Interim Pipeline of Light Report

February 2006

My dear friends,

The Pipeline of Light project has yielded an unexpected dividend in my 

life, namely, I am becoming educated in geography and global living 

conditions.

It fascinates me to study the difference between the economic/political 

conditions in the United States and those in much of the rest of the 

world.  Understanding the incredible burdens that most of the people on 

earth live with has increased my sense of purpose in getting the 

revelation into the hands of truth-seekers everywhere.

I will share an example of interest below.  For reference, the figures 

in parenthesis at the end of each paragraph represent the current 

annual total domestic product per person (GDP) according to Wikipedia 

(wiki) or The Economist magazine’s latest survey of worldwide economic 

conditions (econ). Country descriptions are from Forbes.com.

According to Forbes.com, three of the most corrupt nations on earth 

this year are places to which we have shipped copies of The Urantia 

Book:

We have attempted to send four books to Myanmar, but they haven’t 

arrived yet, four months after shipping.  This is one of the most 

savage military dictatorships still in power and one of the most closed 

societies. Its leadership exists largely to enrich itself by whatever 

means possible. The simple act of having a telephone installed requires 

a bribe, and the system appears to be institutionalized, with little 

interest by the military leadership to change matters, since it also 

helps perpetuate its hold on power. Smuggling of everything from drugs 

to jade is rife across the porous borders with China and Thailand.  

(GDP= $1,800 wiki, $700 econ)

A total of five books have been shipped to readers in Nigeria.  Under 

its current president, Nigeria is making a determined effort to clean 

up its act. President Olusegun Obasanjo has surrounded himself with a 

dozen senior government officials who are firmly opposed to the 

corruption that remains rampant. The president has begun issuing a 

monthly list of the amounts doled out to each of 33 states and more 

than 600 municipalities, so the funds can be monitored at the 

grassroots level. So far, it hasn't had much impact. (GDP= $1,120 wiki, 

$470 econ)

A total of twelve books have been sent to our contact in Pakistan. With 

terrorism going hand in hand with corruption, this frontline nation in 

the war on terror has become quite committed to attacking corruption, 

especially since President Pervez Musharraf came to power. Terrorism is 

still closely linked to corruption since, as one international observer 

points out, "corruption makes the lives of people like that very much 

easier." Though Pakistan has suffered from both blights for a very long 

time, recently some senior government officials and business executives 

have been convicted as awareness of the problem rises.  (GDP = $2567 

wiki, $540 econ)

Incidentally, the Pipeline has also sent six English books and ten 

French books to a seminary in the Republic of Guinea. ($2,100/yr wiki, 

$2,080 econ) This African nation should not be confused with the tiny 

country of Equatorial Guinea, which is another African nation on the 

list of highly corrupt countries, nor with the African country of 

Guinea-Bissau.

As a comparison, the current annual GDP for the US= $37,240.

Interested in helping?  Donations to the Pipeline of Light can be made 

online at:

               http://urantiabook.org/support.htm

Or by mail to:

The Fellowship

PO Box 4583

Grand Central Station

New York, NY 10163

Wishing you all a lovely weekend!

Michelle Klimesh, Pipeline Coordinator