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KURZINFO:
World population to level off
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
The United Nations' latest forecast of the world's population in 2050 is half a billion people lower than the U.N. estimated just two years ago, a result of women having fewer children and the worldwide toll of AIDS, a report says.
U.N. estimates for 2050 are down from 9.4 billion to 8.9 billion. The population is expected to stabilize at 9 billion by 2300. Though it's hard to be accurate in long-term forecasts, the U.N. reports are widely considered the "gold standard" by demographers.
For comparison, in 1900, the world population was 1.6 billion; in 2003, it is 6.3 billion.
"The bright news is that people are choosing small families, so we're likely to stabilize well below 10 billion, mostly likely at 9. But the next 3 billion are coming in the next 50 years, so we need to continue our work to help women and families have the number of children they want — which they tell us is two," says Joseph Chamie, the U.N. Population Division director.
Chamie calls small families good news because the global fertility rate is currently 2.7 children per woman. If the fertility of countries was to keep constant, the world population would hit 134 trillion.
• Europe's share of the world population is falling. In 1950, it was 25%. Today it is 12%; in 2300, it is projected to be 7%.
I HEARD GOD SAY, "THIS
CHRISTMAS I PLAN TO GIVE GIFTS."
A Word given to Al
Thomas
celebratinghislife.org
celebratinghislife@juno.com
Recently a great burden came on me concerning people being caught
up in
the commercialism of Christmas. I was burdened by people only dwelling
on
giving gifts and not thinking about the true meaning of
Christmas.
As I was praying I heard the Father say, "Son, I plan on
giving more gifts
than anyone this
year."
IN A
VISION, I SAW MILLIONS OF PRESENTS, NOT UNDER A
TREE,
BUT AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS
God then showed me a large congregation of
people that seemed to represent the hungriest congregations in the Church.
Everyone was standing with uplifted hands and I heard people praying.
One said, "Oh, Lord, use me to reach the lost!" Immediately, I saw the gift of evangelism appear in front of the person. It was wrapped in beautiful paper and ribbon. I heard another person pray, "Dear God, use me to heal the sick!" Again, another present appeared, this time the gift of healing. Then someone prayed, "Precious Lord, use me to encourage others." Zing! The gift of encouragement appeared in front of this person.
On and on it went as each person prayed, another present appeared. Some had two or three presents in front of them, but each gift was attractively wrapped in glowing colors with ribbons tied in bows. Each one varied in size and the gifts were suspended in mid air in front of each person. The people could not see them, but they were there.
I was in awe at how strikingly beautiful the gifts looked and I couldn't stop staring at them. As I was looking at the gifts, I whispered to myself, "How beautiful."
To my surprise, an angel appeared and said, "No. How sad.
They're all
unopened."
I CRIED OUT, "OH, GOD, PLEASE OPEN THE GIFTS!"
The angel said, "God
cannot open the gifts, He only gives them. Pray that the people's eyes would be
opened to see the gifts." I cried out, "Oh merciful God, open the eyes of the
people so they may see the gifts you have given them."
Immediately the angel went down the aisles and touched the eyes of each person. Some could now see the gift in front of them. Some people quickly opened the gifts. Others simply looked at them and were afraid to open the gift, thinking they were unworthy.
Others had little faith and thought, "God wouldn't give
me a gift so beautiful.this can't be," so the gift remained unopened. The
gifts seemed to call out to the person whom it was given. It seemed to say,
"This is for you. Open me." Some opened them, others did not.
Then I
heard the angel say a wonderful thing. "Those who desire to help others will see
their gift. But those who want to operate in spiritual giftings for recognition
will not be able to see them."
Then I saw those who had a heart for the sick, the lost
and the discouraged. As they saw their gifts and quickly opened them, something
wonderful happened. A holy golden glow surrounded the gifts that were now
unwrapped. The angel said this was the people's faith to operate in the
gifts.
ASK GOD TO SHOW YOU THE GIFT HE HAS FOR YOU