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bout four percent of Boy Scouts make Eagle Scout, and the percentage of Pathfinders who achieve Master Guide is roughly the same. Both of these are daunting tasks. But don’t tell that to Chapel Oaks member Dakota Hancock. Invested as a Master Guide at the 2019 International Pathfinder Camporee, he has now completed the top rank in both the Boy Scouts of America and Pathfinders within the past two years. Thanks to his dedication and hard work, Dakota has become a leader in both groups. In Scouting he has served as Den Chief, and is currently a member of
the Order of the Arrow and Mic-O-Say. In Pathfinders, he is beginning his third year in the TLT program with the Explorers Pathfinder Club. Club director Jason Hansen says, “Now that he has completed his Master Guide, Dakota will be given more responsibilities leading out in club activities, and leading in the TLT training program.” Dakota says he has learned a lot from the two programs, with each enriching the experience of the other. As an official instructor of the Scouts’ Leave No Trace program, he was able to lead out in directing a similar program with Pathfinders. Looking at what he has learned about life through
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Hancock Achieves Top Rank in Scouts and Pathfinders
Dakota Hancock (pictured with his family), who was invested as a Master Guide at the 2019 Pathfinder Camporee, has completed the top rank in both Pathfinders and Boy Scouts of America. completing more than 120 Scout merit badges and more than 170 Pathfinder honors, Dakota says with a smile, “Youth programs give you an insight of what your future has the potential to be.”
With this type of leadership in place, the future of the church looks very bright. Dave Fairchild is a member of the Chapel Oaks Church in Kansas City.
Bread Ministry at Capitol View Church eresa Thompson rediscovered her love for kneading and baking bread in August 2018, which gave her the idea of starting a bread baking business like the one she owned 30 years earlier while living in Idaho. When she had owned her business in Idaho, though, her joy had come from baking the bread, not from selling it. So instead of selling her bread, she decided to give it away. Lucy Cisneros, the pastor’s wife at Capitol View Church, encouraged her in this. She reminded her that Ellen G. White said, “There is more religion in a good loaf
of bread than many think” (Counsels on Health, p. 117). Soon Thompson was giving away 8-12 loaves of bread every week. She used her bread to encourage visitors to return, thank people for their contribution to the church service, or just help members who maybe needed a spiritual boost that week—some even struggling financially. Pastor Hubert Cisneros began taking loaves of bread with him on his neighborhood visits, finding that doors open wide for a pastor who brings delicious bread. Church members have donated money for the
ingredients to keep this ministry going, and Thompson is determined to keep up with the baking. God continues to give her strength, and she believes there’s a need for this personal ministry at her church. Just like Thompson with her bread ministry, each of us can partner in ministry with God in some way by using our everyday skills to help build His kingdom. This article was written by a guest contributor from the Capitol View Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Thompson has kneaded over 200 loaves of bread by hand this year. Her recipe is online at www.teresataste. blogspot.com. OUTLOOKMAG.ORG
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