First Hispanic Adventurer and Pathfinder Camporee Draw Youth for Worship, Training

Paola Mora Zepeda

Pathfinder participates in marching drill presentations during the first Hispanic Adventurer and Pathfinder Camporee. Clubs from across the Conference demonstrated their drill skills as part of the weekend’s training activities and presentations.

Paola Mora Zepeda

An Adventurer sings during a nighttime program. The weekend event focused on worship, spiritual growth, and youth engagement.

Paola Mora Zepeda

Participants perform a boxing-themed skit during an evening program. The presentation reflected the weekend's theme, “Nacido para Vencer” (“Born to Triumph”), which emphasized overcoming challenges through Christ.

Paola Mora Zepeda

An Adventurer participates in a Bible game competition during the first Hispanic Adventurer and Pathfinder Camporee. In preparation for the event, clubs intentionally completed honors every month and prepared for activities and competitions throughout the weekend.

Paola Mora Zepeda

Camporee participants play soccer during recreational activities at the first Hispanic Adventurer and Pathfinder Camporee. Other activities throughout the weekend included relay races, tug-of-war competitions, and knot-tying challenges.

Paola Mora Zepeda

The first Hispanic Adventurer and Pathfinder Camporee, held April 30 to May 3, 2026, brought together young people from across the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference for a weekend of worship, training, and spiritual development.

“We have created this event with the dream that young people can feel passion and love for youth ministry,” said David Corro, camporee director and pastor in the Lexington, Ky., district. “Youth ministry is key because it helps a person develop physically, intellectually, and spiritually.”

In preparation for the event, clubs intentionally completed honors every month. During the Camporee, activities included worship sessions, marching drills, recreational activities, and Bible-based presentations where participants preached and defended Adventist doctrines.

The combined structure, bringing together Adventurers and Pathfinders, presented both challenges and opportunities for mentorship.

“It is difficult because the ages are very different, so you have to cater to teenagers but also children who are in primary or even kindergarten,” said Corro. “But the blessing is that younger children can see the older ones as role models, and Pathfinders can learn to guide, support, and serve the younger ones.”

The weekend theme, “Nacido para Vencer” (“Born to Triumph”), focused on strengthening self-worth and spiritual identity among participants.

“I believe one of the enemy’s strategies is to affect a person’s self-esteem,” said Corro. “The idea [of the theme] was to plant in their minds their true value. No matter their circumstances, they were born to triumph in Christ.”

Corro said he hopes this first camporee will encourage continued growth in youth ministries, and help shape the lives of the young people who attended.

“My personal experience is that God called me in a camp setting to become a pastor,” said Corro. “It was also at a camp where I met my wife. My life in the Church was shaped by those experiences. Camporee is a unique activity where God calls people. It’s a space that marks young people.”

Kentucky-Tennessee | July 2026