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Waldron Mission Fund |
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Under the oversight of the elders of the Crossville church of Christ, PO Box 211, Crossville, TN 38557 |
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Vol 1 BULLETIN BRIEF No.2 FEB 1998 |



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If the population continues to grow as it has during the last half of the 20th Century, in this year the world’s population will pass six billion. At the present there are about five billion nine hundred twenty-eight million on this planet. The natural increase (the number of births minus the number of deaths) is .015 percent, thus the six billion mark should be passed long before the beginning of 1999.
These enormous population figures should cause every Christian to reflect deeply on our Lord’s command “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15-16). Each congregation should take it upon itself to obey 2 Timothy 2:2, that is, to train “faithful men who shall be able to teach others also.” Such classes can be conducted in your own meeting house for 2 to 4 hours per week. For class materials contact Bulletin Briefs (423-949-3286) or World Video Bible School for video class materials (512-398-5211). Jim E. Waldron |





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AREA |
% GROWTH NATURAL |
PERCENT UNDER 15 |
PERCENT UNDER 65 |
POPULATION MILLIONS |
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WORLD* |
1.5 |
32 |
7 |
5,928 |
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CHINA |
1.1 |
26 |
6 |
1,249 |
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INDIA |
1.9 |
35 |
4 |
988 |
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USA |
0.6 |
22 |
13 |
270 |
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INDO-NESIA |
1.6 |
35 |
4 |
208 |
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BRAZIL |
1.7 |
32 |
6 |
163 |
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RUSSIA |
-0.5 |
22 |
12 |
147 |
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PAKISTAN |
2.9 |
41 |
4 |
142 |
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JAPAN |
0.2 |
16 |
15 |
126 |
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BANGLA DESH |
2.0 |
42 |
3 |
125 |
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NIGERIA |
3.1 |
46 |
3 |
110 |