Record 60 Teams Attend Union PBE

KEENE, TEX. – If you walked into the Southwestern Adventist University gym on March 25, you would have seen 58 Pathfinder teams sitting shoulder to shoulder across the floor, with two more teams joining online. With a total of 60 teams from all five conferences, the Southwestern Union had more participants this year than at any previous Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) event.

Coordinated by Helvis Moody, Southwestern Union Young Adult and Youth Ministries director, along with the five conference youth directors, the event quizzed Pathfinders with 90 questions, all from Isaiah 1–33. 

Forty-seven teams earned first place and advanced to the North American Division level. 

That afternoon, Southwest Region Conference Youth and Young Adult Ministries Director Wesley McNorton preached to the gym full of Pathfinders. He opened with the story of Moses from Acts 7:20-22 and Exodus 4:10. Moses was called by God. Equipped by God. And still making excuses for why he wasn’t ready.

McNorton asked the Pathfinders not to be a generation that keeps saying “next year” or “when I’m ready,” reminding them that God has already placed the calling and already given them the tools. 

The Southwestern Union hasn’t seen a PBE like this. And if McNorton’s message took root, this is just the beginning.

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By Gerson Pancorbo

Communication Director

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