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This weeks news is longer than I usually like it to be, but last Sunday I said that today I would reveal the secret of the 52.19 trillion tally and it requires a few more paragraphs than usual.. Here we go, lol, hang in there with me!

Cybersaltine, Mark R., contacted me a couple of weeks ago and offered me trillions of dollars in Zimbabwean currency to help Cybersalt's ministry to persecuted Christians. At first I kind of thought if he pulled my other leg it would play Jingle Bells, but after a bit of back and forth I learned some things and I saw the fun and novelty of his idea for this "Be a Billionaire" fundraiser.

What I learned was that in 2008 the inflation rate in Zimbabwe was 79,600,000,000 percent. Yes you read that correctly - 79.6 billion percent! In the midst of that economic environment the Zimbabwean government issued paper currency in denominations of billions and trillions. However, those soon became worthless and were abandoned. To this day Zimbabwe does not have a national currency. A curious thing happened though: people started collecting these crazy bills as collector and/or novelty items. And that is how I have come to have over 52 trillion worthless dollars sitting next to me as I type this.

So here is how this "Be a Billionaire" fundraiser works. In return for a donation that will go to help persecuted Christians around the world, you'll be sent an actual, general circulation, novelty Zimbabwean bill. What a great gift to get for someone who has everything - except billions! You can order multiple bills of different denominations if you like. So far I only have individual, non-sequential serial numbered bills set up in the store. In the next few days I'll also be adding some of the bills that do have sequential serials numbers and make up sets - or you can email me if you are looking for something a bit more novel like that. To see pictures of this funny money, head on over to the store at:
www.cybersalt.org/inspiration/be-a-billionaire-fund-raiser

Enjoy the rest of today's mailing! 

~ Pastor Tim

Sunday greetings everyone!

The tally of secrets is in and it totals 52.190 trillion. I'll revel them all in this Wednesday's mailing!

While preparing today's mailing I was listening to a video so inspiring I decided to add it to the Inspirational Video section on the Cybersalt Site. You can listen to "Nick Vujicic at Telford State Prison" at:
www.cybersalt.org/videos/nick-vujicic-at-telford-state-prison

Rev. James Snyder may need an intervention in his life. He has written another devotional in which Apple Fritters make another appearance. You can read “Apple Fritter: The Fruit of My Choice” at:
www.cybersalt.org/gods-penman/apple-fritter-the-fruit-of-my-choice

Enjoy the rest of today's mailing!

~ Pastor Tim

Oh look, Chicken Thursday!

This week I have some interesting work I am doing for a client. It involves some videoing of world renown fire investigator, Dr. John DeHaan (click to enlarge the picture). These videos will be part of an online course about Fire Investigation, of which I am also the narrator.

Also, remember the secret trillions I spoke of?  So far I have counted and sorted 860 billion. I'll be letting the secret out soon!

~ Pastor Tim

Sunday greetings everyone!

I'm excited to tell you that I have trillions of secrets - actually secret trillions - to tell you but I'm not quite ready yet. Stay tuned!

A friend of mine sent me a very funny video of his baby son. Check out "Don't let this happen to you in church!" at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHdZMnd_uEk

Rev. James Snyder, like all married men, keeps falling for the same things over and over again. You can read “I Fell for It… Again” at:
www.cybersalt.org/gods-penman/i-fell-for-it-again

Enjoy the rest of today's mailing!

~ Pastor Tim