Camino De Santiago Faith Walk with Kristin and Peter

Camino de Santiago Faith Walk with Kristin and Peter is a faith-forward documentary that captures the married couple’s transformation while on pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint James, apostle of Jesus. 

During their 500-mile walk, they share personal insights into their life-changing experience and the people who helped guide their path to transformation, while weaving in the significant history of this ancient journey.

They carried camera gear on their backs to capture their experience, and now share it with those who might not be able to physically walk this same path. With the completion of the film, they realized that documenting it for others actually helped them more-fully recognize the lessons and blessings from their Camino, which continue to transform their lives.

After this film’s release in 2021, it premiered to two sold-out theaters at Circle Cinema in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Camino de Santiago Faith Walk was also named an Official Selection in a dozen international film festivals, along with winning awards including Audience Choice, Best Documentary, Best in Fest and Best Editing.

It is currently working on distribution via Michael Davis at Uptone Pictures. For more information about bringing this film to your local theater, send an email to Mike@UptonePictures.com.

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Author Kristin Dickerson left her 15-year career as a TV journalist to join her husband, Peter, on a pilgrimage to some of the holiest places in the world. 

Their journey began in Spain with an ancient walk that’s known for transformation—the Camino de Santiago. As they neared the final 100 miles, the call to capture her odyssey was made very clear. So, Kristin started writing and her testimony poured out of her.

This book is the journal she kept on their 98-day pilgrimage across Spain, then Israel and India—visiting the sacred sites and also experiencing the love of Jesus, Buddha and Shiva.

Along with detailing their travel adventures, local cuisine and the lessons learned from fellow pilgrims, Kristin also weaves in her personal journey back to God. She shares her transformation from depression, alcohol and drug use, insecurities in her marriage, and not being able to speak up for herself, to a place of peace, strength, and gratitude. 

Some of the stories she shares about her past struggles are not flattering, but as the Bob Dylan lyrics that kept coming to her on the Camino declared, “you’ve got no secrets to conceal.”

The book is available in paperback and audiobook HERE.

Reviews on Amazon:

Karen C.

5 out of 5 stars

Incredible Journey

It is amazing how our world makes us believe life should be one way, but all the while we know it should be different. Kristin and Peter share their journey of reordering their lives and the peace and joy which comes when the world as we know it slips away. Exceptional story of their incredible faith and the love of God that truly wants what is best for us (no matter how painful that might be at the time) and wants us to enjoy the gift of the life we are given. Wonderful, thought provoking, and inspiring adventure! 

Taylor S.

5 out of 5 stars 

The best book I’ve read in years!

Highly recommend this book!! So inspiring and enlightening! Kristin and Peter’s journey is so beautifully told and I can’t wait to read about more of their adventures in the future!

Leigh R.

5 out of 5 stars 

Journey of a lifetime

Well written book with thought provoking insights. The reader can visualize the sights, hear the sounds, taste the food, and enjoy the journey with the author. Well done.

S. Morris

5 out of 5 stars 

A joy to read!

Inspiring and introspective! Kristin and Peter’s Camino became my Camino! Sharing wonderful interpersonal truths and sparking my curiosity! Well done.

Sheena G.

5 out of 5 stars 

A spiritual adventure

I was very surprised at the ending of the book. We went from struggling to triumph. What an interesting read.

Anna B.

5 out of 5 stars 

Heartwarming!

I enjoyed reading this book. The author was authentic and shared her experiences in a way that was enjoyable to read and thought provoking.

Casta M.

5 out of 5 stars 

Can’t put down

I just started this book and it’s hard to put down . . . I am several chapters in and if I didn’t have work tomorrow, I would finish the book tonight. Can’t wait to read more tomorrow. So beautifully written and so pure and honest.

In August 2019, we left our jobs (and donated most of our belongings) to go on a storytelling faith walk.

We started our three-month pilgrimage by walking the Camino de Santiago. It’s a 500-mile trek that took us from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, to Santiago de Compostela, Spain and then on to the coast. During this walk, we carried camera gear (providing seven sources of audio and video) to document our journey..

Our pilgrimage projects are currently being edited. We have the “ingredients” for a documentary or series of episodes about our journey through Spain (a draft of an episode is above). After three weeks of walking, Kristin’s testimony started to flow onto paper and is now in the form of a book. It details her personal faith walk, life challenges that include depression and addiction, and how walking 500-miles helped her finally purge the darkness from her past. We also have elements for a podcast that focuses on conversations with our fellow pilgrims along the Camino.

This is the beginning of our answer to a calling to create faith-based video-storytelling content. It was a call heard while Kristin was anchoring a television newscast. The words, “I’m doing this wrong,” came to her very clearly. The “doing this wrong” wasn’t the wrong type of delivery, but instead, she realized it was the wrong type of content.

In television-news, she had a platform to share the most amazing things happening in the world, but instead, she often shared the worst of humanity. To be the change she wanted to see, she knew it was time to capture and share positive stories that inspire, connect, and build faith among people of all religious backgrounds.

Going into this pilgrimage, the end-goal was to create content that can be shared with people who are seeking the Spiritual side of the Camino, but are not physically able to walk it themselves.

“My Sister From God”

After realizing Dominique’s financial and physical needs caused by a paralyzing car crash, her nurse became her advocate: finding her a wheelchair, getting her a vehicle, and buying her a home for her family.

“Warrior League in Las Cruces, New Mexico”

Warrior League is the first baseball league in Las Cruces, New Mexico for children with special needs. Instead of a one-day event, there is now an entire season of games for kids who otherwise couldn’t play. This video is about the Warrior League Draft Day. More than 80 children and their families gathered at New Mexico State University’s Presley Askew Field to find out their child’s team on the league, pick up their new jerseys, and meet the NMSU baseball players. Two Warrior League teams also got to play in a one-inning exhibition game before the season officially begins September 11th 2022.

“Breakfast with Dads”

After a Facebook post pleaded for volunteers to come to a Breakfast with Dads event at a once-struggling Dallas school, hundreds of men showed up to help.

“Rainbow Babies”

Rainbow Babies is a group of online friends who finally meet after years of supporting each other online. They are mothers who unite through life after loss.

“Spiritual India: What My Heart Sees”

In 2017, Peter and Kristin spent their fourth trip to India capturing the advice of a wise Swamiji, “don’t see India with your eyes, see it with your heart.” This piece aims to do just that, by showing the beauty of India through the kind faces of its people who have a humble devotion to God.

“Glass Blower Carlyn Ray Inspires Students to Create Art”

Carlyn Ray is an amazing (and tough as heck) female glass blower working in Dallas. She started a non-profit organization to bring glass blowing to students—especially girls. In this story, Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School students learn to create art with molten glass. After holding a 2,100 degree substance with flames around her, student Stephanie Hernandez said, “it was amazing seeing that I could do it.” What an empowering adventure in this hands-on classroom at Dallas Glass Art. (Shot and edited by Kristin Dickerson in 2019)

“Santa Makers: The Face of Christmas”

A family of Santa makers dedicating their lives to help people enjoy the traditions surrounding Christmas. The heart of this piece is about the man who inspires them, and whose spirit is still an active member of their creative team. (Shot and edited by Kristin Dickerson in 2018)

“Banaras, India’s Holiest City”

In 2019, Kristin and Peter visited India’s ancient city that goes by three names: Banaras, Varanasi, and Kashi. It’s regarded as the spiritual capital of India.

“God’s Art Piece”

Artist Tim Hogan had a vision of what he needed to paint, but it wasn’t until decades later that he knew the spiritual significance of the sight he had in his mind’s eye. (Shot and edited by Kristin Dickerson in 2017)

“Paige Park: Filling the World with Joyful Sound”

Singer and musician Paige Park was a high school student in Oklahoma who, as a woman of faith, she shares how she was lead to “fill all the world with joyful sound.” That calling included playing her violin for young children in Africa who had a joyful reaction to her musical gifts. (Shot and edited by Kristin Dickerson in 2015)

“Bullfighting: A Prayerful Sport”

Most people who have attended a rodeo would know them as clowns, but there is a lot more to being a professional bullfighter than most realize. At this bullfighting competition in Oklahoma, this group of athletes proves that fighting bulls is a prayerful sport. (Shot and edited by Kristin Dickerson in 2015)

“Praising the Lord’s Name with Yours”

Cecil Poston shares how he uses custom name plates to praise his Lord’s name. Woodcarving is part of his testimony. He’s a recovering alcoholic who credits his faith for saving his life. (Shot and edited by Kristin Dickerson in 2014)

“Benefits of Kriya Yoga Meditation”

Self-Realization Fellowship’s Brother Bhumananda discusses the benefits of Kriya Yoga meditation: including increased intuition and Divine wisdom. He also explains why the techniques to shut off the outer senses help make those benefits possible. (Shot and edited by Kristin Dickerson in 2018)

“Mind is the creator of everything. You should therefore guide it to create only good.” -Paramahansa Yogananda, The Laws of Success

“Kriya Yoga devotees make a pilgrimage to Babaji’s Cave in Dwarahat, Uttarakhand, India”

The ancient science of Kriya Yoga meditation has been shared with laypeople for more than 150 years. The story above features several Kriya Yoga devotees who traveled to India on a pilgrimage to Babaji’s Cave, the storied location where Kriya Yoga was given by Mahavatar Babaji to his disciple Lahiri Mahasaya. (Shot and edited by Kristin Dickerson in 2017)

“Exploring Southern New Mexico’s Hatch Green Chile”

Kristin and Peter explore one of Southern New Mexico’s most iconic foods: Hatch Green Chile. For the farmers who grow Hatch Green Chile, it’s a way of life.

We meet Chris Franzoy, owner of Young Guns Produce, whose family has been growing chile in the Hatch Valley for more than a century. Journey with us to The Game Sports Bar and Grill in Las Cruces to explore some of the creative ways to consume it: a Bloody Mary, green chile macaroni and cheese, atop a classic cheese burger, and battered with locally-grown pecans and fried to golden deliciousness. (Shot and edited by Kristin Dickerson and Peter Fleisher in 2018)