Found these three graphics on the Internet. They are interesting. Many times while traveling in the States people at churches ask me if I know a friend of theirs in a country in Africa. To which I ask what country they live in. Most often the reply is a country in Eastern or Southern Africa. Most people do not grasp the immensity of the continent of Africa. This first graph helps to see its size. When a person asks a missionary if they know a person that lives in say, Botswana, when they live in Ghana, it would be like asking someone from Maine if they know a person that lives in Tijuana. It is not to likely that they know hem, but a good missionary learns to smile at these innocent question, swallow a sarcastic answer and say no.
The second is just a amazing grouping of little known facts about Africa. It is interesting to me that it covers all sides of life here.
The last might make some groups like UN Aid or Feed the Children mad, but after six years of living in Africa I have discovered sadly that most aid groups should be relegated on a level just above TV evangelist. This is by means no condemnation of all groups, nor the temporary workers. Many short term workers are sincerely trying to help, but it is clear to see that most NGO's, aid groups, programs just put a bandage on a heart attack. This is not to mention the almost immoral level of bureaucracy that accompanies most UN works.
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