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# Bright Hill Collective

Driving Human Flourishing in El Salvador

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://brighthillcollective.org/blog/)
- [Good News from Bright Hill | July 2026](https://brighthillcollective.org/good-news-from-bright-hill-july-2026/) - A few glimpses of what God has been doing this month One of our favorite things about summer is getting to welcome people to El Salvador who have never been here before. This July, we were blessed with so many first-time trippers and so many families who chose to serve together. Every team brings its
- [Good News from Bright Hill | June 2026](https://brighthillcollective.org/good-news-from-bright-hill-june-2026/) - If this month's update is arriving a little later than usual, it's for a good reason: We've been busy! June took us through three wonderful (and very full!) weeks in El Salvador with back-to-back mission teams, an incredible group of ETEAM students, Monday night outreach services, a beautiful quinceañera celebration, and so many moments that
- [Good News from Bright Hill | May 2026](https://brighthillcollective.org/good-news-from-bright-hill-may-2026/) - This month has been full in the very best way. We’ve watched teenagers step into leadership, celebrated moms who pour so much love into their families, and worked hard getting every corner of Bright Hill ready for a summer packed with ministry opportunities. Some moments were loud and joyful. Others were quieter reminders that God
- [Good News from Bright Hill | April 2026](https://brighthillcollective.org/good-news-from-bright-hill-april-2026/) - Every month when we sit down to share these stories, we’re reminded that none of them happen alone. Behind every classroom win, every outreach night, and every answered prayer is a community of people like you who care deeply about this work. Thank you for walking with us. This month brought some especially joyful news.
- [Bright Hill Collective Updates...](https://brighthillcollective.org/bright-hill-collective-updates/) - This year, we’re excited to start sharing more regular stories from Bright Hill. Each month, we’ll pause and look back at the moments that made us smile, the work God placed in front of us, and the ways this community continues to show up with faithfulness and love. Because this ministry isn’t just happening here
- [Where in the world is Bright Hill Collective? And what's it like to stay there?](https://brighthillcollective.org/where-in-the-world-is-ship-international-and-whats-it-like-to-stay-there/) - We talk a lot about going to El Salvador. Have you ever wondered where we're going? Have you ever wondered where we stay? We've got answers. Where are you going in El Salvador? Obviously, El Salvador is a country in Central America, so we're going to Central America. But where do we stay when we
- [Mission Trip Panic: How rough are we roughing it?](https://brighthillcollective.org/mission-trip-panic-how-rough-are-we-roughing-it/) - You've got questions. We've got answers. Wait a second...did we just steal that slogan? Anyways, we know that people have questions but that they might be too embarrassed to ask. They know that a Bright Hill Collective Trip is a mission trip, so they should be grateful for whatever accommodation they get and just shut
- [Building without a Plan?](https://brighthillcollective.org/building-without-a-plan/) - Sometimes you have no idea what you're doing, even when what you're doing is constructing a building. We've built lots of homes and buildings, and, of course, we always have a plan before we start. But, in the case of our classroom building, we didn't completely know what we were doing. The original plan was
- [What's a Bright Hill Collective Trip like?](https://brighthillcollective.org/whats-a-bright-hill-collective-trip-like/) - What's it like to take a trip with Bright Hill Collective? What makes Bright Hill trips different from other mission trips? To start with, Bright Hill Collective wasn't started by missionaries or pastors. It was started by the two weirdos in this picture. Ann and Robert Horton aren't theologians. They're just a couple of entrepreneurs
- [SHIP is...Making Friends](https://brighthillcollective.org/ship-is-making-friends/) - This picture warms our hearts every time we see it. These three were some of the littlest of our Salvadoran neighbors back when it was taken. They'd come to SHIP's property and have the biggest time running around, playing, and just generally being in charge of the whole place. We couldn't be happier that they
- [SHIP is Creating...Something Beautiful](https://brighthillcollective.org/ship-is-creating-something-beautiful/) - One thing we love about the classes at our school in El Salvador, Colegio La Luz de Jesús, is that our students are always busy. They're always moving or singing or making. They're learning about the weather by singing songs about how hot or rainy or windy it is each day. They're learning their colors
- [Fitness Craze 2024: Container Loading!](https://brighthillcollective.org/fitness-craze-2024-container-loading/) - What's the fitness craze that nobody's talking about? Container Loading! Container Loading (patent pending) will push you past the limits physically, emotionally, and mentally. You'll come out the other side better for the journey but confused about what just happened to you. The only way to understand Container Loading is to experience it, but this
- [Faith through the Fire](https://brighthillcollective.org/1901/) - The Bible story of Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and their time in the fiery furnace isn’t something I’ve thought about in a long time. Honestly, I’d sort of forgotten about it until it came up in my Bible reading this morning. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego’s trial of faith feels far away, as I feel like I
- [It's that time of year, and we couldn't be more excited!](https://brighthillcollective.org/1918/) - Want to stay up to date on all of our prayer requests and praises? Sign up for our weekly prayer email at: https://brighthillcollective.org/how-to-help/pray/.
- [Summer trip season is coming: Let's pray!](https://brighthillcollective.org/1924/) - Want to stay up to date on all of our prayer requests and praises? Sign up for our weekly prayer email at: https://brighthillcollective.org/how-to-help/pray/.
- [Using art to celebrate the "new creations" our students are becoming](https://brighthillcollective.org/2057/) - Want to stay up to date on all of our prayer requests and praises? Sign up for our weekly prayer email at: https://brighthillcollective.org/how-to-help/pray/.
- [We have so much to give thanks for!](https://brighthillcollective.org/monday-minute-prayers-for-december-4/) - Want to stay up to date on all of our prayer requests and praises? Sign up for our weekly prayer email at: https://brighthillcollective.org/how-to-help/pray/.
- [SHIP's WHY: What keeps us working in El Salvador](https://brighthillcollective.org/ships-why-what-keeps-us-working-in-el-salvador/) - Here at SHIP, we're entering our 20th year of working in El Salvador. Twenty years is a long time. In that time we've built and repaired homes, started a school, taught women to sew, served so many meals at our outreach services, prayed with and for our neighbors, and seen the goodness of God each
- [SHIP Gives Thanks for all of You!](https://brighthillcollective.org/ship-gives-thanks-for-all-of-you/) - We've been so blessed by so many people throughout our ministry in El Salvador. We are so thankful for all the good that you've done to help SHIP! Want to stay up to date on all of our prayer requests and praises? Sign up for our weekly prayer email at: https://brighthillcollective.org/how-to-help/pray/.
- [Prayers to start our week: January 10, 2022](https://brighthillcollective.org/prayers-to-start-our-week-january-10-2022/) - It's hard to believe that we're over a week into this new year. It's even harder to believe that the Salvadoran school year starts in just over a week. SHIP's students head back to class on January 18, and this year, we'll be providing education for 137 students. Those students' grade levels go from Kinder-4
- [Prayers to start our week: January 3, 2022](https://brighthillcollective.org/prayers-to-start-our-week-january-3-2022/) - We've been out of the office and have missed getting to tell you everything that's happening here at SHIP. Now that we're back in the office, we have a lot of work to do but a lot of things to be grateful for. Here is what we're praying about and thanking God for this week:
- [Prayers to start our week: December 13, 2021](https://brighthillcollective.org/prayers-to-start-our-week-december-13-2021/) - We can't wait to give you an update on the retreats that took place this past weekend. You'll have to tune in next week for those. But we wanted to share this picture from the girls' retreat. The three girls have been friends for years. We have pictures of them playing together when they were
- [Prayers to start our week: December 7, 2021](https://brighthillcollective.org/prayers-to-start-our-week-december-7-2021/) - The big week is finally here. We're ready for our retreats! (Well, we're as ready as we'll ever be.) Today we've got a group flying from Texas to El Salvador to help with the girls' and guys' retreats. They are excited to be able to return to El Salvador and to be a part of
- [Prayers to start our week: November 30, 2021](https://brighthillcollective.org/prayers-to-start-our-week-november-30-2021/)
- [Our prayers for the week: September 7, 2021](https://brighthillcollective.org/our-prayers-for-the-week-september-7-2021/) - We have so much to be thankful for today, most of it having to do with the sweet kids in the picture above (and all of their schoolmates). So, here is what we're praying and praising about this week: Praise God that our school is officially registered with the El Salvadoran government. This has been a
- [Monday (Tuesday) Minute: Prayers to start the week [August 31, 2021]](https://brighthillcollective.org/monday-tuesday-minute-prayers-to-start-the-week-august-31-2021/) - These verses from Isaiah always inspire me. They remind me of the work we do at SHIP, but, more importantly, they remind me of the many times throughout the Bible that God promises to bind up wounds and broken hearts, to give freedom to those who are captive. This same passage is repeated in Luke
- [Tuesday Minute: Prayers to start the week [August 24, 2021]](https://brighthillcollective.org/tuesday-minute-prayers-to-start-the-week-august-24-2021/) - It looks like we might be a day behind in posting this to our blog. That's okay though. We can still pray together this week, whatever day we start. Thank you for praying for us and with us. Your prayer mean so much. As we all know, the past couple of years have been unprecedented/historic/challenging/a
- [Prayers for the Week: August 17](https://brighthillcollective.org/1727/) - The week has just started, but news from around the world--Afghanistan and Haiti especially--makes this new week feel so heavy. The words above from Revelation are encouraging, and we are grateful that God promises to bind our wounds and heal our broken hearts. This week we wanted to focus our prayers a little differently because
- [Monday Minute: Prayers to start the week [August 3, 2021]](https://brighthillcollective.org/monday-minute-prayers-to-start-the-week-august-3-2021/) - Welcome to the Monday Tuesday Minute. The week started off hectic, so we’re a day behind. But, no worries. All is well at the SHIP office. We've just entered a time when everything happens all at once! Please pray for our sanity and productivity.Here is what we're praying about this week: Pray for our fundraiser planning. We haven't been able
- [Monday Minute: Prayers to start the week [July 26, 2021]](https://brighthillcollective.org/monday-minute-prayers-to-start-the-week-july-26-2021/) - Hey, Friends! It's been a little while since we've posted here, and we thought it was about time to give you a little info on what's been happening at SHIP and how you can pray for us. First off, God has done amazing work in El Salvador, and we're blessed to be a part of
- [Two Days and a Miracle](https://brighthillcollective.org/two-days-and-a-miracle/) - That's how our building engineer explained it to us. In a meeting yesterday, we learned just how critical prayer had been in our building process. Any logical means of understanding the approval process would lead to the conclusion that we wouldn't have been approved, but we were approved. And, better than just getting approval, we
- [Monday Minute: Prayers to start the week [May 24, 2021]](https://brighthillcollective.org/monday-minute-prayers-to-start-the-week-may-24-2021/) - First thing: This title is a lie. A little technical difficulties yesterday meant that this blog didn't get posted until Tuesday. We're still calling it the "Monday Minute" because it sounds better. :) Now to the important stuff: This week we have so much to be thankful for. Honestly, we are just thankful that God
- [Monday Minute: Prayers to start the week [5.17.2021]](https://brighthillcollective.org/monday-minute-prayers-to-start-the-week-5-17-2021/) - Today we are praising God for His goodness. For three years, we've had a van that needed to get to El Salvador. That's it in the picture above, along with a young man named Jonatan. Three years is a long time to wait. It's not biblically long (like wandering through a wilderness for forty years),
- [Monday Minute: Prayers to start the week](https://brighthillcollective.org/monday-minute-prayers-to-start-the-week/) - We love the guys you see in this picture. They are boys and young men from our neighborhood, and their pursuit of God and His Word is inspiring to see. This week, we want to pray for them. If you'd like to join us, here are some ways to pray: Pray for their safety. El Salvador
- [Monday Minute: Prayers to start the week [4.26.2021]](https://brighthillcollective.org/monday-minute-prayers-to-start-the-week-4-26-2021/) - This is a BIG week! This week we're laying the foundation for the second story of our new classroom building. It's a huge undertaking for us, and we're juggling a lot of moving parts. We could really use some prayer. Here are some ways to pray for SHIP this week: Give thanks with us! We
- [Our New Brothers in Jesus](https://brighthillcollective.org/our-new-brothers-in-jesus/) - Those are the words of two dads from SHIP. Praise God they both accepted Jesus as their Savior. Not only that, but one of our junior high boys accepted Jesus as his Savior, also. PRAISE GOD! God is working despite difficulties in SHIP families. This week, Robert and Ann had the honor of visiting with each of these
- [HELP US TRANSLATE DREAMS INTO REALITIES](https://brighthillcollective.org/help-us-translate-dreams-into-realities/) - We want to show you one of the ways God is doing a new thing in El Salvador through one of SHIP’s programs: Women’s English Class. Started by Noralee Moore, this class takes place after Women’s Bible Study and offers a place for women to learn English at no cost. Like the picture above, this class is filling
- [WE COULD USE YOUR HELP … & IT’S VERY EASY TO DO SO](https://brighthillcollective.org/we-could-use-your-help-its-very-easy-to-do-so/) - Did you know we have young women at SHIP … who had no place to live? What did SHIP do when they discovered this? SHIP opened up a bedroom for these young women. It started with a freshman at the University. Her mom & sister left her. She had no where to go, so SHIP

## Pages

- [Home](https://brighthillcollective.org/) - Hope Shines Here Bright Hill Collective shares the love of jesus through SAFE HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EL SALVADOR. 174 STUDENTS Enrolled & Sponsored 40+ Homes built / rebuilt 20 YEARS In the Community BRIGHT HILL COLLECTIVE INCREASES ACCESS TO SAFE HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF
- [Fundraiser](https://brighthillcollective.org/fundraiser/) - October 08, 2026 Thursday, 12PM - 1PM College Station Hilton 801 University Drive East Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Come early to shop at our Artisan's Market. PLEASE RSVP BY SEPTEMBER 29 RSVP TO ATTEND(opens in new tab)UNDERWRITE(opens in new tab)DONATE NOW(opens in new tab)PRAY WITH US(opens in new tab)
- [Bright Hill Mission Trips](https://brighthillcollective.org/mission-trips/) - mission trips 2027 TRIPS March 6-12 March 13-19 June (two trips, dates tba) July (two trips, dates tba) Mission Trip Application BRIGHT HILL TRIPS SEE YOU IN EL SALVADOR We love El Salvador. We love introducing people to the place that has become our second home and the people there who have become a part
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://brighthillcollective.org/faqs/) - FAQ Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3003 Bryan, TX 77805.3003 Email: contact@brighthillcollective.org Phone: 979.260.7447
- [What We Do](https://brighthillcollective.org/what-we-do/) - What We Do Bright Hill Collective has been working in the same community in El Salvador since 2004. We love this place, the people, the opportunity we've had to become a part of this community and the lives of our neighbors there. Working in the same area for so long means that we get to
- [About Us](https://brighthillcollective.org/about-us/) - WHO WE ARE Our Story "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future." We are often asked, "Why did you choose El Salvador?" Truth of the matter is, we didn't. In 2004, the founders
- [First Time Bright Hill Tripper Application](https://brighthillcollective.org/mission-trips/first-time-bright-hill-tripper/) - Trip Application - FIRST TIMER
- [How to Help](https://brighthillcollective.org/how-to-help/) - How to Help Donate. Sponsor. Pray. Take a SHIP Trip. Share the story. Sponsor Our sponsorship program gives both sponsor and child the chance to form a lasting bond of friendship. Learn More Pray Each day we see your faith-filled prayers moving in the lives of our friends and neighbors on a mountain in El
- [Thank You](https://brighthillcollective.org/thanks-for-applying-copy/) - THANK YOU Thanks for contacting us! We will get in touch with you shortly.
- [Thanks for Applying!](https://brighthillcollective.org/thanks-for-applying/) - Thanks for Applying! Thanks for applying! We look forward to having you join us on a Bright Hill Trip. While we process your application, if you have any questions, please reach out to us at contact@brighthillcollective.org.
- [Pray](https://brighthillcollective.org/how-to-help/pray/)
- [Sponsor a Student](https://brighthillcollective.org/how-to-help/sponsorship/) - Sponsor a Student At Bright Hill Collective, we are all about relationships, and our sponsorship program is a big part of building relationships with the children and young people in our neighborhood. To our students, their sponsors are heroes. Sponsors are the people who write them letters, pray for them, and encourage them. A sponsor
- [Share the Story](https://brighthillcollective.org/how-to-help/share-the-story/)
- [Contact Us](https://brighthillcollective.org/contact-us/) - CoNtact US We'd love to talk to you more about our work in El Salvador! Phone: 979.260.7447 Mail: P.O. Box 3003 Bryan, TX 77805
- [Returning Bright Hill Tripper Application](https://brighthillcollective.org/mission-trips/returning-bright-hill-tripper/) - TRIP APPLICATION - RETURNER
- [Bright Hill's Story](https://brighthillcollective.org/bright-hills-story/) - “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future.” Bright Hill Collective started in 2004 with one plan—to construct a building for an orphanage operating in El Salvador. We are often asked, “Why did you
- [Test](https://brighthillcollective.org/test/)
- [Our People](https://brighthillcollective.org/our-people/) - Our Salvadoran Team Our Texas Team
- [Artisans for SHIP](https://brighthillcollective.org/shop-ship/artisans-for-ship/) - At SHIP, we’ve been fortunate to have people in the US and El Salvador who use their God-given talents to help this ministry. We’d like to tell you about some of these artisans. Geo Petros From his workshop in Edge, Texas, craftsman John Lawrence turns rock and stone into art. After a number of years
- [SHIP Shop Resale](https://brighthillcollective.org/shop-ship/ship-shop-resale/) - Located at 2905 Cavitt in Bryan, Texas, the SHIP Shop is both a store and a ministry. The SHIP Shop is the place to go if you’re looking for a place to score a great deal (with everything from clothes to furniture to household goods) or to drop off those items that you once loved
- [Shop SHIP](https://brighthillcollective.org/shop-ship/)
- [Who We Are](https://brighthillcollective.org/who-we-are/) - Life is not always clean and neat and easy. Life can be dirty and messy and hard. And that’s where SHIP comes in. SHIP (Shelter the Homeless International Projects) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is committed to providing clean, safe dwellings and offering food, humanitarian aid, and educational opportunities to children and families in
- [Statement of Faith](https://brighthillcollective.org/statement-of-faith/) - The Scripture: The sole basis of our beliefs is the Bible, the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. It was uniquely, verbally, and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit and was written without error in the original manuscripts. It is the supreme and final authority in faith and life in every age. God: There is
- [El Salvador](https://brighthillcollective.org/el-salvador/) - Located in Central America, the country of El Salvador is nestled between Honduras and Guatemala, and bordered by the Pacific Ocean. The natural beauty of the country can be seen in the lush jungle mountains, forests, and exotic flowers that bloom freely everywhere. The people of El Salvador are very friendly and gracious; however, wide-spread
- [Login Designer](https://brighthillcollective.org/login-designer/) - This page is used by Login Designer to preview the login form in the Customizer.

## Sponsor a Child

- [Gabriel R.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/gabriel-r/)
- [Kevin F.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/kevin-f/)
- [Jayden V.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/jayden-v/)
- [Mateo P.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/mateo-p/)
- [David C.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/david-c/)
- [Josué M.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/josue-m/)
- [Ian F.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/ian-f/)
- [Camila M.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/camila-m-2/)
- [Josué P.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/josue-p/)
- [Elias Q.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/elias-q/)
- [Isabella G.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/isabella-g/)
- [Ariana H.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/ariana-h/)
- [Valeria C.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/2767-2/)
- [Alexa R.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/alexa-r/)
- [Ademar F](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/ademar-f/)
- [Oscar R.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/oscar-r/)
- [Daila H.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/daila-h/)
- [Hazel G.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/hazel-g/)
- [Keren M.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/keren-m/)
- [Kaetlyn G.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/kaetlyn-g/)
- [Kendall R.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/kendal-r/)
- [Kendra H.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/kendra-h/)
- [Fabiola G.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/fabiola-g/)
- [Nathaly P.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/nathaly-p-2/)
- [Lowsan F.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/lowsan-f/)
- [Henry A.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/henry-a/)
- [Carlos P.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/carlos-p/)
- [Emanuel M.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/emanuel-m/)
- [Valeria Q.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/valeria-q/)
- [Verenice M.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/verenice-m/)
- [Mathias M.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/mathias-m/)
- [Marely L.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/marely-l/)
- [Ximena A.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/ximena-a/)
- [Derek D.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/2652-2/)
- [Angel H.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/angel-h/)
- [Denisse M.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/camila-m/)
- [Denzel H.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/denzel-h/)
- [Mónica M.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/monica-m/)
- [Lucas P.](https://brighthillcollective.org/sponsor_child/lucas-p/)

## FAQ

- [Sponsorship FAQs](https://brighthillcollective.org/faq/scholarship-faqs/)
- [General FAQs](https://brighthillcollective.org/faq/general-faqs/)

## Timeline

- [2012](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2012-2/) - SHIP received a grant from Rotary Club International, Rotary Club of Aggieland, and Santa Tecla Rotary Club, El Salvador, to drill a well that could supply clean water to our facilities and the community. A primary and secondary school scholarship program begins! We provide six neighborhood students with scholarships to attend safe, private Christian schools.
- [2019](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2019-2/) - In January 2019, SHIP opens a school, Escuela Luz de Jesús, which serves students ages four to six, with plans to add one grade level per year. In November of that same year, we celebrate our first graduating class of kindergartners. Our sponsorSHIP program now sends more than 85 children to private, academically challenging Christian
- [2020](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2020-2/) - We add a grade to our school and welcome new students. Like the rest of the world, we adapt and learn to work remotely during the pandemic. El Salvador goes into lockdown. SHIP starts a food distribution program and goes online with school and tutoring. After Tropical Storm Amanda hits, we fundraise to purchase supplies,
- [2013](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2013-2/) - SHIP’s facilities and the surrounding community get access to clean, safe drinking water. SHIP Shop El Salvador opens, offering economic opportunity to neighborhood women. The scholarship program keeps growing, and we send 13 additional students to private school and provide them with tutoring.
- [2017 - 2018](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2017-2018/) - SHIP hosts our first conference for Salvadoran pastors. Outreach services, Bible studies, and Vacation Bible School keep growing and reaching more of our neighbors. The idea to start our own school is brought up again and again, but we say we’ll never do that. Spoiler Alert #3: God had other plans. We were about to
- [2016](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2016-2/) - SHIP’s scholarship and tutoring program officially becomes sponsorSHIP and begins connecting sponsors with their sponsored students through letters. We celebrate our first baptism.
- [2014 - 2015](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2014-2015/) - SHIP works with community members to make local homes safer. Those kids we send to private school? They’re some of our biggest helpers. Vacation Bible School becomes part of each SHIP Trip. A sewing ministry starts. Women learn a trade to help support their families
- [2010](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2010-2/) - While on our Summer 2010 SHIP Trip, we learn that building completion is crucial. If the buildings aren’t completed in a matter of months, many of the children at the orphanage will be sent to state-run orphanages. We collectively refer to that trip as “The Worst Mission Trip Ever.” We panic. God shows up. A
- [2008 - 2009](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2008-2009/) - SHIP’s land had a tenant—the land’s caretaker and his family. Our first construction-focused mission trip? Building a new home for that family, a family that became our lifelong friends. When a SHIP Tripper’s heart was touched after meeting four recent high school graduates who lived at the current orphanage and couldn’t afford to go to
- [2011](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2011-2/) - SHIP finally moves into the property we bought in 2004. Remember when we said God would make a way? Well, He did. We wanted to be good neighbors, so we went to work repairing neighbors’ roofs, painting homes, and facilitating neighborhood cleanup. Then SHIP began the search for clean water.
- [2005-2007](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2005-2007/) - We start taking other people to El Salvador and host SHIP’s first mission trip to El Salvador. We build relationships and make friends in El Salvador. SHIP owns 12 acres of lush, rugged land, but building and fundraising go so slowly that we start to wonder if we’d misunderstood God’s call to build. Spoiler Alert
- [2004](https://brighthillcollective.org/timeline/2004-2/) - We visit El Salvador for the first time to see if a piece of land was suitable to build an orphanage on. We expected to go there only once. Spoiler Alert: God had other plans. After that trip, Bright Hill Collective is established and becomes a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization SHIP raises funds and purchases 12

## Staff

- [Yenifer & Edwin Escudero](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/escuadero-family/)
- [Aida Lopez](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/aida-lopez/)
- [Melanie Dominguez](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/melanie-dominguez/)
- [Carolina Argueta](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/carolina-argueta/)
- [Janise Crumpler](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/janise-crumpler/)
- [Leon Moore](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/leon-moore/)
- [Mariana Telles Sermeño](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/mariana-telles-sermeno/)
- [Doris Martinez](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/doris-martinez/)
- [Bessy de Martínez](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/bessy-de-martinez/)
- [Krissia Coto](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/krissia-coto/)
- [Franklin Villalobos](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/franklin-villalobos/)
- [Yamileth Perez](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/yammy-perez/)
- [Ena de Lopez](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/ena-lopez/)
- [Mónica Coto](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/monica-coto/)
- [Valeria Bautista](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/valeria-bautista/)
- [Kevin Castro](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/kevin-castro/)
- [Rebeca Guzman](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/rebecca-guzman/)
- [Marlon Guerra](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/marlon-guerra/)
- [Phoebe Kraft](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/phoebe-kraft/)
- [Sara Horton](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/sara-horton/) - Sara Horton has been active in Bright Hill Collective's ministry since her first trip to El Salvador in 2008. Sara received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas A&M University and has taught at Texas A&M University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Blinn College. She serves on the Board of Trustees for her church, New
- [Terry Hoelscher](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/terry-hoelscher/)
- [Laura Fernandez](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/laura-fernandez/)
- [Maegen Crisp](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/maegen-crisp/)
- [Tim Skaggs](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/tim-skaggs/)
- [Jack Adams](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/jack-adams/) - After volunteering with SHIP for many years, Jack Adams began serving on the Board in 2008. He is retired from a 23-year career in interstate commerce. He and his wife, Angie, have been married for 40 years and have four children and one granddaughter. They are members of Parkway Baptist Church in College Station, Texas,
- [John Lawrence](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/john-lawrence/) - John Lawrence began volunteering with the SHIP ministry in 2008 and joined SHIP’s Board in 2011. John has a background in small business design, product development, production, marketing, sales, and service. He and his wife, Trisha, have been married 33 years and have one daughter. John enjoys gardening, building, reading, and studying God’s Word.
- [Ann Horton](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/ann-horton/)
- [Susan Lee](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/susan-lee/) - Susan Lee has served as SHIP’s Administrative Director for more than five years. She received her bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and worked for the University for 25 years before retiring to work for SHIP. Since 1990, she has been an active member of Central Baptist Church in Bryan, Texas, serving as the class
- [Robert Horton](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/robert-horton/) - A co-founder of SHIP, Robert Horton has been a volunteer and ardent supporter of SHIP since 2004. Robert is a home builder in Bryan, Texas, and has been married for 46 years to his wife, Ann. Robert and Ann have been to El Salvador over 60 times since 2004, working with the orphanage. They are
- [Eunice Martinez](https://brighthillcollective.org/staff/eunice-martinez/)

## Newsletter

- [Christmas 2025](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/christmas-2025/)
- [Summer 2025](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2025-2/)
- [Luncheon Program 2025](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/luncheon-program-2025/)
- [Spring 2025](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/spring-2025/)
- [Christmas 2024](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/christmas-2024/)
- [Summer 2024](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2024/)
- [Special Edition 2024](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/special-edition-2024-2/)
- [Spring 2024](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/spring-2024/)
- [Christmas 2023](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/christmas-2023/)
- [Summer 2023](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2023/)
- [Christmas 2022](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/christmas-2022/)
- [Spring 2023](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/spring-2023/)
- [Spring 2022](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/2022-spring-newsletter/)
- [Summer 2022](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2022/)
- [2021 Newsletter](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/2021-newsletter/)
- [Summer 2018](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2018/)
- [Summer 2019](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2019/)
- [Summer 2017](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2017/)
- [Spring 2017](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/spring-2017/)
- [Summer 2016](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2016/)
- [Spring 2016](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/spring-2016/)
- [Summer 2015](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2015/)
- [Spring 2015](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/spring-2015/)
- [Summer 2014](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2014/)
- [Spring 2014](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/spring-2014/)
- [December 2013](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/december-2013/)
- [Summer 2013](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2013/)
- [Spring 2013](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/spring-2013/)
- [December 2012](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/december-2012/)
- [Summer 2012](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/summer-2012/)
- [January 2012](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/january-2012/)
- [Fall 2011](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/fall-2011/)
- [May 2011](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/may-2011/)
- [January 2010](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/january-2010/)
- [October 2008](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/october-2008/)
- [April 2008](https://brighthillcollective.org/newsletter/april-2008/)

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://brighthillcollective.org/category/uncategorized/)

## Tags

- [El Salvador](https://brighthillcollective.org/tag/el-salvador/)
- [Bible Study](https://brighthillcollective.org/tag/bible-study/)
- [Prayer](https://brighthillcollective.org/tag/prayer/)
- [School](https://brighthillcollective.org/tag/school/)
- [Construction](https://brighthillcollective.org/tag/construction/)
- [Monday Minute](https://brighthillcollective.org/tag/monday-minute/)