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Will Ford and Matt Lockett are indeed advancing the Godinspired dream of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Two paths united beyond skin color come together to bridge the racial divide in this compelling saga, destined to turn the pages of history towards victory.
Dr. Alveda C. King
Evangelist
The lives of Will Ford and Matt Lockett intertwine in such a startling way that it could only have been orchestrated by God! In their book, The Dream King, they tell of their healing from personal pain as well as the powerful reconciliation that occurred on behalf of their families and communities. Will and Matt carry a testimony filled with hope for the healing of racism, for the abolishment of abortion, and for the restoration of the world to Gods original design. Unity, after all, has always been Gods idea.
Bill Johnson
Bethel Church, Redding, CA
Author of God is Good and Hosting the Presence
They say you can lose yourself in a good story, but its even better if you can find yourself in one. Matt Lockett and Will Ford have found themselves in a supernatural storyline that spans generations, and they have uncovered startling details from our countrys history that are still impacting our lives today. Their message catches us all up in a divine epic that only God could write. Our nation is more divided than ever before, and polarizing extremes threaten to tear away the fabric of our union. Will we repeat the mistakes of the past and suffer the consequences, or will we break the cycle of curses and enter into blessing? What is certain is that were all in need of healing right now. Matt and Wills lives and the message they carry are a healing balm for our collective soul. For everyones sake, read this book and live the dream.
Jim Garlow
Pastor, Skyline Church, San Diego, CA
Author of Well Versed
I once read that the things that most impact our lives are the books we read and the people we meet. This statement certainly applies to my good friends Matt Lockett and Will Ford and the book that chronicles their story. While The Dream King is filled with intricately woven storylines, there is a common thread that runs through all our lives. The King Himself chooses when and where we are born, and these details are all connected to our destinies in Him. Never is this truth more evident than in the remarkable intersection of the lives of these two men. Theirs is a story for the ages, especially this present age.
From hurt to healing, The Dream King is filled with hope, history, humility, and heritage. It has the potential to unite this nation in one common bond of unity for the sake of The King and His Kingdom! The Dream King goes right to the heart of what ails this nationdivisionmotivating us to tear down walls and build bridges with the timber of the cross. A must read for this age and all ages!
Elvin Hayes
NBA 50 Greatest Players
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame1990
Entrepreneur/Businessman
In the midst of the present milieu of racial tension and violence in America, God, the beneficent Author of History, has injected an alternate storyline of outrageous hope into our seeminglyfated fractured national soul. In fact, I call it one of the greatest stories ever told: the story of two men, two families, slave owner and slave, two races, made one through a prayer for freedomAn Epistle of Miracles!
Lou Engle
Founder, TheCall
Author of The Jesus Fast
Healing the racial divide in America is one of the nations greatest spiritual needs. Will Ford and Matt Lockett have written a compelling book that is a must-read for believers from every community. This story shows how each one of us can overcome our personal pain and enter into our God-given destiny. Will and Matt were led from their heritage of the classical, oppressive master/slave relationship of their ancestors to a covenant friendship that celebrates their differences. Read, follow, and obey their revelations, because theres hope for each one of us and every community in our nation!
Harry R. Jackson, Jr.
Chief Convener of The Reconciled Church Movement
Pastor, Hope Christian Church, Beltsville, MD
Will Ford and Matt Lockett have written a powerful story that has to be read right now! God is beginning to manifest the dream he gave to the great Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. This book does a wonderful job of proving it and teaching you how to also become that dream. Stories embed their cultures within them, and this story will help you to see how our God is just, caring about civil rights even more than we do. God is love, and His love is the only thing that will create a salve over the racial wound of America. I dont know if I have ever been so impacted by a story with so many prophetic details as this one. Both Will and Matts life journeys have been intricately woven together in a way that shows God Himself slapping racism in the face. Their lives bring forth a revelation to this generation, and their teaching is reformational.
Shawn Bolz
Author of Translating God, God Secrets, Keys to Heavens Economy
The Dream King is a remarkable account of the miraculous intersection of two mens lives in a storyline spanning centuries, written by none other than God Himself. Together Matt and Will have reached back through the pain of shared history to bring Gods healing, hope, and redemption to a troubled land. This book will inspire you to participate in fulfilling Gods dream for America and to turn the curse of slavery and racial division to a blessing of reconciliation and unity.
Jane Hamon
Pastor, Vision Church @ Christian International
Author of Dreams and Visions and The Deborah Company
The Dream King is a dynamic revelation of the way God weaves our life stories together. Matt and Wills story reveals how God works steadily and silently during times of our past sorrows and foolish pride; these dark threads are woven in by the Weavers skillful hand. When the loom is silent and the shuttle ceases to fly, He unrolls our canvas and explains the reason why things happened in our lives. In the end, the gold and silver threads of our lives shine forth in the pattern God has planned all along. Yes, The Dream King is all about the work of our God in the war against our adversary. In the end, the miracle of our Savior is an amazing revelation of Gods love for each and every one of His children.
Dennis Lindsay
President and CEO, Christ For The Nations Institute
We are living in the midst of a cultural and spiritual impasse that demands a new paradigm, a new way of thinking. Without this metanoia, we will hopelessly repeat our historical low points and sentence the next generation to more chaos and cultural turmoil. Will Ford and Matt Lockett have given us a masterpiece, a solution from Heaven above. Their improbable story contains the seeds of one of the most powerful reformations that could hit this planet. The Dream King is the signature of Heaven for a generation, contained in two lineages played out in the lives of these world shakers. This authentic, courageous, inspiring book will certainly move heartsand, equally as important, it will move history. I highly recommend this long-needed prophetic treatise!
Sean Smith
Director, Pointblank International
Author of Prophetic Evangelism and I Am Your Sign