Friday, January 24, 2014

Haiti Update

At the end of December Miles Dodge led a team of five individuals to the orphanage in Haiti.  They accomplished a great deal and had an incredible experience.  It has been very difficult for Jackson's family after his passing last July in a tragic car accident and the team was able to bless his wife Renette and the rest of his family by accomplishing some great projects.

One of the team members is a dental hygienist and cleaned all of the kids teeth.  This was such a huge blessing as most of these kids have never had a teeth cleaning before.  The team was also able to help finish the construction of the surrounding security wall and install barbed wire on top to increase safety for the children.  

One of the most exciting aspects of this trip was that the team was able to purchase a basketball hoop in country.  The kids has an absolute blast playing with the team and we are so thrilled to be able to provide them with this opportunity.  

Among many other things, the team also fixed the water catchment system and painted a beautiful memorial to Jackson on the orphanage wall.  Renette was very excited to have the team in country and sends all of the supporters her love and thanks!

We have two more teams heading to Haiti in March to continue the work. Please keep them in your prayers and feel free to reach out if you are interested in helping or attending a future trip.

God bless,

Joey Jenkins


Thursday, January 16, 2014

Welcome!

About seven years ago Ncompass was formed based on two main beliefs.  The first belief was that we were extremely blessed and that "To whom much is given, much is expected."  We had a deep desire to use the gifts, talents, and blessings we had received to serve those in the world less fortunate.  The second driving belief behind Ncompass has always been that "If everyone gives a small amount, then together we can change the world."  This belief has always been the reason behind why we ask for $10 a month in our fundraising campaigns and why we continue to attempt to make small impacts that we believe will eventually lead to global change. 

In the past seven years we have been extremely blessed to have many close friends and family support the work we do.  We have served the homeless in Portland, Oregon and have always felt the ministry was more of a blessing to us and the volunteers who join us than to those we serve.  We learn and grow so much from each conversation and interaction with those who live on the streets every day.  It always makes you thankful to have a warm bed and supportive friends and family.  Supporting the orphanage in Haiti has also been a huge blessing for us as we get to develop long term relationships and watch kids mature and develop into amazing young men and women.  Jackson's family has been serving the orphanage for over 8 years and have been incredibly faithful  working hard to provide a better life for these kids.  We are honored to serve by their side. 

God bless,

Joey Jenkins