Adventists worldwide congregate in Oshkosh Local group to participate in Camporee By Anna Krejci News-Chronicle A group of Green Bay-area youth will be spending the night under the stars during an internationally attended five-day campout. The International North American Division Pathfinders Camporee, organized by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, encompasses a multitude of activities, ranging from community service deeds to attempts to break world records for the largest game of leap frog and the best attended teeth cleaning. About 27 youth and adults from the area will attend the event held on the Experimental Aircraft Association Campgrounds in Oshkosh. The Pioneers are part of a global organization called the Pathfinders, which combines outdoor learning with faith-strengthening activities. "We encourage our young people to be an example to other young people," said Sandra Margray, Green Bay Pioneers director. In addition to doing service activities locally, the group will perform community service in the Oshkosh area, such as painting fire hydrants. The Pioneers will be part of an anticipated Guinness Book record-breaking giant game of leap frog. In the United Kingdom, 849 people played leap frog for five minutes, which broke the record in 2003. Camporee participants will attempt to break the world record for the greatest number of people to brush their teeth in harmony. The record was set in 2003 in Guandong, China, when 10,240 students cleaned their teeth for 60 seconds. While fun is mixed into the program, the main focus of the event is "Faith on Fire," the theme of believing in God when faced with obstacles. Margray said she is not surprised by the Pathfinders' worldwide reach. "It is a wonderful privilege to be a part of this organization," she said, adding that a great sense of belonging results from the international camp outs. The Pioneers raised money to attend the Camporee by cleaning Lambeau Field about a dozen times during the Green Bay Packers season. Delmar Austin, senior pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Green Bay, will attend the Camporee with the youth. He said he hopes the kids, ranging from 10 to 15 years of age, will reveal to them the work done by the larger church. They will see how people from other parts of the world express their faith, he said. Every five years an international camporee is organized. Roughly 30,000 will participate in the religious programming and community service projects that characterize the week's events, and about 1,000 will be participants who come from Europe, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, Asia and Central and South America. Another 1,000 potential, out-of-country guests hope to obtain visas in time for the event. The Green Bay Pioneers will represent Wisconsin in the opening flag ceremony on Tuesday. The event runs through Aug. 14.