A woman in Sub-Saharan Africa has a 1 in 16 chance of dying in childbirth . . . in North America it’s 1 in 3,700!

Just passing on some good information.  I came across this the other day and thought many of you would be interested in the Micah Challenge.

From the website:

The Problem-Global Poverty Today, in the midst of unprecedented global wealth, over 1 billion people live in abject poverty on less than $1 a day. 50,000 people die each day from preventable, poverty-related diseases. 800 million people are going hungry in a bountiful creation. Poverty is a major threat to life, security, and sustainable development, and it is unnecessary. Solutions are known and global resources are more than adequate to end extreme poverty. for a complete summary

We call on the Government of Canada to:

Make global poverty reduction a high priority in Canada’s International Policy The Micah Challenge calls for poverty reduction to become a clearly articulated priority in Canada’s international policy and, specifically, for urgent and meaningful policy change in three areas: more and better aid, trade justice and debt relief.

If you are interested in helping the poor (and if you are a Jesus follower, than you probably are very much interested), go to the Micah Challenge Canada website and spend a few minutes learning how to take action!