Hello all, bringing you the Thursday update.

This week Whitney Dellinger spoke, and her topic was " The real recession." 

What she was speaking about was how we here in America think that we are in a recession, but the real issue is how people in other countries are starving, or going thirsty, or being stolen and put into militias, and how it's not right how we as Americans just sit around and let it happen. Here are some facts she gave us.

-At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day.

-More than 800 million people around the world go hungry each day.

-The United NAtions Development Program estimates that the basic health and nutrition needs of the world's poorest people could be met for an additional $13 billion a year. Animal lovers in the U.S. spend more than that each year on pet food.

-Only 8% of the world own a car.

-Each year more than 5 million people die from a water-related disease.

-84% of water-related deaths are in children ages 0 to 14.

-The average American family uses 100-176 gallons of water daily. The average African family uses 5 gallons.

What she was trying to say was that we here in America are blessed, and as Christians, and just as human beings, should try and help out the least of these. There are a lot of organizations out there, from Habitat for Humanity to the Wherehouse, Compassion Internatrional to World Vision. It may seem like there are too many out there to just pick one, but that's all you  have to do. Just pick one and start helping out someone less fortunate than yourself.