It is estimated that there are 110 million land mines deployed in more than 70 countries around the world. The United Nations estimates that someone is killed by a land mine every 20 minutes. Over 80 percent of the 15,000 to 20,000 victims are civilians, and at least one in five is a child.

In Cambodia, for example, one out of every 250 people is an amputee because of land mines.

Many people are trying to do something today to get rid of this scourge. Actually 100,000 land mines are being removed each year! But the problem is, 20 times that number are being placed each year. Consider that land mines only cost $3 to $15 to produce, but at least $1,000 to remove! One estimate is that it would take $33 billion and 1,100 years to clear all of the land mines in the world.

Thankfully the Bible foretells a time when all implements of war, including these evil land mines, will be removed (Psalm 46:9). Perhaps some of you reading this will be involved in getting rid of this scourge from the earth.