Luke chapter 8 "(Jesus said) "No one after lighting a lamp hides it under a jar, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light." So as a Christian I am to turn on that light for those who live in the dark, in the depression, confusion and helplessness that people who do not know God, live in. We want to light up the world with kindness, love, equality, justice, and understanding. Our God wants us to be happy living the life he designed - not the life that this world has corrupted for God's people. He never meant for you to be sad.
On this day
1988 To keep in the same idea as above - I had the Sunday School kids sing This Little Light of Mine on the altar. It is ingrained in me now. Later that day we had a birthday party in the yard for Nicole's 3rd birthday - it was a circus theme and the entire neighborhood showed up, we never needed to send invites. Of course the entire family was there as well. And gifts! lots of gifts - a sandbox, swim pool and a 2 wheeler bicycle, a Mrs Potato head game and dolls. Only the pool and the bike saw a lot of action, that I remember. Was this the day Nicole?
1570 - Abraham Ortelius published the first modern atlas in Belgium. Thanks Abe! Love an atlas!
Nepal
Energy
The bulk of the energy in Nepal comes from fuel wood (68%), agricultural waste (15%), animal dung (8%), and imported fossil fuels (8%).[114][115] Except for some lignite deposits, Nepal has no known oil, gas or coal deposits. All commercial fossil fuels (mainly oil and coal) are either imported from India or from international markets routed through India and China. Fuel imports absorb over one-fourth of Nepal's foreign exchange earnings.[115]
Only about 1% energy need is fulfilled by electricity. The perennial nature of Nepali rivers and the steep gradient of the country's topography provide ideal conditions for the development of some of the world's largest hydroelectric projects. Current estimates put Nepal's economically feasible hydropower potential to be approximately 83,000 MW from 66 hydropower project sites.[115][116] However, currently Nepal has been able to exploit only about 600 MW from 20 medium to large hydropower plants and a number of small and micro hydropower plants.[114] There are 9 major hydropower plants under construction, and additional 27 sites considered for potential development.[114] Only about 40% of Nepal's population has access to electricity.[114] There is a great disparity between urban and rural areas. The electrification rate in urban areas is 90%, whereas the rate for rural areas is only 5%.[115] The peak electricity demand is almost the double the capability or dependable capacity in winter season.[117] The position of the power sector remains unsatisfactory because of high tariffs, high system losses, high generation costs, high overheads, over staffing, and lower domestic demand.[115 I cannot imagine in my world only 40 % of the people have electricity!
Enjoy the day! Make it memorable!
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