Zipline Alumni News

G’day alumni! There’s great news for everyone: Adventure Unlimited’s focus on 20s/30s has progressed from the Young Adult Research conducted in 2017 to implementing its findings through the creation of the DiscoveryBound Young Adult Manager position and so much more. Having started in this new position in mid-September, I’m privileged to share this awesomeness with you.

When I went off to college right out of high school, I was pretty naive about the world. I’d grown up in a large family and we all attended a Christian Science Sunday School. Looking back, I don’t think I had a very clear idea of God or what my relationship was to Him/Her.

Did you know that the A/U Ranches is open during the non-summer months? Some times of the year you can pretty much have the place to yourself, apart from a few deer! It’s called 100 Elk Events at the A/U Ranches, and we are ready to host your next corporate retreat, wedding, family reunion – even a small family vacation.

Zipline catches up with alumni of the A/U Ranches and DiscoveryBound: Rob Boucher, Emily Ellet and David Fletcher.

Hey Adventure Unlimited family – we would love to hear from you! Here are some ways you can get in touch and get involved with DiscoveryBound and the A/U Ranches by planning out your next few months.

Wherever we have lived, we have contributed time and treasure to institutions we believed made our communities better. We have many communities, but one focus: youth and education.

What does it look like when you combine a TMC College Summit, a DiscoveryBound (DB) Outreach National Annual event, and a DiscoveryBound Compass fall retreat in Boston? Christian Scientists from all over the country gathering in one location to see and hear firsthand from staff at The Mother Church, Longyear Museum and, most importantly, each other!

Rusty’s enthusiasm for giving is palpable. “Don’t be a hoarder!” he says in his affable Texas drawl. “Only five percent of Christians shed the light!” He heard this “don’t be a hoarder” comment from a minister while working together in the prison ministry in Austin and has adopted the phrase as another way of saying, “live generously.”

We’ve found that families are challenged with choosing among many activities. My job is to share and answer questions about the experiences children have in A/U Ranches and DiscoveryBound activities.

Zipline catches up with the newest members of the National Alumni Board: Skip Franklin, David Kurtz, Doug Moser and Bill Webster.