Remembering September 11

Contrary to what most Americans think, the world did not stand still that day. For much of the world it was a day like every other. Here are some of the things that happened on September 11, 2001:

24,000 people died of starvation;

8,000 died of AIDS, leaving 6,000 children orphaned;

7,000 died of malaria;

5,000 died of tuberculosis;

1,400 women in Africa died giving birth without adequate medical care (many were children themselves);

12,000 children in the poorest regions of the world died of treatable chronic diarrhea;

2,000 children died of measles, a disease almost eradicated except in poor countries;

120,000 unborn children died from abortions;

5,000 people died violent deaths from causes such as homicide and acts of war, including 3,000 in terrorist attacks in the United States.

Their names will never be known, but they were all children of God. They were precious in the eyes of their Creator. They were our brothers and sisters. May we remember all of them.


And may we never forget those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. More...