He brings light to darkness.

Hussam Al-Attar used fans and wire to make wind turbines. (Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Hussam stands on a roof with his fans. They bring light to his family’s tent. (Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)
People call Hussam “Gaza’s Newton.” (Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)
Many people in Gaza had to leave their homes. Some live in tents in Rafah. (AP/Fatima Shbair)
A family cooks a meal together in Rafah. (AP/Fatima Shbair)
These giant turbines make electricity from wind. Hussam’s fans are like tiny turbines. AP/Martin Meissner)

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What can a teen do with 2 fans and some wire? He can make electricity.

Hussam lives where there is war. He and his family stay in a tent. Now they have light.

Pray for peace in Gaza and Israel. May God give hope to all people living there.

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People call 15-year-old Hussam Al-Attar “Gaza’s Newton.” Isaac Newton saw an apple fall from a tree in the 1600s. He called the force at work gravity. Hussam got two fans from a scrap market. He added wire. He made electricity. He and his family live in a tent in Rafah, Gaza. Hussam’s fans act like wind turbines on the roof of a nearby house. The fans recharge batteries and light bulbs. Hussam wants to be a scientist who helps people everywhere.

“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another.” (1 Peter 4:10)