Michael Taylor – Casper, Wyoming … During the 2024 International Pathfinder Camporee in Gillette, Wyoming, August 5-11, the Lake Union Conference (LUC) Education Department oversaw a record-setting event with more than 250 volunteers gathered to stuff 6,200 backpacks with school supplies. Reflecting on this enormous project, LUC associate superintendent Nicole Mattson remarked, “Not only were we able to set a record, but students in need across the U.S. are being blessed already with the gift of a beautiful backpack stuffed with school supplies and even some ‘get-to-know-Jesus’ materials.” One community blessed by this program was in Casper, Wyoming. The Casper Seventh-day Adventist Church in Casper, Wyoming, was able to bring home more than 600 backpacks from Camporee, and church members immediately got to work sharing with their community. |