Camitha Jean Paul is one of the sweetest girls I’ve ever met. Her soul is tender and tenacious! She loves people and loves life!

I met her in 2011, when she was a brand-new six year old. It was apparent that Camitha’s little body was not like her peers. Her right hand and foot were turned in and both had very limited mobility. Yet, she didn’t let these disabilities hold her back. She and the other kids at the Maranatha House ran, and screamed, and sang at the top of their lungs with homemade soda bottle maracas we had made with rocks. I remember that first night, during evening prayers, holding her tiny body as she fell asleep - undoubtedly from all the running the kids did that afternoon. I knew that night that there was something very, very special about her. ​As we’ve gotten to know her over the past 6 years, we’ve learned she has cerebral palsy. Knowing that disabilities are often seen as curses in Haiti, we wanted to do what we could to prevent the stigma of a disability from holding her back any more than her lack of mobility would. We saw in her a fighter, and we wanted to empower that. Thankfully, we found a great occupational therapist in Port au Prince who has been working with her regularly, and has helped her find solutions that work for her to WIN at life.
Her therapist, along with members of our team in Haiti have played key roles in helping Camitha realize her potential and to not let her disability hold her back. And she's owning this! Talk about EMPOWERMENT!

When I first met Camitha, I remember worrying about how she would face the already-hard world ahead of her, not to mention having a stigma associated with her that would make it even more challenging to survive, let alone thrive. 
But Camitha is a fighter! And she is sending that stigma packing!
Today, I know that she will not only survive but WIN and THRIVE at life. Camitha doesn’t let anything stop her! She knows what she wants, and she goes after!

We love the kids at the Maranatha House and our Transitions Program.
Like… REALLY LOVE THEM!
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Like if they were a soccer team, we'd the paint-our-faces-in-the-team-colors-and-cheer-their-names-at-the-top-of-our-lung-when-they-scored-a-goal kind of fans! 
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Click the button above to find out what our sponsorship program is now offering to the children living at the Maranatha House, and CHEER ON one of these children. 
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As an organization who's mission is to develop and empower youth - it is part of our DNA to believe that youth have the ability and potential to do GREAT THINGS! They are innovators, they are dreamers, they are doers, they are our future - NOW. 

As an organization founded by college students, we believe that youth have a place at our table.

To be served, AND to serve. 

Ncompass has multiple ways for youth to engage in giving back - one being our Internship Program. Our student internship program that has allowed high school and college students a place at our table, to dive in deeper and gain hands-on, real-life experience in the non profit industry. ​

Meet one of our latest interns:  Eva van Hameren 

"I am 17 years old and a junior at Jesuit High School. I am part of the varsity cross country and track team, specializing in the hurdles. I was born and raised in the Netherlands and obtain a Dutch citizenship/American permanent residency. I moved to the US for my dads job, he works in marketing at Nike. One of my interests is languages, I currently speak Dutch, French, and English as well as learning Spanish. Outside of running some of my hobbies include kitesurfing, photography, videography, hiking, swimming, and reading. I really enjoy traveling and am lucky to have seen some beautiful places. I traveled to Haiti this past summer and had a life changing experience, it opened my eyes and brought me closer to God. This is why I chose to get more involved in Ncompass and possibly be going back this summer. I just started the college process and am looking to go to school somewhere in California, to study business/communications/physiology-- undecided. I'm an upbeat talkative person, and very excited to become a bigger part of Ncompass!"

Eva's internship will be focusing on social media and marketing development. We are thrilled to have her creativity, innovation and passion at our table. 

Do you know a high school or college student with leadership abilities that is looking to gain and refine skills that can be directly applied toward their future endeavors? Let us know! Send an email to info@worldncompass.org to get more information.

Looking for other ways to get your son or daughter involved in giving back? Check out our Kidstarter program, and stay tuned for a Kidstarter highlight coming soon. 

As Americans, we are bombarded everyday with media that makes us very aware of our lack or inadequacies, with the hopes that through this realization, we'll buy what their selling to make us better. While on one hand, this is a terrific marketing strategy, it also does a number on your spirit and self-worth.

For many people, myself included, we believe this lie so strongly, that when we encounter someone else who is "worse-off" than we are, we can't even imagine how they deal with their own value and worth. I wrestle on a regular basis with the notion of how people who are hungry, or who have less income than I do, could be significantly happier, have healthier relationships, and genuinely love better than I do.

I have believed the lie that more "stuff" will make me happier, healthier, whole. 

God has a gentle, and sometimes firm, way of reminding me that His ways are not my ways. The order in which man-kind sees themselves and others is usually not how He sees us or views us. 

Toward the end of January, myself, along with April Allen and Stephanie Jenkins, headed over to Haiti to be with the children and young-adults we love so dearly. April is an author, among other things, and has written a children's book called "I Love Being Me." We had planned to do a book reading with the kids with a discussion time afterwards. In my mind, I assumed these children might struggle with self-worth like I did at their age, and to some extent, I'm sure they do. Given their circumstances, I assumed (wrongfully so) that they would have a very hard time answering April's discussion questions.  But their ability to self-love, and to love each other astounded me. 

April asked them after the book was finished what they loved about themselves.

The chatter and clammer among the kids was exciting to see.
​So many hands flew in the air. One boy loved his knees. One loved his big ears.  

And Camitha loved her bent hand. 

You see, Camitha has cerebral palsy, and her right hand little-to-no mobility. She could let this defeat her. She could wallow because she is different and can't do everything her peers can. But she knows who she is, and who she was created to be. She loves her hand, and her body the way it is. She can glorify God through the gifts He has given her, and she can love people in a way I can only hope to.  

​My prayer for myself, and for all of us, is to see who it is that God made us all to be, and to love that person. Love the things that are amazing, beautiful, and tremendous about yourself. But love the things you struggle with, love the pains and the issues you have.  You are who you were created to be. And that is beautiful enough. 

​Just like Camitha.

Want to show some love to your self, or someone else this Valentine's Day? Sponsoring a child's education is an amazing way to share LOVE!