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The Practitioner Corner: Be a Blessing

Apr 4, 2025 Comments Off on The Practitioner Corner: Be a Blessing
Apr 23 @ 2:25 pm

By Kim Hedge, CS Genesis 12:1-3 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition) reads in part, “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I…

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Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?

Apr 4, 2025 Comments Off on Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?
Apr 23 @ 2:25 pm

Zipline catches up with A/U Ranches alumna Kristin Messer and three new trustees serving on the Adventure Unlimited board: Clara Germani, Steve Holser, and Tim Terry.  Kristin Messer When Kristin (Morse) Messer thinks back on her years at the A/U Ranches, she sees a steady growth in confidence, strength, and…

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NLC Snapshot: Gold Medal Recipients and Christian Science Monitor Passport Winner

Apr 4, 2025 Comments Off on NLC Snapshot: Gold Medal Recipients and Christian Science Monitor Passport Winner
Apr 23 @ 2:25 pm

Graduating seniors in the DiscoveryBound National Leadership Council (NLC) marked the end of their time in the program with an impressive exit. At the annual All Class Retreat (ACR) this past January, the graduating classes celebrated the announcement of the Christian Science Monitor Passport Prize winner and 11 total Congressional…

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My Heart-healing at the A/U Ranches Adult Mini Camp

Apr 4, 2025 Comments Off on My Heart-healing at the A/U Ranches Adult Mini Camp
Apr 23 @ 2:25 pm

By Claudia Navarro Last August, I found myself on a plane for the first time in many years. I have long had a fear of flying, but I was determined not to allow that fear to “inter-fear” with my adventure of attending Adult Mini Camp at the A/U Ranches. I…

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70 Years (Plus a Peek at the 75th!)

Apr 4, 2025 Comments Off on 70 Years (Plus a Peek at the 75th!)
Apr 23 @ 2:25 pm

By Michael Brown, President This year marks our 70th anniversary. It’s always fun to look back at the wonderful traditions, incredible people, and exceptional experiences that have played an important part in countless lives over the decades since that first, simple summer camp season in 1955. We hope you can…

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From the NAB: Where are Your People?

Apr 4, 2025 Comments Off on From the NAB: Where are Your People?
Apr 23 @ 2:25 pm

By Glenn Grow, Chair, National Alumni Board It’s a question that drives a lot of us: Where are my people? For many A/U Ranches and DiscoveryBound alumni, we cherish our memories and experiences from Youth Camp, family and adult programs, or DiscoveryBound events for the community they have provided us…

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Adults Adventure on a Historic Wagon Trip

Sep 24, 2024 Comments Off on Adults Adventure on a Historic Wagon Trip
Apr 23 @ 2:25 pm

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go back in time? This past July, adventurous adults from across the country embarked on a three-day journey across portions of the intersecting Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, California, and Pony Express Trails. It was an incredible opportunity to experience a unique part of our nation’s history firsthand and to better understand what it means to be a pioneer – in the literal and spiritual sense!

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Organizational Update: You Belong

Sep 19, 2024 Comments Off on Organizational Update: You Belong
Apr 23 @ 2:25 pm

Have you ever experienced the power of a personal connection when considering whether to try something new? How about the joy of being invited into a community and then welcomed like you were family? 

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From the NAB: Rekindling Friendships Forged at Camp

Sep 19, 2024 Comments Off on From the NAB: Rekindling Friendships Forged at Camp
Apr 23 @ 2:25 pm

Serendipity cannot be planned, yet for A/U Ranches alumni attending Adult Mini Camp, it is almost guaranteed. You make surprise connections, rekindle past friendships, and meet new friends, often becoming friends for life.

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Living Generously at the A/U Ranches

Apr 2, 2018 Comments Off on Living Generously at the A/U Ranches
Apr 23 @ 2:25 pm

Living generously is what camp is all about. In so many ways, camp opens the door (or window) to a view of life that is focused on the other, on giving. I remember during my first years on staff, this passage from Mrs. Eddy becoming my guiding focus, “…blessed is that man who seeth his brother’s need and supplieth it, seeking his own in another’s good.” (S&H 518:17-19) I loved the opportunity to serve that camp offered and continues offering today.

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