Surprising Statistics

Did you know????

-In 2009, the number of hungry people in the world went above 1 billion for the first time.

-25% of children under 5 years old are underweight

-As of 2008, there are 24,000 children dying from PREVENTABLE causes EVERY DAY.

-1.1 billion people in the world don't have access to safe water.

-The average person in a developing country uses only 10 liters of water per day. (To put that in perspective, the average person in developed countries uses TEN TIMES that amount of water in a 5 minute shower.)

-Over half of the world lives on less then $2.50 per day.

-Less then 1% of money the world spends on weapons each year could give every child an education.

-There are 90 million children who aren't in school.

-7 million cases of HIV/AIDs could be prevented in the next decade if every child received a primary education.

-Only 2% of disabled children in developing countries will receive an education.

"For I was hungry, while you had all you needed, I was thirsty, but you drank bottled water.  I was a stranger and you wanted me deported.  I needed clothes, but you needed MORE clothes.  I was sick, and you pointed out the behaviors that led me to my sickness.  I was in prison, and you said I was getting what I deserved."                                                                        -"The Hole in Our Gospel" by Richard Stearns

How blessed are we, simply to turn on our faucets and have clean running water?  How blessed are we to have a roof over our heads?  How blessed are we to have had the education we have had so that we can read this post?  How blessed are we to have food on our tables when we are hungry, and money in our pockets for clothes? How blessed we are....but how often are we thankful? And how often do we give?