THE MISSION
TIJUANA, MEXICO
The Mexico campus directly impacts over 500 children each day through orphan-care, family care, education programs and more.
Currently The Mission is working in three nations but our story first began in Tijuana, Mexico. In 1987, Steve and Cathy Horner said YES when God asked them to go to Mexico and take care of abused and abandoned children. They built an orphanage that would redefine family and love for abandoned children. Their ultimate desire was to transform a nation one child at a time.
Over the next 21 years, the Horners built and founded an orphanage, family care program, elementary schools, a school of ministry and local church, all in their beloved country of Mexico.
In 2008, the ministry’s baton was passed to Steve and Cathy’s oldest son Jimmy and his wife Genea, with the intention that they would take what was begun and run with it even further. Jimmy and Genea Horner have been leading the ministry ever since.
What the Mexico Campus offers:
ORPHAN CARE
We are currently averaging children in our full-time children’s homes and transition homes for youth over 18. The children in our care have been abandoned by a parent/guardian or taken from extremely abusive situations by DIF, a child protection government agency in Mexico. The government or parent does not provide financial support. The Mission cares for 100% of their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. After a child turns 18, they have the option to live in our on-site transition homes.
FAMILY CARE
The average wage earned in a factory in Tijuana is $75 a week, making childcare a luxury, not a necessity. Because government assistance for childcare is unavailable, many children are left home alone or in the care of older siblings. At a cost of only $5 per month per family, The Mission has made childcare affordable. We are currently maintaining an average of 400 children in our family care program. Since 1995 we have been transporting the children from their homes, providing two meals a day and an education for school aged children. Our desire is to introduce each of these children to the Father’s love and nurture their identities as children of God.
EDUCATION
A free public education is only offered for first through sixth grade, in Mexico. Private schools are expensive, making it impossible for mid-to-lower-class families to afford an education for their children. The Mission offers schooling through our preschool, elementary, jr. high and high school. The schools provide more than just a solid education. In our schools we nurture a culture of individuality, dreaming and love… a Kingdom culture.
OUTREACH
Since the beginning of the ministry we have hosted weekly outreach programs that include cleaning up neighborhoods, giving out clean water, mobile evangelism nights and more.
MISSIONS
Each year we host visiting teams for short term missions. The partnership that comes through these trips have been crucial for our growth as a ministry. It is only through their help that we have physically and spiritually built this ministry.
CHURCH
Since 1987, The Mission has built 19 churches throughout Mexico, for other ministries. Today, The Mission's own local church is growing and thriving. There are two church campuses, one in Tijuana, Mexico, and another at our base in Romania. The Mission Church is a house of worship at its core and places high value on teaching its children, growing relationships and being a blessing and influence on the community.