Calvary Christian School hosted its annual community service kick-off celebration on Oct. 13, welcoming a speaker from one of their new charity partners, Compassion International. Samuel Orlando awed students and adults alike with the story of his childhood in a province of the Dominican Republic called Luperón, Puerto Plata, where extreme poverty made obtaining an education or even basic nutrition a significant challenge. Orlando was one of the region’s first recipients of Compassion International aid.