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Media Press & Arthur's Personal Profile
History of the Cross
The Man Who Carried the Cross Around the World
The World's Longest Walk
Cross Carried in Every Nation and major Island Group
"1 & 1/2 times around the earth at the equator"
Arthur Blessitt has completed a historic and unprecedented crosswalk in every nation on earth. He has carried on foot a 12 ft. cross for Jesus around the world since 1969. Through wars, deserts, jungles, 315 countries, 7 continents, and 38,102 miles (61,319 km) The Guinness Book of World Records 1996-2008 lists this as ‘The World’s Longest Walk’. This modern day pilgrim has faced a firing squad, been arrested 24 times, been through 52 countries at war, fasted 40 days, ran for President of the United States and has walked with 70,000 people across Poland. He has been on all major news worldwide. Billy Graham has walked with him, Pope John Paul II has welcomed him to Rome, Yasser Arafat has welcomed him to Beirut and he has slept in Prime Minister Begin's house in Israel. He has carried the cross through such places as Iraq, North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, Russia, China, South Africa, Lebanon, India, Antarctica, Palestine, Israel, Cuba, Libya, Yemen, Vietnam and Mongolia, etc. He has now been on the longest journey in the history of the world. Arthur says, "I love God and I love people. I try to keep it simple". Speaking of the walk he said, "Jesus did it! And it is all for the glory of God. Denise and I are but simple servant followers of Jesus”
We pray
for peace on earth, love in every heart, and God's blessings upon all people.
Arthur Blessitt is 68 years old. At the age of 7 he received Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord of his life. He married Denise Irja Blessitt from England in 1990 and she accompanies him now on all his trips..
They also plan to make special ‘Crosswalks’ back to revisit many nations and walk with the cross in about thirty small island groups in remote places on earth.
Arthur Blessitt
P. O. Box 201840
Denver, Colorado USA 80220
Phone 303 355 2234
Spring 1968 September 1969 |
Made the cross and put on wall of "His Place". Carried the cross on short walks along Sunset Blvd. Jesus' call "Carry the cross on foot - identify My message in the highways, road-sides where the people are". |
| December 25, 1969 | Began carrying the cross across America. |
| August 1971 | Jesus' call "Carry the cross to other nations". |
| September 1, 1971 | Began carrying the cross across England. |
| February 26, 1977 | Arrived in Jerusalem with the cross "Lord, do I stop or go on?" I prayed on Mt. Sinai. Jesus said, "I've called you to the common man, with peasants of the world, to sweat, walk in the rain, smell exhaust fumes, sleep on the road. Go! I want you to go all the way". |
| April 2, 1979 | The vision of the Glory of the Lord "Arthur, Proclaim the Glory of the coming of the Lord is at hand". |
| June 1981 | At the "Iron Curtain" East Germany the Lord said, "There are no walls!" |
| March 31, 1988 | Jesus said, "I want you to commit your life to carry the cross in every nation by the Year 2000!" |
| June 2, 1990 | Denise and I vowed to God at our wedding to go in obedience to His call to carry the cross to every nation by the Year 2000 as Jesus so wills |
| November 1, 1993 | God spoke "Pray for others, I will take care of you". |
| December 25, 1998 | Walked back now Sunset Strip in Hollywood to the same place where the cross walk began 29 years ago! |
| November 2005 | Carried the 12ft cross in 305 nations, 37,000 miles (59,544 km) |
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November 2006 June 2008 March 2009 |
Carried the cross a total of "1 & 1/2 times around the earth at the equator" Carried the Cross 38,102 miles, 61,319 km, 315 nations, island groups. Jesus did it! All glory to God. Completed every nation and major island group. Carried the cross to Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood for the opening of "The Cross" Movie! |
Millions have prayed to receive Jesus as Savior and decided to follow Him.
Hundreds of millions have seen the cross in person, on T.V., newspapers, magazines, or heard on radio world-wide.
