“Blessed are the rock stars, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,” is what was witnessed at the 2023 International Pathfinder Camporee, an event sponsored by the South American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. The celebration is called “Camporees Immortals” and is considered to be the “greatest camporee of all time.” This “mega camporee” is currently taking place from February 19–22, 2023, at the Pernambuco Adventist Teaching Institute in Saire, Brazil. [1]
“Camporees” are the biggest events for the Pathfinder and Adventurer clubs anywhere in the world. This event is supposed to help Seventh-day Adventist youth develop a closer relationship with God, but as you can see in the video above, the youth are definitely partying like rock stars with the motorcycle stunt shows, rap competitions, thrilling pyrotechnic displays, contemporary musical concerts, shouting “Immortal”, and even puppets that invoke the name of the Lord.
Why are our church leaders so obsessed with having the hippest and most fashionable youth ministry programs? Why are they so determined to operate their church functions like nightclubs, secular music festivals, and party venues? Why are they attempting to be the most well-known form of thrill-seeking entertainment? We have pastors who are using every worldly technique imaginable to increase their audience and gather as many followers as possible. They are literally treating church events as if they were entertainment shows.
Pastor Udolcy Zukowski, seen in the photo above, is at the Camporees Immortals event. He is the one responsible for this display that shocked the senses and raised the excitement levels among the young Adventists. He is the Director of the Pathfinders and Adventurers for the South American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. He also serves as a member of the Executive Committee for the division. [2] And here he was taking part in everything, without any care or concern in the world.
The above image was taken from the official church video promoting the Pathfinders event. The “Camporees Immortals” organizers even imitated a scene from the Hollywood movie called “The Ghost Rider,” in which Nicholas Cage played the role of an immortal ghost with fire coming out of his motorcycle wheels.
In the Hollywood movie, Nicolas Cage sold his soul to the devil in order to save the life of a loved one. His mission was to transform into a fiery, avenging ghost of justice, inflicting punishment on acts of evil. Have we gotten to the point of absolute desperation where we would do anything to get our kids to our camping events?
There was a faithful Seventh-day Adventist physician and missionary from Brazil who expressed the following about this event that was organized for our youth:
“Is this leadership truly representing Christ and leading the youth to Him? Is this the type of event where the Lord’s holy tithe and holy offerings are being used? Is this the kind of spiritual meeting that parents send their children to so that they may learn to be self-sacrificing, meek, and humble like Jesus, and to die for Him and His truth? Does Heaven approve of this conduct by the men who were supposedly chosen to carry the ark? These men have become stumbling blocks, and they will have to answer before the judgment seat of Christ.”
In our effort to provide the greatest show on earth in terms of entertainment and excitement, we are reducing our church services to the cheap thrills that you find in the world. We want to embrace everything the world perceives as fun and exciting and include it in our worship events.
“The Holy Spirit never reveals itself in such methods, in such a bedlam of noise. This is an invention of Satan to cover up his ingenious methods for making of none effect the pure, sincere, elevating, ennobling, sanctifying truth for this time” (Selected Messages, Vol. 2, p. 36).
The leadership is responsible. They organized the different activities for this event, provided the entertainment, and allowed this to happen. This is not preparing our young people for heaven but for the concert-like atmospheres that we see in the world. Tragically, many church leaders are increasingly becoming more and more distant from the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy.
“Some are not satisfied with a meeting unless they have a powerful and happy time. They work for this and get up an excitement of feeling. But the influence of such meetings is not beneficial. When the happy flight of feeling is gone they sink lower than before the meeting because their happiness did not come from the right source” (Last Day Events, p. 160).
“Satan will make music a snare by the way in which it is conducted. God calls upon His people, who have the light before them in the Word and in the Testimonies, to read and consider, and to take heed.” ( Selected Messages, Vol. 2, p. 38).
Sources
[1] https://www.desbravaradio.com.br/eventos/72594/campori-imortais-pernambuco
[2] https://www.adventistyearbook.org/entity?EntityID=10455
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Nothing shocks me about these events any more, for I am convinced that there is Jesuit infiltation in our highest levels of church leadership. We cannot in good conscience rely on these men in the Conferences to stand up for a “thus saith the Lord!” Not one of these supposed ordained men will testify to whom their allegiance lie. If it weren’t for present truth preachers/teachers like AM, we would never know about these abomination. We are Seventh-Day Adventists, God’s remnant. Have we forgotten that?! Probation is about to close and our leaders are fulfilling the mission of Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin. Much prayer and watching on our part. Lord have mercy!
Very sad and satanic.
A new energy proceeding from beneath is taking possession of the whole synagogue of Satan, and a new life descending from heaven is taking possession of every human agent who is consecrated, devoted, and who is seeking to work the works of God. . . . {UL 66.5}
Let those who minister in word and doctrine mix faith with earnest prayer, and seek to put to use every ray of light that comes from the Written Word. The voice of God calls from heaven, and demands the use of every entrusted capability. Every talent is to be used to its uttermost.–Manuscript 6, Feb. 21, 1895, “Genuine and Counterfeit Christianity.” {UL 66.6}
1 Peters 4:5,17
Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
The time is come that God will judge the living of His house.
Zechariah 11:2
Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
Zechariah 10:3
Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats
We are witnessing the days before the flood, that took them all away!!! So sad to see our youth participating in such mockery. I always said that a whole generation will be lost just before the Lord returns. I think I have witnessed a small portion of it in these video’s!!!
Unbelievable! Thanks for the info to know the real circumstances
Where is the glory for our Lord Jesus Christ? They are giving glory to Satan; they are blind. Many of our leaders are only interested in numbers not converted souls to be registered on their church books.
Bonjour,on se demande ou est la différence avec le monde,il n’y a plus de barrière entre le bien et le mal,tout est confusion,seul ceux qui craignent Dieu,et qui luttent pour leur salut échapperons à cette cacophonie,encore une autre façon,soit disant innocente de perdre la jeunesse,mais les responsables de tout ce gâchis ,aurons des comptes a rendre à Dieu de la mission qui leurs à été confier,de prendre soin du troupeau.Mais quel image pour le peuple qui est censé être la lumière du monde.Quelle tristesse!
OK, as has already been said, it is true that it extrapolated. That there’s something very wrong happening in some places. But I don’t agree with the 3rd paragraph. Sounds like a commissioned speech. The author left me with a strong impression of wanting to take Pastor Udolcy Zukowski to the ‘fire’ by quoting him by name right away in the text, placing him as the only person responsible, in addition to mentioning the positions he occupies. Very strange. This exposition of his name is now running through the networks, which also does not edify anyone… Unnecessary paragraph.
Further down the text, I think in the 9th paragraph, they repeat the indignation, but now starting to mention the ‘leadership’ as responsible, exposing the group, in plural words, as the guilty of everything.
I don’t know Pastor Udolcy. But I don’t think this public exposure is fair. It smells like a little ‘envy’ church’s backstage… If it’s true, they’re just as guilty as they are. Using the adventurers and the error of the direction for their own interests…
For me, this is ALL wrong. Both these, in the way they wrote and exposed the problem and the name of one person, like those who set up the camporee programming.😠😠😠
Why is only this site I saw these things?
When does this take place?
When was the camporee, and where?
His name is published because he is the leader, the person responsible for the public apostasy.
Why shouldn’t we know who gave the go-ahead for bringing the world into the church?
The pathfinder origin started back all the way in 1907 it was known as missionary volunteer society.By the year 1919 Arthur W. Spalding started a mission scouts organization in tennesse for his own boys and his friends.The activities included handicrafts, woodcrafts, hiking, and camping.They adopted a pledge and law which became a basis of pathfinder pledge and law today.In 1929 the first Adventist scout master was called John Mackim he became the first director of pathfinder in 1950 after it was authorized by the General conference. In 1946 the first pathfinder emblem was designed by John H.Hancock which loos similar to that of the freemasons and the Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler’s youth.The secret was to train the Adventist teenagers on survivor tactics and how they can trace and hunt the seventh Day Adventists parents for persecution during the time of trouble.
Worship God, a Him and the Creator of the Heaven and earth
Babylon is fallen
Come out of her my people
That message is not just for those outside of the SDA church. That is for those within as well.
If the corporation is in this condition and you do nothing like leave, you are guilty. Pull out and join true Seventh-day Adventists worldwide that worship God and Christ. The Adventist message is 100% correct but what happened to the messengers. This is truly another spirit being worshipped at these amusements, the Omega of deadly heresies.
Indeed sad to see how all go after the ways of the world instead to stand firm in our believes and the SDA has the wright message and we need to live by the bible and encourage one another not to follow the world. Yet again a sign that His coming is on hand. Kids should attend to learn about God and to convey the message and not to attend because of the music or the vibes, but to be in the presence of God. All we can do is to pray that we are ready when He comes back again which is soon.
Indeed sad to see how all go after the ways of the world instead to stand firm in our believes and the SDA has the right message and we need to live by the bible and encourage one another not to follow the world. Yet again a sign that His coming is on hand. Kids should attend to learn about God and to convey the message and not to attend because of the music or the vibes, but to be in the presence of God. All we can do is to pray that we are ready when He comes back again which is soon.
This is treacherous. This is betrayal of the highest degree. It is said that the Waldenses taught their children to abhor popery. We have allowed all sorts of apostasies to come in and now we are teaching our children to rebel against God.
Our leaders have blood in their hands and God will deal with them accordingly…
“It is impossible to estimate too largely the work that the Lord will accomplish through His proposed vessels in carrying out His mind and purpose. The things you have described as taking place in Indiana, the Lord has shown me would take place JUST BEFORE THE CLOSE OF PROBATION. Every uncouth thing will be demonstrated. There will be shouting, with drums, music, and dancing. The senses of rational beings will become so confused that they cannot be trusted to make right decisions. And this is called the moving of the Holy Spirit.
“The Holy Spirit never reveals itself in such methods, in such a bedlam of noise. This is an invention of Satan to cover up his ingenious methods of making none effect the pure, sincere, elevating, ennobling, sanctifying truth for this time. Better never have the worship of God blended with music than to use musical instruments to do the work which last January was represented to me would be brought into our camp meetings. The truth for this time needs nothing of this kind in its work of converting souls. A bedlam of noise shocks the senses and perverts that which if conducted aright might be a blessing. THE POWERS OF SATANIC AGENCIES BLEND WITH THE DIN AND NOISE, TO HAVE A CARNIVAL, and this is termed the Holy Spirit’s working…
“But last January the Lord showed me that erroneous theories and methods would be brought into our camp meetings, and that the history of the past would be repeated. I felt greatly distressed. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO SAY AT THESE DEMONSTRATIONS DEMONS IN THE FORM OF MEN ARE PRESENT, working with all the ingenuity that Satan can employ to make the truth disgusting to sensible people; that the camp meetings which have been the means of bringing the truth of the third angel’s message before multitudes, should lose their force and influence.” Selected Messages, volume 2, pp. 36, 37 (Letter 132, 1900).
“To believe that evil must not be condemned because this would condemn those who practice the evil, is to act in favour of falsehood…Those who feel so very peaceable in regard to the works of men who are spoiling the faith of the people of God are guided by a delusive sentiment.” Special Testimonies, Series B, Number 2, pp. 10, 11
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has not been left without its witness regarding the perilous times in which we live, especially as it relates to music and worldly performances within our ranks. As an example, please consider the deeply-held, heartfelt concerns expressed by Pastor Kenneth H. Wood (editor of The Review and Herald/Adventist Review from 1966 to 1982), written over 50 years ago:
“We feel, however, that we must sound a note of warning. A trend seems to be developing in some places THAT NOT MERELY OBSCURES BUT DESTROYS THE LINE THAT SEPARATES THE SACRED FROM THE PROFANE. This trend prevails not merely in the music itself but in the way it is presented. The situation would be serious enough if only the beat of the music were considered, BUT WHEN THE PLATFORMS OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCHES ARE TREATED AS SECULAR STAGES, when singers sway in unison with the music like dances in a chorus line or performers in a night club, the situation becomes alarming. Were the Master to enter His house as He did anciently, it is altogether likely that He would command with authority, ‘TAKE THESE THINGS HENCE.’…
“Will the Laodicean church, through its lukewarm, self-satisfied attitude, be oblivious to the perils it faces? Will it permit worldly customs, standards, and values to alter gradually and imperceptibly its distinctive nature? WILL THE MUSIC OF THE WORLD BECOME THE MUSIC OF THE CH-URCH?
“The answer rests with those charged with leading the church in these solemn times, and with all who ‘sigh and cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof’ (Ezekiel 9:4).” Review and Herald, January 20, 1972.
How many of the leaders of the church who allow these sacrilegious incidences to occur will the Lord say in that great day —
“Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!…behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.” Jeremiah 23:1, 2
May the Lord help us all to be awake, aware and alert to what is happening in the world and in the church in light of Bible prophecy, to plead for revival and reformation, to ever love the sinner but hate the sin in equal measure — for Jesus only saves His people “from their sins,” not in them (Matthew 1:21).
The youth towards the end looks like they imitating the pagan dancers from New Zealand. This is so startling to see. I would not believe if we’re not said that these are Adventists. Pretty shameful and disgraceful for our Faith!! This is a takeover of Satan!!