Luke, a senior in high school, took a breath. He was about to rappel down a steep cliff. He knew that, at the bottom of the cliff,  an experienced rock climber was holding the safety rope. But it still took all the courage Luke had to begin to rappel.

A few weeks later, Luke took a deep breath yet again. But this time he wasn’t rappelling. He was about to graduate high school. Just as had known the experienced rock climber would keep him safe, he knew his Heavenly Father was holding his future.

As Luke learned while rappelling, out of all the ways that outdoor activities benefit your son, perhaps the most important of all is the lesson in trusting God. These activities teach your boy to have courage and step out in faith.

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