In Brief... World News Review - World Education Crises
The United Nations' children's agency says millions of children are growing up unequipped to build decent lives because they can't read, write or even count.
LONDON: (U.N. Report) - The United Nations' children's agency says millions of children are growing up unequipped to build decent lives because they can't read, write or even count. In developing countries, forty percent of elementary school-age children never enter school, or drop out before they receive even a basic education. In many industrialized countries (including Canada and the U.S.), 15-20 percent of children leave school without the skills necessary to find or keep a job.
The U.N. report says nearly one-sixth of humanity...almost one-billion people will enter the 21st century (year 2001) unable to read a book, or even sign their names, much less operate a computer or understand a simple application form.
If, as so many of our leaders like to say, children are the future of our world, then our world is in serious trouble. "In ancient Israel God admonished His people to "Teach children the ways of the Lord" (Exodus 12:26). Solomon wrote: "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6). "Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right" (Proverbs 22:11). "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him" (Proverbs 22:15). Through the prophet Isaiah, God also delivers a dire warning: "As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths" (Isaiah 3:12) .
Here's one of the many examples of the latter portion of that statement "they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths."
An Article from:
World News and Prophecy: January 1999
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David Palmer
Born in Saskatchewan Canada, David Palmer was first introduced to the radio broadcast of the World Tomorrow during his career in broadcasting, when the program was aired during his on air shift. In 1965 his radio career took him to Vancouver British Columbia, where he was eventually baptized, and began attending Sabbath services. He was ordained to the ministry in 1983. Now retired from broadcasting David currently pastors congregations in Vancouver, and Vancouver Island. He is also a member of the UCG-Canada National Council, and serves on the Canadian Ministerial Services Team, as well as the Canadian Media Team
John Ross Schroeder
John died on March 8, 2014, in Oxford, England, four days after suffering cardiac arrest while returning home from a press event in London. John was 77 and still going strong.
Some of John's work for The Good News appeared under his byline, but much didn't. He wrote more than a thousand articles over the years, but also wrote the Questions and Answers section of the magazine, compiled our Letters From Our Readers, and wrote many of the items in the Current Events and Trends section. He also contributed greatly to a number of our study guides and Bible Study Course lessons. His writing has touched the lives of literally millions of people over the years.
John traveled widely over the years as an accredited journalist, especially in Europe. His knowledge of European and Middle East history added a great deal to his articles on history and Bible prophecy.
In his later years he also pastored congregations in Northern Ireland and East Sussex, and that experience added another dimension to his writing. He and his wife Jan were an effective team in our British Isles office near their home.
John was a humble servant who dedicated his life to sharing the gospel—the good news—of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God to all the world, and his work was known to readers in nearly every country of the world.
