While we are very busy getting ready for the new Act Five cohort, the summer is also a time of rest and fun here at Act Five. In the quiet of the summer, we like to check in with our community and share a bit of what's been growing here at Act Five!
By: Alyssa Zilney | June 27, 2024
Summer has begun at Act Five with a house full of new and returning residents. Rieneke is an Act Five Gap Year alumni who found her way back to Act Five for a summer and Brent is a returning resident who both reflect on the summer so far.
By: Alyssa Zilney | May 30, 2024
Then, a short while later and after a bit more climbing we turned the corner and pure elation broke out among us. We had reached the top of our final peak! As each member finished their climb to the top a great euphoric “WOW” left their mouth.
By: Alyssa Zilney | April 24, 2024
This past Saturday, April 20, 2024, we celebrated our fifth cohort completing their gap year with Act Five. What a year! Continue reading to see what Abby Lobert shared as a graduation address to our students.
By: Abby Lobert | April 22, 2024
God is the gardener. This parable invites us to humbly expect we are the soil, and we must desire to get messy and dig deeper in order to find the good soil God longs for all of us to be.
By: Alyssa Zilney | April 15, 2024
"I think having that deep sense of longing for community allows me to get out, which helps me to make the communities around me better." Read more of what Marika had to share in our first alumni interview of the spring!
By: Abby Lobert | April 11, 2024
Act Five is deeply grateful for our ongoing partnership with 541 Eatery & Exchange, a local non-profit and pay-it-forward cafe. A few of our students reflect on their time serving there this term as part of their placements.
By: Alyssa Zilney | March 16, 2024
Where do YOU want to spend summer 2024?
By: Jon Berends | January 23, 2024
Madi Eckert tells a recent story of exchange - both food and friendship, happening between residents of Act Five and Micah House.
By: Alyssa Zilney | January 8, 2024
The clay of our hearts has been softened by the stories of others. Encountering diversity requires us to be creative, formed, and curious, locating beauty in the difference
By: Jon Berends | December 20, 2023
Our students and staff have spent a weekend moving turkeys, feeding chickens, harvesting gardens, milking cows, and pressing fresh apple cider. This, we've experienced, is good work for the body and soul.
By: Jon Berends | November 1, 2023
Two students, Naomi and Emma, have taken time to reflect on their September canoe trips: what they learned, what they loved, and what they didn’t expect.
By: Alyssa Zilney | October 10, 2023