FILM More than 1 billion people in 219 countries had seen the Jesus film by July 1997. It is currently in use by 680 mission agencies and denominations, The Jesus Film is available in 410 languages, with another 220 in preparation. Paul Eshlemann, the project's director, says that black market copies of the film have also increased the circulation. There is no reason why we should not reach that aim. While AIDS and HIV are growing problems in many parts of the world, the millions of dollars spent on AIDS education here in the USA should produce a marked decline in the disease to the point of eradication.
Reality is a different matter, however.
Since AIDS has been made a politically protected disease the following statistics tell the real story. Recent research has produced a list of the languages most used in the world. It is an interesting response to those who are determined to force abortion down the throats of the world's women. According to the World Almanac and Book of Facts 1993 and the 1994 World Population Data Sheet from The Population Reference Bureau, the entire population of 5.6 billion people could be housed in the state of Texas. A family of 5 would thus occupy more than 6,500 square feet of living space.