Arthur Blessitt has been arrested and jailed 24 times during his crosswalk. He was not arrested for committing a crime. I'll let Arthur explain what happened to you.
Here is a video of Arthur Blessitt sharing the story of how he was arrested in Madrid.
Watch Arthur Blessitt's forty year journey of faith - taking up his cross and following Jesus! The Cross will be available on DVD starting November 10, 2009. For more information go to The Cross website.
Arthur Blessitt walked across every nation - not just Christian nations, but all nations. In the photo at the right is Arthur Blessitt with Yasser Arafat while in Beirut in 1980. He walked amidst people whose beliefs were vastly different from the Christian faith. And yet they were equally blessed by The Cross. How did he do it? How did he keep going even though he was arrested and almost faced a firing squad?
He endured because he believes in God's power to change lives.
Are you intimidated by the prospect of sharing Jesus with a stranger? Arthur has shared Jesus everywhere - with various types of people. He shares these six tips to remember when sharing Jesus with others or witnessing.
Jesus said, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest." - Matthew 9:37-38.
Watch Arthur's amazing adventures as he shares Jesus with the world, The Cross will be available on DVD starting November 10, 2009. For more information go to The Cross website.
"And Jesus has been there every step of the way." - Arthur Blessitt
Still curious about the man who walks for Jesus? Arthur Blessitt is turning 69 on October 27, 2009 and he spent 39 of those years carrying a 12-foot wooden cross on his shoulder while spreading Jesus' message of love throughout the world. Wow!
Happy birthday, Arthur! Smile, Jesus loves you!
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In the 1960s Arthur Blessitt was known as the Minister of Sunset Strip. He had a coffee shop called His Place where he preached about Jesus to bikers, prostitutes and the other inhabitants of the infamous Los Angeles hang out.
After preaching one night God asked him to place a 12-foot cross on the wall of His Place. Arthur obeyed even though until that moment he did not have a special fondness for the symbol. But this was not the end of what God wanted Arthur to do with the cross.
At 5 AM one morning Jesus spoke to him and said, "Arthur, take the cross off the wall of your building, carry the cross on foot....identify my message on the highways, road-sides where the people are."
On Christmas Day, December 25, 1969, Arthur Blessitt started a walk that would take him to 315 countries, island groups and territories around the world while carrying a 12-foot wooden cross on his shoulder. He has walked through all seven continents, has been through 52 countries who were at war, was arrested 24 times and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the World’s Longest Walk having walked a total of 38,102 miles.
And as a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, Arthur Blessitt walks for Jesus and shares Jesus’ message of love to the world.
His amazing story is available on DVD starting November 10, 2009. Please go to The Cross Film’s website for more information.
