SOLOMON ISLANDS
Boy Grew Church
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Ten-year-old Joe played video games all day long with friends at his home in the Solomon Islands. But he wasn’t happy.
His family lived in a poor part of a dangerous city. Neighbors sold drugs, and children
stole and got into trouble with the police.
Joe’s house was a popular place for neighborhood boys to hang out every evening. He noticed that
one of his friends didn’t talk like the other boys and participated in a Christian club for children called
Pathfinders every Sabbath. Joe decided to join his friend at the Seventh-day Adventist church to
learn more. Soon, he joined the Pathfinder club as well and went to church every Sabbath.
After a while, Joe and the other Pathfinders were invited to fly to Australia to attend a camporee.
A camporee is a big event where Pathfinders camp in tents and do all kinds of interesting activities together that help them grow closer to Jesus.
Joe really wanted to go, so Mom worked hard to
save money for his plane ticket. Joe flew to the camporee and enjoyed every second of it! 18
