Our Program
The Compass House for women is a discipleship program for Third Culture Kids who are seeking a deeper relationship with God while learning relational and life skills to integrate back into North American culture. The program is also designed to provide mental health support for those undergoing the unique struggles of a cross cultural lifestyle.
We strive to achieve healing and complete integration by providing a healthy environment through adequate and safe housing, mentoring, coaching and pastoral counseling. We surround the residents with a spiritual community that understands the plight of a TCK and where they can discover who they are in Christ. They then experience interdependence in the culture they currently live in.
Ruth House has a one year discipleship program Reentry and Transition. If the resident would like to stay longer, we offer another year long program Integration.
Reentry- 6 mo.
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Resident will focus on transitioning and getting acclimated back to US
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Will work in our industry to learn basic work ethic and vocational skills
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Intense discipleship class and pastoral counseling
Transition- 6 mo.
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Resident will be assigned a career/vocational counselor
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Begin applying for jobs outside of ministry (1 month grace)
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Will be assigned a life coach and learn how to budget
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Begin paying rent & utilities
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Advance discipleship classes
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Continue pastoral counseling
Integration- 12 mo.
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Resident will begin formulating short & long term goals
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Begin application to Universities or community colleges or technical schools
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If not going to school a long term vocational career in an industry she/he can thrive and sustain themselves
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Process of transition to independent living while being immersed in local supportive community (home church and +Compass MK homegroups) and accountability