Sometimes God bypasses our thinking brains to speak directly to us.
In January 2025, Clenildo and a select team set out to evangelize a region where they had never been. Their story starts here. (Names and details have been adjusted, but the story remains true.)
Chapter 6: Dreams Come True at Dawn
When Clenildo and his team dropped Isaac, their guide, off at the place where they had spent the night and witnessed the fierce storms, he reminded them of the nearby entrance to the Currycurry Tributary and offered to guide them there as well. Stories they had heard about that region weren’t encouraging—people said those living along the Currycurry were resistant, even hostile to outsiders. But Clenildo felt God’s unmistakable pull toward those forgotten waters.
The river narrowed as they traveled deeper into the jungle. The current grew stronger, and branches closed overhead like a green cathedral. Hours passed with only the sound of water against their aluminum hull and the steady rumble of the motor.
Then they heard a voice calling from the shore. A man named Regi stood on his dock, waving them toward his home with urgent gestures. “Come! You are welcome in my house,” he shouted across the water.
As they tied up their boat, Regi’s eyes shone as he stared at the visitors. “Last night I dreamed of three men coming to evangelize me,” he said breathlessly. “I knew it was you the moment I saw your boat.”
The team exchanged amazed glances. God had gone before them, preparing hearts through dreams and divine encounters. What people had said would be hostile territory had become holy ground, where the Spirit had already been working in the realm of sleep and vision.
Isaac, who had warned them about resistance, stood speechless.
Sometimes God’s reputation precedes His servants, opening doors that human wisdom says should remain closed.
“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.” – Joel 2:28
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth.” – John 16:13
Reflection
Dreams can be uncertain—Joseph trudged in chains long before his dreams came true. Yet Scripture shows again and again that God speaks in the night and confirms His word in daylight. What if we dared to trust that He still does?
Deanna’s Journey to Healing
“My final chemo has been postponed one week, to October 2, because my blood counts are low. But I’m not discouraged. My oncologist reminded me that the real goal is to be cancer-free after surgery—and by God’s mercy, that’s where we’re headed. Surgery is scheduled for October 31.”
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Deanna’s Happy Place
Prayer Requests
For millions of believers to take outrageous risks as they follow Jesus into the harvest
For Milton and Luciana as they process their time in Portugal and Spain.
For Deanna: for her blood tests to be strong so she can complete the last chemo session.
This week, Bella made a fruit cake with a watermelon base for the twins’ “corrected-age” first birthday party.
We have childlike faith that the world is a good place and that God is firmly in control. We have places to go and stuff to do.
May God surprise you with a really exceptionally good week.
It is our task (John 7:38) to create pockets of thriving wherever we go.
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