AHR QUARTERLY NEWSPAPER March 2026 FINAL - Flipbook - Page 10
Can we Really Get Used to Living Without Electricity?
One Family’s Experience - Ernest & Rona Hines
Would you survive without electrical power?......’A Pillar
of cloud by day and a Pillar of fire by night’ This would
help us to see how much of our modern life revolves
around the use of electricity.
Numbers 14:14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of
this land: for they have heard that thou Lord art among
this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and
that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest
before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a
pillar of fire by night.
For four months, starting from March 2026 we would
restrict the use of electricity over an increasing period of
time.
Criteria for the Challenge:
To appreciate, the impact of the No Buy No Sell period
on our accessibility to electricity.
1) We will be fasting from electricity for a period of hours
per day, for one whole week/per month.
2) Each month for the next 4 months, we will be fasting
for 1 week, doubling the period of time every month.
Sunset Friday 13th March for one week - 2 hours per day,
starting from 6pm - 8pm, where we will turn off our
mains power in our homes.
·Sunset Friday 10th April for one week - 4hours per day,
starting again, at 6pm but extending to 10pm each day
·Sunset Friday 8th May for one week – 8 hours per day,
this time starting at 2pm (14:00hrs) until 10pm
(22:00hrs).
·Sunset Friday June 12th for one week - 16hrs each day,
from 06:00hrs (6am) until 22:00hrs (10pm).
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When we commenced this challenge in March we didn’t
realise how far from the Creator’s rhythm of time we were.
We found ourselves arranging the day much better, since
the power would be off. We settled down (washes /
bathing) before or during sunset / dusk. The home was
quieter. Worship was delicious by candlelight.
Programmed in meetings (Zoom, online meetings) were
ended promptly.
The use of candles and young children was a HAZARD.
Solar lanterns were cheaper, and safer.
