Ortega, Carlos & Rebecca

Sharing the light and hope of Jesus through Christian education in the Hope of Bastion School; teaching and mentoring through the local church; and Bible camps at Lighthouse of Hope camp.

Website

Commending Church

Woodside bible Fellowship

Country

Ecuador

Province From

Ontario

PRAYER ITEMS

26

Jun 2026

Looking for new camp caretakers

The camp caretakers (property and maintenance) have recently moved on to a new chapter in their lives. Although they were only with us for a short time, we are grateful…
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26

Jun 2026

wisdom and direction for new school property

Please pray that God would provide wisdom, direction, and provision as we move forward with our school expansion. This will allow us to expand our ministry, better serve our students…
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9

Mar 2026

2026 Bible Camps

Please keep the campers and staff at Lighthouse of Hope Camp in your prayers . Pray for safety, joy, meaningful friendships, and that each child would experience God’s love in…
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6

Feb 2025

Finishing the school year

The 2024-2025 school year is quickly coming to an end and our 200 students and 25 staff will be on vacations until April. We cherish your prayers for the following:…
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10

Feb 2022

Improving the school administration

Lord willing, two teachers from El Salvador will move here soon to serve alongside Bastion School leadership. They are both godly women who have experience with mission schools. Rebecca will…
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21

May 2020

Blessings and fruit

Today marks exactly 2 months since we left our home in Guayaquil and moved to El Faro camp. We have been supplying groceries to families and are receiving a good…
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16

Apr 2020

Out of Guayaquil

Rebecca and Carlos made it out of Guayaquil with their 2 young girls a day before lockdown and are staying at Camp El Faro until it is safe to return.…
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19

Dec 2019

A heart for this ministry

Please pray for a 16-year-old young man who is leading a weekly kids’ club out of the church. At such young age, he has taken the initiative to reach out…
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24

Oct 2019

Mom and toddler group

God gave me the idea to start a Mom and Toddler group through the local church in Bastion. The purpose would be to create a place where moms can bring…
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21

Mar 2019

A hard road ahead

Carlos spoke at the youth camp and I shared with the girls at devotion time. Pray for these youth, that the Lord will help them through peer pressure. Pray that…
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3

May 2018

Camps

We finished 2 weeks of kids’ camp, 2 weeks of youth camp, and a senior youth retreat. God moved in the hearts of many campers. Please pray that they continue…
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24

May 2017

20 Years

May 2nd marked the first day back to school for our student body of 196 children. As Hope of Bastion School celebrates 20 years this year, we are amazed as…
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23

Nov 2016

Exciting news

We have exciting news to share!  On Tuesday morning (November 15th), the Hope of Bastion Mission purchased property beside the back patio of the school! Thank you for your prayers…
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13

Jul 2016

‘Women’s Tea’

I always thought that it would be a good idea to have a women’s group at the church. Our first meeting was a ‘Women’s tea’ where everyone brought their own…
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PROJECTS

Hope of Bastion School Building Fund

Bastion Ministries

Hope of Bastion School

Faro De Esperanza

OPPORTUNITIES

English Teacher

Child Sponsorship Worker