It's been a while since I checked on Swaziland news, so I went online today and was greeted with this story: Aids-hit Swaziland Population Drops.You can click the link above to read the story, but here are the numbers:
- In the 1998 census Swaziland had a population of 1,237,121
- In the 2008 census Swaziland has a population of 1,018,449
- In ten years the population has fallen by 218,672 souls
These numbers say that for every day in the past 10 years Swaziland has lost 60 people, while the global population has continued climbing.
They say that at the current rate the nation will be empty in 46 years.
These numbers say that almost one hundred thousand more people have died in the last 10 years in Swaziland than are alive today in all of Gresham, Troutdale, Sandy, Fairview, and Corbett combined.
They say that all these deaths occurred in an area just a bit bigger than Oregon's Malheur County.
Most importantly, most loudly, most clearly, they say we need to act. The next time your World Vision envelope arrives, take a minute to think about sending an extra $10 or $20 to our friends in Mhlosheni.
We need them. They're our salvation. And we can't afford to have them dissappearing at any rate, let alone the rate of 60 a day.
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I can hardly believe those statistics, yet I know that they are true.
Thank you for your continued reminders to remember our friends, our brothers and sisters, in Swaziland.
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