In the year of 2006 I willingly joined pathfinders. At that time the reason I pretty much joined pathfinders because I saw the older teens of the church doing drills, marching, commands, drumming and so on. So basically I was thinking they were having fun, and I was pretty much getting kind of old for adventurers. Mainly at that time was pretty much just thinking “Oh, this looks like fun how bout I join the fun “. But as time went by I noticed that we weren`t really doing the things I would usually see them doing; WE WERE DOING WORK.!! … I expected to do work and all but I thought we would’ve been drilling and marching most of the time. Actually that’s all I thought pathfinders was about.
I was inducted into the Lighthouse Flames Pathfinder Club with Rachel Brown, Deneek Leon, Deneeka Leon, and Nasha Bazemore. I successfully passed boards in the Spring of 2007. During my 1st year of pathfinders, I completed my Friends folder, learned all my memory texts, went to camp and most definitely had fun. Since it was my first year going to camp with the pathfinder group, I wasn’t really sure what I was supposed to do. We`d get up at around 7 o` clock in the morning when it is brick cold outside and we made a shower out of tarp, wire and a bucket of COLD water. We took basically hours to set up tents; we arrived at about 1 or 2 o` clock in the afternoon and didn’t finish putting up tents until about 10 o` clock and the next day we still had a tent to put up. When we got all finished with working on tents it was time for FUN! We the new comers now hearing about mushing was like the best thing we`d heard for camp, which was putting together and mixing up a bunch of cosmetics such as toothpaste, lotion, ointment, powder, etc. . Then in the middle of the night a few of us would get up and put it on the other few pathfinders that were snug and sleeping in their tent. And if you were lucky you might just get your picture taken. Our funniest moment was the 1st Time I ever experienced mushing. Nasha, Deneek, Deneeka and I had went out at about 2 o` clock in the morning and went over to the other girls’ tent and put mush on Rachel’s hand and face and she wiped her hands on her face and woke up a little and we were like “Oh Rachel they got u too, they came in our tent and mushed us too, Man we just came in here to check on yall.” Good Times =]
But please don`t think that just because I’m talking about fun, that’s what pathfinders is about. Pathfinders is also about learning more about God, Teamwork, Integrity, commitment, and being able to work independently. Over the years I have been in the drum core ; I have been a color guard ; I have done community service ; I have been to the official fun days ; I have gone on neighborhood and community walks,etc. I have completed 4 folders and I am currently in the Ranger Class. From 2006 to 2010 I have had a lot of fun with the Lighthouse Pathfinders. Through the bad and the good; we have stuck together throughout the years. Companions we are and will remain!
Written By: Cedryanne Winter
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