Nicaragua Trip

In May Miles Dodge (Ncompass International Development Coordinator) and Danielle Schwartz (Ncompass Administrative Assistant) co-led an exploratory trip to Nicaragua to research possible partnership opportunities.  Between the two of them they used their experience of four previous trips to Nicaragua, and prior connections to identify and evaluate nine specific partnership opportunities that align with the mission of Ncompass; "To serve, empower, and develop today's youth to become the generation God created them to be through education and humanitarian efforts."  These opportunities ranged from large feeding programs with "Haiti-like" conditions, in communities like Cristo Rey, to supporting boys and girls rescue homes housing children survivors of rape/sexual assault near the former "garbage city" of La Chureca.

While the objective of the trip was to gather information for long term direction in Nicaragua the dynamic duo was able to deliver immediate positive impact.  Most notably we are proud to say Ncompass will be the primary supporter of a Child Psychologist (her name is Mabel) in Hogar Amistad, which houses 33 children, many of whom are survivors of child rape/sexual assault.  During their interview of Mabel they learned she has been practicing for over six years, primarily in the pediatric development of a hospital.  As a wife of a pastor, she formerly worked eight hours a week at Hogar Amistad and described her style as "incorporating the word of God" into her work; the kids only complaint about her was she was not around more.  With the support of Ncompass Mabel will be a full-time staff member year round and will work 48 hours a week.

Thank you for your support in this special mission and please pray for discernment as Ncompass evaluates the multitude of options on how to move forward in Nicaragua.

Joey

New Mission Statement

The past nine months has led to many incredible transformations in Ncompass.  One of which has been a complete shift in our mission and vision.  When Ncompass was formed over seven years ago, we started with the belief that God had blessed each of us a great deal and it was our responsibility to use those blessings for others.  We did not have a crystal clear vision at the time, but knew we needed to start doing something.

It has taken us a long time to narrow down our vision and calling for the organization, however we feel that we have finally started to zone in on our mission with great clarity and focus.  The past nine months we have performed a huge deep dive into our organization and our members.  We have reviewed strengths, passions, weaknesses, effectiveness and much more.  Through this process we have transformed into what we truly feel God is calling us into, which is a youth empowerment, mobilization and impact organization.  We have a passion for youth development and transformation, and this is where the majority of our officers have spent a bulk of their time over the years.

Our new mission statement is "To serve, empower, and develop todays youth to become the generation God created them to be through education and humanitarian efforts."

We are excited to move in this new direction with focus and clarity and ask you to join us in transforming todays youth.  We are looking forward to partnering with many great organizations like Twice Cleansed, Mission of Hope, and many more in our new KidStarter program.

More details on our new KidStarter program soon to come!

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

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