As of 8:19 p.m. Mountain Standard Time April 11, 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau's World Population Clock estimates there are 6,911,620,970 people in the world. That's six billion, nine hundred eleven million, six hundred twenty thousand, nine hundred seventy.
Refresh the screen.
At 8:22 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, the World Population Clock reads: 6,911,621,417.
In three minutes, the world's population was estimated to increase by 447 people.
The population of the world is so big, the numbers won't fit on a standard calculator. I had to do the math by hand.
Refresh the screen.
As of 8:34 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, the world population is estimated at 6,911,623,203.
In 12 minutes, the world's population increased by 1,786 people.
Incredible. I was doing some research at work today when I rediscovered this insanely addicting clock. I sat and refreshed my screen every five seconds for probably three minutes. As I watched the numbers bound up and up (ahem, conducted research), my thoughts turned to Living Water International.
According to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, about 1/8 of the world's population does not have access to safe drinking water. That means that as I watch the population clock steadily increase, one in eight of the people represented will experience the poor quality of life, disease and death caused by dirty water.
The need for living water is great. But God is greater, and Living Water International is doing all it can to bring water and new life in Christ to as many people as it can. Let's keep it coming! Visit Living Water's website to learn how to help.
8:55 p.m. Mountain Standard Time April 11, 2011: 6,911,626,113...and counting.
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