Participant Stories
Christian Science in Action
Healing and spiritual growth are a constant in DiscoveryBound programs. These stories are just a few of the many experiences that have uplifted participants over the years.
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Gratitude for Spiritual Growth in Compass
Gifts from donors make a powerful impact on participants like Noah. He was in the 2019-2020 Compass group as a high school sophomore and signed up again for the 2020-2021 group. Dear Donors, I would like to thank you so much for being a huge part of me being able…
Beloved Chapter Event Inspires Families
Logan Wendy and Rob Landry, along with their children, Logan and Carson, have been participating in the DiscoveryBound (DB) Outreach annual camping weekend in Jetty Park, Florida, since 2006. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to spend time with Christian Science families from around the region that we don’t see often,” Wendy…
Gratitude for Compass Community
Each year, DB Compass starts its program with a fall retreat during the DB Outreach National Annual Weekend. Teens in the 2019-2020 Compass group attended the Labor Day weekend in Los Angeles, beginning a day before the Outreach participants arrived to get to know each other in person as a…
Finding her place in a loving, supportive and judgement-free environment
When first joining DiscoveryBound’s National Leadership Council (NLC), Mia wanted to be in the program because she is the only Sunday School student at her church. Known as shy, she sought out a way to learn how to be more outgoing and a servant leader. Prior to her engagement with…
Loved and supported as a teen and adult
Amanda Loudon had gone to camp and was active in her local DiscoveryBound (DB) Outreach chapter, but it wasn’t until she attended her first National weekend event with DB Outreach in 2009 – Focus on Entertainment in Los Angeles – that she was hooked. “A wide-eyed 8th-grader, I was blown…
Constant support
“NLC was the program I never knew I needed,” says Michaela, a high school sophomore in DiscoveryBound’s National Leadership Council. “It was – and is – an experience that I carry with me at every point. It has forced me to grow, it has shaped me, and it has opened…
Healing in the heights
Before she joined the 2020T class in DiscoveryBound’s National Leadership Council (NLC), Lauren didn’t know what servant leadership meant. She hadn’t been away from the comforts of home, and her daily activities didn’t include reading the Christian Science Bible Lesson. Life was fine – but Lauren was looking for something…
Healed following a skiing accident
DiscoveryBound participant, John Monday, shares an account of a quick and inspiring healing he had while on a DB Outreach ski weekend. During a DiscoveryBound Outreach weekend ski trip, I had a fall while skiing. We were on a green run, but there were many patchy spots with snow and…