Recently we have had some homeschool writing assignments
about Civil Rights, desegregation in schools, Martin Luther King’s “I have a
Dream” speech. If you have never read or listened to this historic speech, I
encourage you to do it. I find his words inspiring. We who have the benefit of
his legacy are privileged to see many of his dreams realized. Glory to God; so
many of those God-given dreams have come to fruition.
These thoughts have been rambling around in my head the last
few weeks. As we work with families who are making hard choices about
education, it has inspired me to have my own dreams.
I have a dream.
I dream that parents don’t have to choose which one of
theirs kids can go to school this year.
I dream that one day, every boy and every girl has the opportunity to learn and grow in their local
school.
I dream that teachers would be well trained and well equipped
to cultivate the young minds entrusted to them.
I dream that every child would take those magical trips to
far-off lands, in far-off times, with imaginative characters only found between
the pages of a book.
I dream that students would rise up to become leaders and
agents of change in their communities.
I have a dream.
I don’t have the power or the authority to make these dreams
come true. I can’t change the systemic problems within government and education
systems. But the Lord has given me a dream. And he’s given me opportunities to
make a difference with a few children and a few teachers, in a small part of a
small country. If I am faithful to the opportunities that God has entrusted to
me, he will be faithful to produce the fruit of those labors. He is the Dream Giver
and the one who brings them to bear. All glory to the Dream Giver that I get to
be a part of his dreams being realized.
What’s your dream? What opportunities has the Lord given you
to bring about change?
(Photos are from our first day back at the After School Tutoring Program, let the learning begin!!)