The document discusses the exponential growth of internet and technology usage over time. It notes that 1 out of 8 couples in the US last year met online, and that there are over 200 million registered users on MySpace. It also highlights increasing usage statistics for Google searches, text messages, and internet devices between 1984 and 2008 that show rapid adoption rates for new technologies.

1.      Do you know ?          

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3.  1 out of 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met online.                 

4. There are over 200 million registered users on MySpace

5. If MySpace were a country, it would be the 5th largest in the world (between Indonesia and Brazil).

6. There are 31 billion searches on Google every month.

7. In 2006, this number was 2.7 billion.

8.  The first commercial text message was sent in December of 1992.

9.              Today, the number of text messages sent and received everyday exceeds the total population of the planet.                                          

10. Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million:  Radio 38 years

11.  Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million: TV 13 years

12. Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million:  Internet 4 years

13. Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million: Facebook2 years

14. The number of internet devices in 1984 was 1,000                                                                      

15. The number of internet devices in 1992 was 1,000,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

16. The number of internet devices in 2008 was 1,000,000,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

17.      Do you know ?          

19. 1.8 million children die from illness due to lack of clean water every year

21. 923 million people in the world are hungry chronically

23. 19.2 million people around the world have been displaced from their homes

24.      Do you know ?          

25. The world population is over 6 billion people

26. Only 2 billion of those people are Christians

27. of the remaining 4 billion It is estimated that over 1 billion have never heard the name of …

28. Jesus Christ

29.      Do you know ?          

30.    During this presentation…

31. During this presentation…                      67 babies were born in the US

32. During this presentation…                                                         274 babies were born in China

33. During this presentation…                                                                                                                                                                   395 babies were born in India

34.      Do you know ?          

35. How many of them will be baptized?

36.      What’s next ?          

37. Produced by The Pontifical Mission Societies, Boston Artwork Grace Luk Music Alex Heil