Dreams Do Come True

 Meet Concepcion. I tell Concepcion’s story in my book Enough. Concepcion lived on a small tract of land on a high point in the coffee fields outside of Managua, Nicaragua. In this amazing photo, Concepcion is telling me about the dream she had that the valley below her house would be filled with the knowledge and glory of God. She wanted a church built on her land so that the people of her village, La Luz, and especially her children and grand-children, could know the love of Christ.

Concepcion died not long after this picture was taken. I gave it to her daughter, also named Concepcion. It was the only photo she had of her mother.

Two days ago, I baptized Concepcion in a small lake not far from her mother’s home. As we stood in the water together, we talked about how happy her mother, now pain-free and alive in heaven, must be. Then we all cried.

Concepcion is in white on the back row and on the left

It was an unbelievable moment, loaded with many life-lessons:

God answers prayer
God honors sacrifice
God sets captives free
God obviously cares for the poor
The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of God

I look forward to continuing my relationship with the people of La Luz, with their pastor Juan (his own story is equally amazing), and with Concepcion.

Amen and Yea God.