Lent An important time of the year for Christians Looks at when Jesus was in the desert for 40 days Traditionally people like to give up something
Pancake Day Traditionally the day before Lent
Try Something New : video Perhaps try something again that you didn’t enjoy before? Show Perseverance with a skill? Find a new skill or talent, or have you got a skill that can be put to good use? video
Vendee Globe - round the world solo race
The London Marathon April: 26.2 Miles The Marathon de Sables: 6 Days, 150 Miles 31 March to 11 April 2011
Rick Hoyt, with his disabled son
Ernest Shackleton Born in Ireland in 1874 One of 10 children In 1884 his family moved to South London Went to school in Dulwich At 16 he joined the Merchant Navy
The story continues…. In 1901 Shackleton joined an expedition led by Captain Scott to try and be the first to reach the South Pole Didn’t reach the South Pole (400 miles to go) Came home early due to an injury
1907 … a new adventure! Shackleton sailed to the Antarctic in “Nimrod” He got to within 97 miles of the South Pole He turned back because the food ran out
Did this put him off ?
“Men wanted: for hazardous journey “Men wanted: for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success. Ernest Shackleton”
August 1914 … Shackleton left England with 27 crew and 68 dogs on “Endurance” January 1915: Stuck in the ice
Shackleton gave the order to abandon ship They saved lifeboats, food and clothes … before it sank in November 1915
The real adventure begins … 5 months floating on an iceberg! A week without food or sleep in a boat An 800 mile journey across extremely rough seas to get help. It was 3 months before Shackleton could return to the rest of his men to rescue them Altogether he and his crew were away for 2 years, but none of them died
Shackleton’s story is one of the greatest stories of survival against overwhelming odds. He was enormously admired for his leadership and survival qualities. He was recognised for his creativity, determination, and for trying something that hadn’t been done before. Shackleton: Video Clip
Lent: What could you give up? What could you do differently? What new activity/skill could you take up?