Sojourners Pathfinder Club

Just left the Milwaukee airport on the bus, headed towards OshKosh. The magnitude of the event is starting to sink in. Besides us, there were few on the last flight that weren't going to the camporee. At the airport, we saw several more groups of Pathfinders streaming by. The loudspeaker announced the bus for the San Diego Pathfinders as we waited for ours.

We're now speeding by green rolling hills, farm houses and occasional towns. We should be there in another hour or so. The Dorlands were just on the phone with Charlie confirming something about the tents so it sounds like the advance party is busy setting up. Thanks so much! We'll be there soon.

Here's a blog post from Anita! Fri, 08/07/2009 - 06:05.

Good morning! It is a beautiful sunny morning in Marquette, Michigan. We arrived at my sister's this morning at approx. 1 am. God is good! Greg drove all day yesterday. (We awoke to a georgous sunrise in North Dakota at around 4:30am your time, near where my mom was born. We were very near train tracks and I had prayed that we would sleep well and not be awoken by trains all night. We only heard the train 1 time. Maybe that was the only one.) We stopped briefly for food and rest stops. The land is so flat and the road so straight across N. Dakota. The countryside we've seen is beautiful. Across Washington, Idaho, and the first part of Montana there were several mountain passes and we averaged about 40 - 45 MPH, when we stopped the tires were sooo hot. I prayed throughout the day that angels would fly all around us and believe they must have fanned the tires to keep us safe! The rest of the way we usually averaged about 60 MPH (in a 75 zone). Yesterday we crossed the rest of North Dakota, Minnisota, Wisconsin, and then into Michigan. I've seen more miles of corn and grain fields than you can imagine. We were blessed with incredibly light traffic the whole way. We will spend the weekend here in Michigan and then meet the Sojourner's on Monday at Oshkcosh. Thank you for your prayers, they have been heard!! Anita

Our co-director Anita Dorland, whose family is towing our club's gear trailer behind their camper, checked in earlier and let me know they had almost made it through the big sky country of Montana on their way to North Dakota! Their travels have gone smoothly so far, though she said they had to take it slow with our heavy gear trailer in tow through the many mountain passes. She also mentioned that the trailer tires are heating up quite a bit under the weight of the trailer. Please contine to pray for safety for the Dorland family as they journey east.
Charlie

Hi! This is Pastor Maylan Schurch wishing our fabulous club a glorious Oshkosh experience. I've alerted the leaders to the fact that this coming Sabbath (August 8) as part of the brief communion sermon, we're going to be inviting every Oshkosh-bound person present (Pathfinders, leaders, parents) to come to the front of the Bellevue church sanctuary for a special prayer.

I've sent out an e-mail to our church e-mail list with the Camporee blog link, urging them to click it often and read the entries. I've also placed the link at the top of our church website homepage, www.bellevueadventist.org.

I'm intrigued by the "Esther" theme--it seems exactly what not only young people but everyone else needs to focus on during these very interesting days of earth's history. -- Pastor Maylan

The Sojourner Pathfinders met Monday evening the 3rd to load their baggage in the trailer. With everyone in good spirits, Charlie Meert went over the itinerary, and prayed for the group.

The trailer is loaded clear to the top. Please pray for the Dorlands as they pull the trailer behind their pickup and camper. Also, pray for the Beddoes and Swensens as they drive. The rest of the Pathfinders and staff fly out early Monday morning.

We're all praying that this trip will be a life changing blessing in encouraging our Pathfinders to follow the Lord.

Keep tuned for more blog entries from various people as we go.