~Prism. Providence Health Care, Spring 1996.
- 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 from North and South America, and 8 African
- 70 would be non-white, 30 white
- 70 non-Christian, 30 Christian
- 50% of the wealth would be in the hands of 6 people, all Americans
- 70 would be unable to read
- 50 would suffer from malnutrition
- 80 would live in substandard housing
The World Is Becoming Urban
- Right now, there are 111,000 non-Christians becoming urban dwellers every single day (this number will triple within the next 30 years)
- In 1900 there were only 20 cities in the entire world over one million people; Today, there are 360 cities with over one million people
- By the year 2025, there will be 650 urban areas with more than one million people
- In 1900, approximately 20 million people lived in urban slums; Today, some 715 million are classified as urban slum dwellers. By 2025 over two billion people will live in urban slums and the total number of urban dwellers in poverty will be over three billion people.
- By the time I reach retirement age (i.e., 2025) one out of every three people on earth will be part of the urban poor, and three-fourths of the world’s total population will live in cities