A Thousand Windows Podcast: Garrett Barner
In this episode of A Thousand Windows, alumnus Garrett Barner tells his story of how the A/U Ranches – which included mentors like Lachlan Clarke, who passed on in October 2021 – helped him understand the practicality of Christian Science, and that he could do anything he set his mind to.

Garrett riding his horse through the poles while his mentor, Lachlan Clarke, observes during training camp
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