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.
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