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We conversations you with Jesus Christ that will secure their eternal life helped with Home and School efforts and sent in Him. cookies to the bake sales. Whenever the church can have with your None of us can know for sure what decisions youth group needed a place to hold an event, we daughter while you our children will make in the future. Sometimes offered our house. When the school had ski days, two kids from the same family and environment I volunteered to drive (and get a discounted lift are riding on a ski make very different choices about the claims of ticket). It’s amazing what valuable conversations lift together.” Jesus on their lives. And, not even our heavenly you can have with your daughter while you are Father is always successful in raising His kids — riding on a ski lift together — and what you learn not because of His mistakes, but because He about some of their friends and classmates when endows each of them with the freedom of you ride the chair with them. choice. It is truly amazing and even miraculous when As our children were growing up, Linnea you think of all the things our church does for and I often talked, prayed and worried children and youth. I encourage you to take about decisions Analisa and Katie might advantage of every single one of them. It may be make in the future. We realized if our kids exhausting to keep up with all that energy, but ever chose to keep God out of their lives, we do it. Be there for them. Do whatever it takes to would never be able to live with ourselves provide an environment where it will be easy for unless we as parents had done everything we them to decide to be faithful followers of Jesus. knew to guide them toward Godly decisions. And that is how I feel about the youth of the So we took them to Sabbath School North Pacific Union. I can’t make any guarantees. every week. Linnea often helped lead out Some of our kids will choose to drift away, in when helpers were few. We made sure spite of our best efforts. But the good seeds they attended Vacation Bible planted will always be in their hearts, and we will School. They participated never cease praying for them or seeking ways in the Pathfinder club to reconnect. I want every one of those young and its activities. We people to be with us in the Kingdom. And I want congratulated them as to know we did everything we knew to help them they earned honors. We get ready to meet Jesus. Every dollar spent, every told them it was neat hour given, every prayer said, every class taught, they were “Busy Bees” every Pathfinder club, every youth group is well and “Helping Hands.” worth the time and effort if it helps in guiding our Dad even got himself kids toward an eternal relationship with their best in gear and got his friend, Jesus. • Max Torkelsen II North Pacific Union Conference president 4 Pathfinder Trivia Source: Pathfinder Today (the camporee newspaper). 1. The name Pathfinder was first used at a summer camp in: a. California b. Colorado c. Michigan d. Texas 2. The first Pathfinder flag was sewed in 1948 by: a. Emily Bissell b. Cecelia Evans c. Helen Hobbs d. Betsy Ross 3. The Pathfinder song was written in 1949 by: a. Andrew Imbrie b. Henry Bergh Pathfinder pin collecting was a fun element c. Maurice Ohana of the 2009 International Camporee. d. Harold Truscott Each conference pin was designed by a Pathfinder from the conference. Those who 4. In 2008, five new North American Division Adventist Youth honors collected all six of the local conference were approved for Pathfinders, including Letterboxing, Unicycle, Gold pins could claim the center piece from the Prospecting, Hot Air Balloon and: North Pacific Union Conference director, a. Forestry which fit in the center of the design. b. Christian Drama c. Digital Photography d. Geneology November BLoG CateGorIes: TIP sheeT: CurrenT GLeAner Issue: Did you know information In connection with the • CIndy’s GArden BLoG in the GLEANER’S Family Pathfinder Camporee feature, • MAXIMuM PersPeCTIves section is part of a national the Current GLEANER Issue database of Adventist blog is seeking your firsthand • CurrenT evenTs historical records? Learn accounts from this camporee. • CurrenT GLeAner Issue some of the key details that Go to: www.gleaneronline. make Family announcements org. Click on the GLEANER • FInAnCe complete by reading the Blog link and select Current • TIP sheeT GLEANER Tip Sheet Blog. GLEANER Issue. Answers: 1. a., California; 2. c., Helen Hobbs; 3. b., Henry Bergh; 4. a., Forestry. a., 4. Bergh; Henry b., 3. Hobbs; Helen c., 2. California; a., 1. Answers: aumarGustCH 2009 • GleaNer 2 Feature “Oh, say, can you see?” Tens of thousands crowd into the main 1 event grounds for Sabbath services. Walking ... lots of walking, is the regular mode of conveyance 2 throughout the vast camporee grounds. Pathfinder clubs from all points of the compass create a temporary city of tents, trailers, RVs and other structures 3 during the 2009 International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, They came from all corners of the Northwest, by air and by Wisconsin. land. They joined 35,000 peers from around the world at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Campground Pathfinder clubs proudly advertise their destination as they in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, from August 11–15, for the 2009 4 make their way to the camporee. After as many as five days on International Pathfinder Camporee. the road, excitement for the camporee began to build as other Themed Courage to Stand, the event provided more than Oshkosh-bound vehicles were spotted. 2,000 North Pacific Union Pathfinders with opportuni- ties to learn, share and grow spiritually. For virtually every Pathfinders from the North Pacific Union lead the Thursday Pathfinder, staff member and volunteer, the five days were afternoon parade through the Experimental Aircraft Association filled with new friendships, answers to prayer and life grounds. From left: Stephanie Grahm, Oregon Conference; 5 Natalie Abbot, Upper Columbia Conference; Paul Glatts, changing experiences.