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No one Left Behind
Historical Account★★★★In 1914 Ernest Shackleton led an expedition to sail to Antarctica, and then walk to the South Pole. The expedition went according to plan until ice trapped the ship and eventually crushed its hull. The men made their way by life boat to a small island. Promising to come back for them, Shackleton and a small rescue party set out across 800 miles of perilous seas to South Georgia Island.
With only a sextant to guide them, they made it to the island. Shackleton then led his party over steep mountainous terrain to the whaling port on the other side. Once there, he acquired a ship to rescue his crew. Their leader had kept his word and returned for them. Not one man was left behind. –Dennis Fisher, Our Daily Bread, November 8, 2005.
Dennis Fisher, Our Daily Bread, November 8, 2005
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The point
Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition was trapped in ice, but he kept his promise to return for every crew member, illustrating faithful leadership and foreshadowing Christ's promise never to leave us.