The Snake (not a scary one)



I mentioned that I made a "support thermometer" for ourselves -- just a visual way for all of us to see our support raised.

So...here it is ~ "BEFORE"
Forty-two stripes...one for each hundred dollars we need monthly.

And now....

Yep, that's right!! We've coloured in 18 of the 42 stripes! 18 miracles right there!

For you mathy types, it means we have 42.857% of our support.

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  1. Mrs. BreumFebruary 29, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    Wow. WOW! So amazing!

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  2. Jennie StiehlMarch 6, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    I love the snake, he's very cute. I look forward to watching it grow and to see God work his miraculous hands over you guys as you prepare to go.

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