In 1893, Chicago enjoyed the honor of hosting one of the largest public gatherings of all time, the Chicago’s World Fair. Under the leadership of architect David Burnham, the Chicago’s World Fair welcomed a record attendance of 27 million (equivalent to about half the US population) and brought together America’s most elite engineers and architects for the construction of what would become known as “The White City”. The Fair introduced many household names such as Quaker oats, Hershey’s chocolate, the Ferris wheel and Aunt Jemimah’s pancake mix.
The Chicago’s World Fair was grander than anything the American public ever dreamt possible. Never had a public exhibition brought together so many people, so many countries, ignited such creativity, and generated so much revenue in such a short amount of time.
The foolish leader and creative genius, David Burnham, that dreamed all of this possible said,
“Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.”
Last week the children of Camp Hope sat patiently as Mr. Matt explained the next activity. Ready to go, with pencils in hand, they listened as he asked them to complete the sentence, “When I grow up…”
“Doctor…teacher…mommy…veterinarian…president…gardener…” one after another they drew, wrote and shouted into the air! It was music to our ears!
Then came the response of 12 year old Patricia…“I want to work with kids, and I want to be like Mr. Matt, Ms. Kourtney and Ms. Rachel…”
What grand plans! The children of Camp Hope are teaching us a lesson! Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood! How awesome it is to watch hope develop and see their dreams grow! Camp Hope, our first and very successful after-school program, sadly came to a close this week. We went out on a high note though, holding an all-parent dinner as well as finishing the last day with a trip to a local Water Park! Honduran public schools will have their “summer” vacation from November-January, so we are now preparing and gearing up for our first 4-week Public School Vacation Camp!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for those connected within our community. Thank you for impacting the lives of children in Copán Ruinas and inspiring the dreams they were meant to dream!
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