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Your Stories

We cherish the stories shared by our participants. Whether told during gratitude around the fire ring at the A/U Ranches, passed along to a DiscoveryBound National Leadership Council class leader, or shared here, our participants' experiences open new windows into the endless good found in Adventure Unlimited programs, all with the support of our generous donors. 

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A/U Ranches Reunioners

Video: Mountaineering Reunion Memories

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Wendy Jones, Melvin Andrews, Christopher Webb and National Alumni Board member (and Mountaineering Reunion committee chair) Holly Valentine remember what the A/U Ranches meant to them as youth campers and…

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DiscoveryBound Outreach 20s/30s participants

Video: DiscoveryBound Outreach 20s/30s: Practicing Christian Science

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Participating in DB Outreach 20s/30s weekend events has helped solidify Vince Lomascolo’s practice of Christian Science. Watch him share about the friendships and healings that have come into his life…

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DiscoveryBound NLC participant

Video: The Program that Changed Everything: NLC

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Many NLC participants continue to feel the effects of the program after they graduate. Sofia Minich (2022A class) talks about some of the blessings she experienced and skills she gained…

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DiscoveryBound Outreach 20s/30s participant

Healing of Anxiety During Weekend Trip

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The way I feel being a part of the DiscoveryBound family is how I want to feel all the time.

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A/U Ranches Family & Adult Camp participant

Awakening to the Highest Sense of Love at Family & Adult Camp

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I realized the highest and most helpful form of love was to see others as complete, perfect children of God, instead of lacking mortals needing my sympathy.

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A/U Ranches Youth Camp participant

God's Guiding Hand on a Climb

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The day was very hard, but I felt like God was carrying me along the way. I felt like every step I was doing, something was one step ahead of me, guiding me onward.

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DiscoveryBound NLC participant

Gratitude for Adventure Trip Support

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This trip was amazing but it was also a great opportunity where I got to realize that I had experienced two healings, thanks to the program.

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DiscoveryBound NLC class leader

Prayer Overcomes COVID-19

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The outpouring of love from the teens was humbling and healing all on its own.

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A/U Ranches Family & Adult Camp participant

A Kind of Grounding

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It meant a lot to know there was that kind of grounding with the guide – that in the midst of rapids, describing the scenery, keeping us safe, she had this moment of sharing out loud.

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100 Elk Outdoor Center & A/U Ranches participants

Video: Creative Collaboration

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A cherished 100 Elk Outdoor Center and A/U Ranches client, Rainbow Valley Resource Network, placed job coaches with three adults with special needs who worked at the A/U Ranches in…

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