Preparing To Be a Husband BEFORE you are one

Today I have the opportunity to guestpost on the importance of preparing to be a husband beforehand. Check it out by clicking here.

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Singleness…A Gift or a Curse?

Is singleness a curse? or is it a gift? Today I have the privilage of guest posting on “A Biblical Marriage” Blog on that very topic! read more by following the link!

http://abiblicalmarriage.com/singleness-a-gift-or-a-curse/

 

Guest Post!

Today I have the privilage of guest posting on abiblicalmarriage.com. Being the month of Valintine, I decided to share about a beautiful love story which I witnessed several years ago. This story highlight what true love as the Bible discribes, actually looks like. To read more, click here

 

Guest Post: “are you ready for Christmast shopping?”

Today I have the privilage of guest posting on abiblicalmarriage.com. the topic is “Are your ready for Christmas shopping?” you can check it out by clicking here

 

Guest Post: Is it really impossible to work a summer job to pay for college? By Manuel Amaya

Before I tell this story I want people to know where I come from and how I got to be in my current position. My name is Manuel Amaya. I was born and raised inside the city of Washington DC. I come from a non-Christian home and at age 10 my parents separated. My parents have never really had money but they worked endless hours to make it through each month. The first time I stepped into a plane I looked to left and fell in love with airplanes and the idea of being a pilot. I never had a desire to make that dream come true until February of my senior year of high school. I was told back then that wouldn’t be able to do it, but now I’m two semesters away from receiving and degree and a few flights away from receiving a private pilot.

 

Well we all know college isn’t cheap especially not the aviation field. I can remember being a freshman and being introduced to massive amount of numbers for flying cost. In flight training, you start out earning your private pilot certificate, then your instrument rating, followed by your commercial pilot certificate. The cost for flight was Five thousand five hundred dollar lab fee for private flight (Which isn’t enough), Nine thousand dollars for instrument flight and a total of twenty four thousand for commercial flight.  Now Liberty’s tuition numbers were just as massive so I had no idea how it would be possible to pay for college let alone flight school.

So I decided to get a summer job. Now I didn’t want just an ordinary job. I wanted a job in the airport. I figured since aviation is my field of study why not get involved? So I went job hunting during school and by the grace of God I got a job working for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) they own both Washington Dulles (IAD) and Reagan National airport (DCA).  I worked for the airport manager’s staff of Washington Dulles airport. My job description was massive. I worked with every airline that Washington Dulles has operating, I worked with TSA, I worked inside the Ramp Tower, I worked with the United States Customs just to make sure everything was operating smoothly to ensure that passengers would have a memorable visit and a less stressful traveling experience. The amount I made that summer was $10,916.80. I was able to pay off flight school, some tuition, and textbooks and had more than enough to enjoy for myself. It was the perfect summer for me I made new friends saw some amazing planes and made Dulles Airport my second home.

During my last days of the job, the Hub Director of United Mainline and Express called me into his office. He talked about my amazing work ethics, the love I seemed to have toward my job and the amount of people I helped. He then offered me a position to work for him. He gave me his card and all his personal information and asked to me to call him for next summer. My last of work was very bittersweet. I left some amazing friends behind and I was definably going to miss seeing incredible planes such as the 747.

I returned to school for the 2010-2011 school year and stay in contact with the United Airline’s hub director and the airport manager of Dulles Airport. When April 1^st came around, I immediately called the Hub director of United Airlines. He offered me a job as a Station office control agent. I had no clue what that meant. When I first started training, he placed me as a ramp agent. I got to work with United Express’ puddle jumping planes. The CRJ 200’s and the 700. The EMB 145 and 170. The Q400 and the Saab 340’s. I got to Marshall in planes push them back, I got to load bags on the planes. Ensure each passenger and boarding pass and talk to some awesome pilots. After a month of being a ramp agent the hub director wanted me to work in the Station Office Command Center (SOC). The SOC is the brain behind the operations. At Washington Dulles Airport they give every plane clearance to pushback, they assign parking to every gate and they deal with emergencies. My job description was basically this:

• Ensures effective coordination and communication between station operations control center, ramp service and customer service.*
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, and collective bargaining agreements in station operations.*
• Advises Hub Director with respect to all employee issues.*
• Coordinates management actions with other departments, as required.
• Coordinates employee training and orientation.
• Assists Hub Director in preparation of annual budget and monthly budget variance reports.
• Develops employee work schedules and job assignments.*
• Participates in the development of new policies and procedures for meeting station goals and objectives.
• Attendance is considered an essential responsibility.*
• Adherence to all Company policies and procedures.*

The job was highly stressful but it was an amazing experience.  That summer I made about $26,000. I quickly became the SOC manager and I was the youngest dispatcher/airline operator that Dulles Airport has ever had. I just want to thank the Lord for the privileges he has given me in the airline/aviation industry and the money he has blessed me with to pay for college. I pray that he keeps on providing for all my needs and I’m thankful that he has gotten me to the point of my life where something that seemed impossible 3 years ago is soon to become a reality.

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Thanks Manny for sharing with us your testimony of how with hard work, good work ethic, and of course, God’s provision you were able to pay for the majority of your schooling through working summer jobs. This shows that it is indeed possible to pay for school if you are willing to put forth the effort to work a job in order to do so. Manny didn’t have any special connections, he was recognized for his hard work and good work ethic. He was then rewarded by a higher paying position. I had the privilege of participating in Manny’s flight training for 2 weeks in January 2012, and I look forward to seeing where the lord is going to take him.

 

Guest Post! Messianic Prophecies fulfilled in Christ Part 2!

Today I am guest posting my second post dealing with showing how the messianic prophecies are fulfilled in Christ. You can check it out on

 

Today I’m guest posting on www.stayathomedaughter.com

It the first part in a 2 part series that is taking alook at Old Testament prophecies fulfiled in Christ. you can check it our at