From Skiing to Biking, Love Triumphs

Categories: Participant Stories
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 teens. “The second I met …

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Discovering a Sense of Belonging and Worth

Categories: Participant Stories
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 to say, “due to his …

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Growing Closer to God

Categories: Participant Stories
Lily is a member of DiscoveryBound’s 2017E NLC Class. She wrote to express gratitude for the financial assistance she received that allowed her to participate in her second-year Adventure Trip. The trip was, she says, “an amazing two weeks with my NLC class, growing closer to my friends, exploring new environments, learning more about leadership …

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