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Recognizing God’s Control

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Like all of the summer camp majors at the A/U Ranches, Horsemanship pushes its riders to put their whole trust in God and overcome limitations. Grace was pushed in an unexpected way last summer. A Sky Valley camper, she had barely settled onto the back of her mount when the…

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Seeking… and Finding

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“Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, inciting at once to work and rest. Days in whose light everything seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us God.” The quote above from John Muir is where Adventure Unlimited’s mission originated almost 60 years ago. The following story is a…

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From Skiing to Biking, Love Triumphs

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At a DiscoveryBound (DB) Outreach Winter Weekend in New Hampshire a few years ago, Ben and his sister, Jessica, didn’t know anyone. They had never participated in a DB event. They didn’t know how to ski. But the moment they arrived, they were eagerly welcomed by a swarm of other…

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Discovering a Sense of Belonging and Worth

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Michael moved with his family to the United States from Great Britain when he was 13 years old. The family relocated to Boston because Michael had been the subject of what his mother described as “very bad bullying” at three different schools. In her letter of gratitude she goes on…

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Growing Closer to God

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Lily is a member of DiscoveryBound’s 2017E NLC Class. She wrote to express gratitude for the financialÊassistance she received that allowedÊher to participate in her second-year Adventure Trip. The trip was, sheÊsays,Ê”an amazing two weeks with my NLC class, growing closer to my friends, exploring new environments, learning more about…

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