When pilgrims reach La Fuente, they are often in an exhausted, yet hopeful state. The location of the hostel is about three days’ walk from Santiago in the final stretch of the Camino. Volunteers from across the world have served these guests by offering overnight shelter, a warm meal, and meaningful spiritual conversations. More than 900,000 pilgrims have stopped by La Fuente for a short rest from their journey. Over the last 20 years, countless stories like Antonio’s have unfolded at La Fuente del Peregrino, a hostel owned by Agape. As the conversation progressed, Antonio learned for the first time that the true camino, the true way, is not a direction, but rather a person: Jesus. The same words he had been reflecting upon were written on the plaque! He rushed toward the entrance of the hostel, found a volunteer, and urgently requested to know the meaning of the phrase. As he passed the cottages along the roadside, a small plaque resting against the stone wall of a hostel caught his eye. Soon after, Antonio stumbled into a tiny village called Ligonde. What could this mean? Could this somehow be what he had been searching for all along?
While he walked, the words “I am the way, the truth, and the life” materialized in his mind.
“ If God exists,” he thought, “perhaps I can find him on the Camino.”Īfter three long weeks of walking, Antonio experienced something unusual as he began the day’s trek. Lost, confused, and desperate to find meaning in life, a middle-aged Spanish man named Antonio* set out on the Camino in search of direction.
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