The first lights to guide seafarers were simple bonfires built on hilltops. The first structure was built in Africa on Pharos Island at the end of the harbour near Alexandria, Egypt. It was completed in 280 BC, after 20 years of building. Fires burned atop the 400 foot high Pharos Light, fueled by resinous wood or oil. Metal mirrors reflected the flames and cast a beam that could be seen for thirty miles out to sea. The Pharos Light has been numbered among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 

 The most famous of all lighthouses is Eddystone Rock Light. It stands 120 feet high near the harbour of Plymouth, England. It was originally constructed in 1696 but has been rebuilt three times, the last time in 1878.

 GUIDANCE TO SAFE HARBOUR:

On a dark night, the sea looks very uncertain and foreboding. It is threatening. The reassuring beam of a stalwart lighthouse is the only light that can relieve such fear. For centuries seafarers have welcomed the assurance afforded by these great lights, leading them to safe harbours and rest.

 For identification in daylight, Lighthouses are painted in distinctive patterns.

 Presently, each lighthouse emits a distinctive pattern of light known as its character.

 Today, like the seafarers of the past, many countless people find themselves on the very dark and troubled "sea of life," desperately longing and searching for a harbour of safety. Many have treasures loaded in them but can easily get entangled and lost in the dark sea. Well, today there is good news for all of them. You see, Jesus said,  "I am the light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life" (John 8:12). He also tells us in the Bible how we can come to him and secure that life.

 Africa built the first Lighthouse.

 The whole world is waiting for the manifestation of the position of Africa. Africa must take its place in the affairs of this world.

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