’s allergies to Similac formula.

Maria had developed mastitis and it was no

one week while Bob was on leave.

He re-enlisted for one more year.

Maria had gotten pregnant on their honeymoon but didn’t realize it. She remembers it being so hot on the train and feeling sick. They also visited Capri and Sorrento.

When they returned home, they stayed with her parents. Concerned about how sick she was, Bob made a doctor’s appointment for her at the naval hospital, and to their surprise, the doctor announced that there was a little Peebles in there. On April 3rd, Marie Elizabeth was born. Bob wanted to call her Maria, but Maria said that usually you name the first child the father’s mother’s first name which was Elizabeth. So, they agreed on Maria Eliza-

“Maria’s Passport” Once in America, Maria can remember the lights in Pittsburgh, but as they drove further through the city to West Newton, the lights became fewer and fewer. They arrived home around nine o’clock that evening to North 3rd Street. when the baby was three months old.

Maria’s father didn’t want them to leave

longer possible for her to breastfeed.

When the young family had gotten on

board the ship to sail to America, Maria’s dad had come to wave goodbye. Maria held the baby up to the porthole window so he could see her, and just then she threw up. This upset him, and he held his hand over his forehead.

He was so worried.

Once in America, Maria can remember the lights in Pittsburgh, but as they drove further through the city to West Newton, the lights became fewer and fewer. They arrived home around nine o’clock that evening to North 3rd Street. Bob said we are now in the city of West Newton and she asked, “Where all the lights?”

Upon arriving to the US, that was when it was found that Betsy was allergic to her formula and she was given a new formula.

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Born Again

By Debra Sam Trout as told to her by “Maria Peebles” along with Comments from Maria’s daughter, Tina Berestecki

Maria was “born

again” (a personal relationship with the Lord) in 1975.

She had experienced depression, hurt feelings, marital strife and was so wanting to go back to Italy.

through her house and it was like a light was on everywhere.

She said she felt born again and not even knowing that was the correct term. And she has loved and followed the Lord ever since, telling every-

When Betsy was an adult, she was attending Mt. Zion Baptist Church and asked her mother to go with her to see a movie they were showing.

It was a Friday night and she said she would go.

The minister had asked each one to confess their sins to the Lord and she did.

Not sure of what was going on, she said she was Catholic and she seemed like she was doing the same thing over and over again so if you want me Lord and can forgive me, here I am. Take me.

In an explosion of a vision, God showed her in a white gown, clean, fresh and transformed. She was delivered. After that, she would walk

house, you would have thought she was also Jewish. Many things in her house was a representation of Jewish descent--the ark of the covenant, lion of Judah etc.”

These were the things that were assembled

ty; and she was never ashamed to talk about Jesus; she was never ashamed to speak the truth to let you know what the truth was. She let everyone in the family know that you can’t just pretend, because God is real; to love Him is to know him, and to live by his word and not just to say ‘Oh, I believe in God, ‘but live by his word [is the way].

“She constantly prayed, and she prayed for Israel.

She sent money constantly because that was what she was supposed to do. In her heart all the bills that were coming in didn’t matter. It was a priority that she would send money to Israel and to the wounded veterans!

one she met about Him and His love.

Tina added, “My mother insisted she was Jewish even though she was of an Italian heritage.

Because she was a Christian and a child of God, she was Jewish. It was a spiritual thing and if you walked into her

“One day, I asked her why she gave money to the together to honor Ma- wounded soldiers? It was because of what ria at her memorial she remembered as a service. child whenever she saw the troops as she Tina continued, was hiding out in a “From the moment barn. She rememmy mother acceptbered how all the ed Jesus Christ into soldiers came to help her heart, the moand she had never ment she became saved, she never ever forgotten that. So, it was her main goal to stopped. She continalways support the ued to pray for her family and its entire- wounded veterans because of that.

The Star of David

By Jamie (Giacomo) Mendicino with comments by Tina Berestecki for Celebration of Life

M aria had a lot of visions she received from the Lord and there’s one vision in particular that sticks out to me.

Maria always had a picture hanging in her kitchen of the Star of David with the Holy Spirit dove in the middle of it. Maria always had a love for the Jewish people. She wore a necklace of the Star of David around her neck because of her love for the Jewish people.

She really had a heart for the Jewish people and it was real.

But as the story goes, as much as I can remember, she was a young Christian at the time when she had a very beautiful conversion experience. She always talked about that and she told me she was still learning a lot of things in the Bible.

But she said she had a vision and saw this star in the sky. It was far away, and it was getting bigger and bigger as it came toward her. It was the Star of David, something she did not know about at the time.

She said the Holy Spirit dove was in the center of it holding an olive branch. The star was distant and then came down and was very clear to her.

So, she sought out what the meaning of that was. At the time she did not know what the Star of David meant, but she knew the dove was the Holy Spirit. Someone told her that the Star of David was the sign of the Jewish people, Israel. When she found that out she said: “Who’s David?”. And the person told her: “That’s the King of Israel”.

She was still learning a lot and became a very passionate supporter of the Jewish people and Israel.

That was always her lifelong dream to go to Israel, but she never did get to go.

Maria said that she was in a store one day and saw the picture of the Star of David with a dove in the center with the Olive Branch! She immediately knew she had to buy that picture because that was what she saw in her vision.

The lady that she bought it from said that it was a very special picture.

That picture always hung on the wall of her kitchen where it caught a lot of people’s eyes. And when they would see it, she would tell them her story.

Maria said to me that God really impressed upon her heart, His love for the Jewish people. And she always carried that love with her. She wore that Star of David necklace close to her heart.

Maria’s Faith “MISSION”

By Debra Sam Trout as told to her by “Maria Peebles”

I

n 1977, Maria went on a mission trip to China where she attended a two-day training in Hong Kong on how to smuggle Bibles. in Cambodia, it was Easter Sunday and pork was served to them to eat from buckets as they sat on benches and on the floor. Twenty-thousand people were saved that day.

Some Cambodians who had become Christians through previous missions had performed “The Passion of the Christ” play for them. Many Cambodians chased after this group when they were done wanting to be saved. in Maria’s group, women wore long skirts with pockets sewn in to hold hidden Bibles.

And some had girdle-like belts to hide them.

One lady had a long skirt with 30 pockets with Bibles in them and she had a hard time maneuvering, but the guard just waved her through. Maria’s purse held three Bibles. She was the last one of the group to go through the border guards. She stepped through, looked at the guard as he smiled at her and she completely froze. She was so scared. He asked what she was doing there, and she said she was visiting. He asked if she liked it there and if she would come back again? She said, “Yes, if you would let me through.” He smiled and let her right through. The missionaries would take these Bibles to the Communist borders so they could smuggle them in.

In 2001 when 9/11 happened, two weeks later, Maria went to Manhattan, New York with Youth With a Mission (YWAM) from Christian Center Church in Belle Vernon, PA. They were the second group to travel there to minister to all who were so devastated by the terrorist attack on America. The first mission group arrived two days following the attack.

When arriving in Manhattan, she was told that people from the YWAM training center from Rhode Island would be joining their group to assist. The head of YWAM, Doug Tunney, introduced Maria to a young man named Lima. She was told she would be paired up with him.

They talked and she asked him if he was Chinese, and he told her no, he was Indian.

Then he held up two fingers to his head and said, “Not this [kind of] Indian. [I’m] from India.” She said, “Oh, you mean Pakistan?”

And he said yes.

When they had finished their work which ran from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., they packed up their supplies and went back to Brooklyn.

Sometime later, Maria was attending church at the Christian Center, and during the service she noticed a young man who looked familiar to her [who sat] a few pews up. When service was over, she noticed that he was walking towards the trailer on the property that housed students for YWAM. She stopped him and asked if he remembered her. It was Lima.

They became friends, and as they got closer, Maria asked him since his mom and whole family lived in India, would he consider her a mom? He said yes, and for a good while, he referred to her as Mom. But something kept bothering Maria, and she approached him one day and told him that she didn’t feel it was right that she be called “Mom” when his real mom was still living. She asked if he would be comfortable calling her “Grandmother” instead? He agreed and he has doted over her ever since, introducing her always as his grandmother. All of Maria’s family and friends consider Lima as family.

Years later, Lima was in El Salvador as a missionary and met Sophie, another missionary from Colombia whom he fell in love with and married. They moved back to the US and have a beautiful little girl named Asia.

But wait, there’s more! Maria had asked Lima and Sophie to come to dinner at her home and to bring some other people from YWAM with them. There was a very nice young man named Brad Vargo that came.

During the visit, Maria’s granddaughter, Taylor, stopped in for a visit and the rest is romantic history. Brad and Taylor were married in September, 2015.

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Italy or Bust!

“Maria’s Last Trip to Italy”

By Jamie (Giacomo) Mendicino for Celebration of Life

M aria was friends with my Nonna and that’s how I got to know her. My Nonna came to live with us and Maria would come and visit her.

That’s how we became very good friends.

be taking my grandmother home and he gave Maria to me.

I had gone to Italy one time with my mother, and Maria felt in her heart that

After Nonna passed away, it was hard for me, and Maria stepped up to be a grandmother figure in my life because I had just lost someone dear and precious to me. She was an adopted grandmother to me, and I was an adopted grandson to her, and we had a very special relationship. But she was like that. If someone had lost someone dear in their life, she would come and try to fulfill that role as best as she could.

she wanted me to go with her to Italy one day. At first, I didn’t think she was really serious, but she really meant it! I found that when Maria said She was such a something, she meant beautiful person. I it with her whole was grateful to God heart, and I had the for bringing her not pleasure of going only into my grandover there with her mother’s life, but and her granddaughinto mine as well. It ter, Nina in May of was an unexpected 2016. And that was blessing because God the last time she went knew he was going to to Italy.

By Hazel Palmer As told by Maria’s Daughter, Tina Berestecki For Celebration of Life

pected blessing that the Lord worked into It was wonderful!

She introduced me to my life. He knew all of her family, and how much I loved for me, it was actual- Italy and how much ly better than the first I wanted to go there again. trip because I got to experience Italian life, Maria’s brother at the time was in a nursing home, and she got to see him. He was a wonderful person. That was the last time she saw him before he passed away.

That was hard for her because she wasn’t able to physically be with him when he passed.

After that trip, I told Maria: “I know how much you love Israel and want to go to Jerusalem, and if I’m healthy and you’re healthy and we’re able to go, I’d like to take you to Israel since you took me to Italy.”

not the tourist side of it with the sightseeing, but I got to be in a home where I could I was saving up interact with family money to take her, and people. but it didn’t work out like that. But I’ve said She has such a to myself that I’m gowonderful family, ing to go to Israel for and I still keep in both her and for me touch with them. to fulfill that promise.

They too have adAnd I know that she’s opted me into their going to be there with family. me in spirit.

It was an unex-

Maria’s Famous Cappuccino

By Jamie (Giacomo) Mendicino for Celebration of Life

Maria would make

cappuccino in a very special way. She did it Italian style!

Honestly, I’ve never seen anybody make it like Maria. She kept her traditions and when she served you food, she always did it the Italian style. She was a wonderful cook!

When she made cappuccino, she would do it by hand with a machine and would press the milk and make it light and frothy. Then she would pour it into the cup.

The flavor and the aroma of the coffee would take your breath away and she used a special brand of coffee from Italy.

She did everything the old fashioned and traditional style. Even

Maria Peebles’ Ending of Days

Iandwould go every day and sit with my mother watch something on TV. I would ask her:

“How are you doing Mom? “And she would say, “I don’t know.” She would feel like she wanted to get up and go somewhere, and she would get herself all ready to go and would sit back down and say, “ I don’t feel like going anywhere.”

There were several doctors’ visits and she continued to deal with allergies and vertigo. “She continued to take care of herself, but just never left the house much.” Tina emphasized.

Maria then began to experience a slight slurring of speech when she would wake up in the morning.

Under doctor’s care, a slow progression of symptoms increased until one Saturday, she had a difficult time talking. She couldn’t get her words out and could not be understood.

After a trip to the emergency room, tests were administered to see if she had had a stroke and every test came back negative... no stroke. Doctors felt the dizziness was from vertigo, but didn’t know why she had slurred speech and recommended a neurologist.

“About two weeks later, I noticed my mom didn’t look right and she wasn’t talking much because she knew her words wouldn’t come out right. I could tell that she was worried about that.” Tina said.

Between trips to the neurologist and another emergency room visit, Maria was admitted.

Tina shared: “An MRI showed an ‘evolving stroke’ which was a bleed that was seeping into her brain.”

As time went on, other symptoms emerged such as paralysis and problems swallowing but there was nothing more that the doctors could do. That’s when Maria went home.

“I brought her to my home, and after several days she began to progress.” Tina shared. “She was no longer on blood thinners and there were days when her speech was very clear, but there were days when her speech was not so clear. She never got the use of her arm back, but she was able to move her feet and her legs slightly. We knew that it would be only by the Grace of God

that she would come out of this. And whatever His will was going to be, it would be.

We just had to accept that, but we were able to have that time with her.”

Tina continued: “She was home for about a month and was able to visit with everybody. She was able to enjoy Christmas with us and spend New Year’s with us. We made sure the whole family was together because that’s what she always wanted. She loved it when her whole family was together, and she got her wish.”

“Lima and his family were planning to come to Pennsylvania on January 18th. My son-in-law was staying in close contact with Lima. Lima would say “If you think I should come sooner, let me know.”

the way she laid her table out with her tableware and silverware was very traditional.

Maria was elegant.

Maria had a lot of class. She always dressed so nice, and even when she went to the supermarket, she would look so good. People would think she was going out, but she would say: “This is what I normally wear.” She always believed you should look your best when you were out in public.

She had that European old-world Elegance about her, and she reflected that in her home. Her home was very traditional and in the European style. And I enjoyed that about her. It reminded me of my nonna.

Lima decided he would drive in from Texas, and his wife and children would fly in on the 18th. Since Lima travels a lot doing missionary work, it meant a lot to family and to Maria that he was able to come.

Tina shared, “Lima played a very important role in caring for her while she was here at home. They spent countless hours here helping to care for her. Then when his wife and daughter came, they also helped care for her.

“Jamie (Mendicino) had called and wanted to come visit my mother. I had told him ‘I would never keep you from coming to see her, but I want to prepare you; she’s not conscious, but she may hear what you’re saying; she is in a sleep state.’ The last time he came she was able to look at him and somewhat communicate. Jamie said that it would not bother him.

“So, he and his parents, Melcena and Jim, came to visit. At the end of their visit, Jim wanted to pray, so we all held hands around my mother. After he was done praying, I could see that my mother’s breathing drastically changed from a hard breathing to a much softer and slower type of breathing. I could tell the time was coming.

“After they said their goodbyes to everyone and left, they weren’t out of the house more than a minute, and my mother took her last breath. That peaceful prayer that Jamie’s Dad prayed was the final word that my mother needed to hear before she let go. And I think it was critical that God allowed that to take place at that moment to bring peace, especially within myself.

“It was bittersweet. I called them and told them that she had passed away.

“She loved Jamie and Lima. They were her adopted grandsons and they are a part of our family.”

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The Sunset

“Heaven’s Celebration”

By Jamie (Giacomo) Mendicino for Celebration of Life

There was a beauti-

ful sunset that evening when Maria passed.

When Tina called us to let us know Maria had passed, my mom said to Tina: “Look at the sunset Tina! It looks like the Lord painted that in the sky just for her since she was going home to be with Him!” To me that sunset reflected the beauty of her life. One of God’s precious treasures was returning to Him. Her life was so remarkable; not only the spiritual experiences that she had, but she had lived through so many historical moments!

Maria was truly a rare gem of a woman who possessed an incredibly benevolent heart toward anyone who would come in contact with her.

She was a precious saint whose sincerity of faith and purity of spirit constantly reflected the brilliance

of God’s loving grace and tender compassion. She touched those in her local community as well as those abroad in her home country.

“Carissima Nonna Maria, io ti ricorderò sempre come la mia nonna spirituale adottata, e anche ricorderò sempre quanto mi hai toccato e mi hai benedetto con la tua vita, la tua fede, ed il tuo amore. Ringrazio Dio per te! Sei un dono così molto speciale e prezioso per me! Ti voglio tanto bene e non mi dimenticherò mai di te!

Ci rivediamo presto in Paradiso!”

Translation: “Dear Nonna Maria, I will always remember you as my adopted spiritual grandmother, and I will also always remember how much you touched me and blessed me with your life, your faith, and your love. I thank God for you! You are such a very special and precious gift to me! I love you very much and I will never forget you!

We will see each other again soon in Heaven!”

The Dream

“A Glimpse of Heaven”

By Hazel Palmer For Celebration of Life

There was someone who shared at Maria’s me-

morial service, a dream that she had about Maria.

It was discovered later that it was a dear friend and family member. Her name is Marie (Rennie) Taylor.

Rennie shared, “I had a dream about Maria and my granddaughter, Taijah Cameron, who is 14 years old also had the same dream and I believe it was on the same night Maria passed away.”

Both dreams were direct as though both were peering into Heaven. Rennie shared their night time experience that came in the form of a vision: “Maria didn’t say anything in the dream to my granddaughter, and she didn’t say anything to me as well. But in my dream, when I turned around and saw her, I saw a beautiful a countenance on her face. She was standing on my right, and when I turned and saw her, I asked her: ‘What are you doing here?’ Then I asked her if she had transitioned yet, and she closed her eyes and nodded her head and walked away.”

In both of these night visions, Taijah and Rennie were both taken back by the countenance that was on Maria’s face. Their experience not only brought peace to them, as well as a treasured remembance of what they experienced together, but also, when it was relayed to Maria’s family and friends at Maria’s memorial service, their experience impacted those who attended.

A glimpse of Heaven was all it took to bring a smile to the faces of those who knew her well, because it was clear where she is right now. She lives on in the presence of the One who meant the most to her: Jesus. And it was “He” who shined through her to all of her friends and family--a love that penetrated many hearts.

Jesus called her “The Centerpiece” of her family. She knew who she was, because Jesus was her Center. He was her “Center Peace”.

Maria DiBartolo Peebles The “Centerpiece” of the Family May 19, 1932 - Jan. 8, 2020

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