Blessings of God!

Well, as mentioned in my last post, I did end up taking a week off from flying. The intention was to clean the carpets at the church and hopefully make some money so I could continue flight training. I did not end up cleaning any carpets. I got caught up doing some other cleaning jobs at the church. So, needless to say, I didn't earn the extra cash I was hoping to. What I did receive though was $6,250 through the donations of God's people!!! Altogether, I have received $9,035 so far!!! I am extremely blessed and very thankful for God's provision! As people continue to give, I will be keeping any additional funds in a savings account to use toward my next steps in flight training. I presume that I will need at least $30,000 more dollars to finish the other certifications I need. That is a low number and it may end up being closer to $50,000. That is after the assistance I receive from the military.
Because I took that week and a half off from flying, I actually regressed a bit. It was actually very disappointing for me. It took me two days to get back in the swing of things. Because of that and some other formalities I was not able to practice take offs and landings on my own (solo). Hopefully, I will be able to get that accomplished this week. I was just reading some strangers' blog as he was writing about his first solo experience. I was getting so excited thinking about walking in his shoes...http://geekswithblogs.net/paulp/archive/2006/08/12/87806.aspxs
Exciting! God is good!!! Thank you to all those who have given financially and through their prayers. My appreciation goes beyond words!!!

Short delay

Sorry it has been a while since I have updated. So much has happened since I last visited. I found out from MCCC (the local college here where I hope to enroll for my flight training after I join the military) that in order to be accepted into their program--whether or not they closed--I would need to have my private pilots' license before the Fall semester. So, I contacted my pastor to update him and he recommended that I bring my situation before the Deacon board and see if there would be any way that the church could help me. After unanimous support they decided they would let the congregation know that there is a missionary in training that needs some financial help and see how the Lord provides. To this date, I have received $2250 without any formal announcements being made. It is supposed to appear in the bulletin next week so hopefully people will want to join in on this endeavor. This really is a dream coming true before my eyes and a humbling experience, to be sure.
I started my flight training, as encouraged by the deacons, on May 5th. I have put in 24.8 hours so far and am working on landings right now. After I get those down, I will be able to solo! Exciting, right? :)
Another huge blessing is that the church hired my carpet cleaning company to clean the carpets throughout the church campus which will be a great boost to my income. Because of this, I will be taking the week off from flying with the exception of Wednesday. I am so grateful for the Lord's constant provision. He truly gives us more than we could ever think or imagine.
And, I almost forgot, MCCC made a final decision on the 14th of this month and have made me aware that they will remain open. They were bailed out by the NJ Dept. of Transportation and will be receiving some new airplanes as well. So, as you can imagine, that eases my mind a bit.
I guess that puts us up-to-date. I will try to be faithful about writing every week now that I have updated again. Thanks again for everyone's prayers. Have a Happy Memorial Day weekend!