William Kamkwamba's windmill - a crazy idea that generates electricity!
When you look around you, you
will notice [If you really want to notice] a lot a most remarkable things
happening all of the time. People are truly amazing. People are reaching out to
others. People are striving to make this world a better place to live in.
Such a person is William
Kamkwamba who is a school dropout and was starving together with his people in
Malawi during a drought. But he was a person who said: “We skip the problem by creating our own
solutions.” And he did exactly that by visiting his local library
and started reading about energy and the power of windmills.
"We skip the problem by creating our own solutions" William Kamkwamba
The local community inclusive
of his mother, thought he went mad when he started building his own windmill.
His wild claims that his contraption will generate electricity then underscores
what the common wisdom is all about: “William,
you are crazy!”
He continued with his ideas
and he visited the local scrapyard and got parts for his crazy idea. He then
built it. And it generated electricity enough to power four light bulbs in his
home. Then there was enough electricity to charge the villagers cell phones.
Looking at his windmill, it is
crude, and for all intents and purposes a crazy idea – yes the locals were spot
on with their critique about this 14-year-old boy. But he and the wind knew
better. His windmill works! And it generates power.
He now wants to build a
stronger one to use for irrigation.
He is community minded.
He is driven by a passion not
to sit and to look at things and complain!
No – he gets up and he does
something about it.
He executes his ideas!
William is a Christian young
man.
I am reminded about another
man who was ridiculed about his crazy ideas until it started raining. Do you
remember Noah? Do you remember how he was ridiculed while building his ark?
That saved him and his family while others perished.
There was yet another Man who was ridiculed
whilst He was perishing. Jesus Christ was ridiculed while He was hanging on the
Cross for you and for me. You can read about Noah here [Genesis Chapter 6] and about Christ by clicking here [Matthew 27]. While you are searching for these chapters, please continue to read the entire sections and meditate about the contents.
May God bless you!
