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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 Family & Adult Camp participant

Video: Conquering Fears

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Adults grow at camp, too. Amy Swick conquered her fear of heights on the high ropes course during Family & Adult Camp last summer to keep up with her 5th-grader….

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A/U Ranches Youth Camp participant

Video: Why Go to Camp?

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An important part of kids going to camp is expanding their sense of love and kindness. Watch this story about the love for a one-eyed horse named Levi, and how…

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DiscoveryBound NLC participant

NLC Serves in New Orleans

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Before I started the program I wasn’t responsible, I wasn’t reaching my full potential. NLC helped change that for me.

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DiscoveryBound Outreach chapter, 20s/30s, & NLC alumna

Video: Connections For Life

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Kim (Sheasley) Poulos made DiscoveryBound a part of her life in Outreach chapter activities as a youth, graduated from the National Leadership Council and continued the meaningful connections she cherished…

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DiscoveryBound Compass guides

Video: Being There for Each Other

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Rachel Richardson and Jesse Dehnert, Compass guides for the 2021–2022 group, have brought a special set of qualities for connecting with their teens. Hear from them and three teens from…

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A/U Ranches Seasonal Staff member

Looking For Healing and Ending up With a Job at A/U Ranches

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What I like about the A/U Ranches is the spiritual community – that everyone is seeking to grow closer to God.

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DiscoveryBound NLC participant

A Change of Perspective

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When I was with people in my NLC group, especially a couple strong-minded students of CS, I felt a spark of interest in the religion ignite.

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A/U Ranches Youth Camp participant

Feeling at Home, Not Homesick

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A/U Ranches is such a beautiful place, and I feel like that’s a perfect place to have these healings because it really shows how much you trust in God and how much God can do.

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DiscoveryBound Compass participant

Gratitude for Spiritual Growth in Compass

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I would like to thank you so much for being a huge part of me being able to have this life-changing experience by participating in Compass. The absolute best spiritual growth part was on the trip to Michigan.

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DiscoveryBound NLC participant

NLC Teen Creates Non-Profit Organization

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Zangama Secondary School in Murambinda, Zimbabwe, has been receiving books from Wyatt, a DiscoveryBound National Leadership Council (NLC) student, for the past three years. A once-empty library sitting in the…

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