Tamaraw Pathfinders Give Their Lives to Jesus

GILLETTE, WYO. – It was a pleasure to have 82 Pathfinders, staff and family members from the DFW Fil-Am Seventh-day Adventist Church experience the International Pathfinder Camporee held in Gillette, Wyo., August 5-11, 2024. Our club is known as the Tamaraw Pathfinders. Tamaraw is a water buffalo, the national symbol of the Philippines.

There were many camporee activities, honors and programs to enjoy, but what made this trip extra special for our club is that nine of our Pathfinders were baptized there. Jia Tarin, Kina Tarin, Ylea Cerna, Genesis Mendez, Karlyn Tan, Liam Gunida, Andrew Pryce, Ella Paul and Bryce Cabansag made their commitment to Jesus in front of thousands of witnesses, all celebrating and praising God for this day. 

Everyone was excited to share their reasons for wanting to get baptized. “I wanted to get baptized in Gillette because I wanted to show everyone that I love Jesus,” said Jia Tarin, age 12. “Having my Lolo (grandfather) baptize me made it extra special.”

You can read the rest of their responses and see more pictures at TexasAdventist.org.

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