Canadian missionaries Tim and Lil Horne, and a handful of Ecuadorian friends founded Hope of Bastion School in 1997. Located on the edge of the large port city of Guayaquil, with a population of more than 250,000, Bastion is one of the largest and most dangerous urbanized
communities in all of Ecuador. Many of the students come from homes that struggle with abuse, violence, drugs and gangs, and t
he unpredictability and hopelessness of their living conditions...but in the midst of all this stands the Hope of Bastion School. Within its walls, the children feel safe, the staff is kind, and all of the students are encouraged to rise above their circumstance. The school was named “Hope of Bastion” not because of the hope it gives itself, but because it is an extension of God’s love for the community and proof that He cares. Jesus is the great giver of hope. A little over a decade since the school first opened its doors, we have a fully functioning elementary school (k-9) that sees 200 kids pass through those doors every academic year.
