2. 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

3. Pancake Day
Traditionally the day before Lent

6. 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

7. Vendee Globe - round the world solo race

8. The London Marathon
April: 26.2 Miles
The Marathon de Sables:
6 Days, 150 Miles
31 March to 11 April 2011

9. Rick Hoyt, with his disabled son

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Did this put him off ?

14. “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”

15. August 1914 … Shackleton left England with 27 crew and 68 dogs on “Endurance” January 1915: Stuck in the ice

16. Shackleton gave the order to abandon ship
They saved lifeboats, food and clothes …
before it sank in November 1915

17. 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

18. 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

19. Lent:
What could you give up?
What could you do differently?
What new activity/skill could you take up?