Land of Diversity. Land of Suffering.

Africa.  Land of Diversity.  Land of Beauty and Grace.  Land of World Wonders.  Also, Land of Poverty, Famine, Pestilence, HIV/AIDS, and Suffering.  This land rich in resources, including 60-70% of the world's gold and diamonds, is also home to the ten poorest nations in the world.  Go to  Media Global's website to gain further insight about these 10 countries (http://www.mediaglobal.org/page/the-worlds-10-poorest-countries).

Why does this matter?  Africa is the fastest growing continent in the world.  That means exponentially more children will be born in to a life and suffering of poverty.  One report reveals:

"20% of Africa's children die before the age of five... Every day 30,000 children die from a combination of disease- infested water and malnutrition...Water-borne diseases are claiming one child every three seconds. These diseases are the major killers of small children in Africa."
(http://www.missionariesofafrica.org/challenges/orphan1.html)

As the population of this already struggling continent rapidly rises, these and other issues will only worsen.  We as fellow global citizens must intervene now.  We must all find our starfish, saving them one at a time.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/africa/05/africa_economy/img/africa_map416_income2.gif