The Lighthouse Keeper of Fastnet Rock
In 1881, off the southern coast of Ireland, the keepers of Fastnet Rock lighthouse endured a storm so violent that waves crashed over the lantern...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 2 Thessalonians 3:3.
In 1881, off the southern coast of Ireland, the keepers of Fastnet Rock lighthouse endured a storm so violent that waves crashed over the lantern room — 150 feet above the sea. The tower swayed. Cracks split the granite walls. Salt water flooded the oil supply. Yet through that endless night, the keepers climbed the spiral stairs again and again, trimming the wick, shielding the flame, ensuring the light never went dark.…
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