The Cross Movie is a documentary that was released in 2009. Matthew Crouch directed the film in his debut as a director. It chronicles the 38,000 mile journey of Arthur Blessitt, who made the Guinness Book of World Records when he set out to cover the aforementioned mileage, without the benefit of a motor vehicle, carrying a 12 foot wooden cross. His objective was to present the gospel to every nation and major island group across the globe.
Arthur Blessitt and Matthew Crouch had met twenty years prior to the film being released. The 2 men had another chance meeting in June of 2008, as Blessitt was on his way to Zanzibar, Africa. It was then that the idea came to Crouch to make a documentary that with highlight the entire story, including each facet of Blessitt's walk.
The story essentially began with what Arthur Blessitt calls a basic act of obedience to God: designing a large cross to hang on the wall of the Christian coffee house he started in the 1960s in Hollywood, California called "His Place." Several years later, in 1968, he started taking short walks with the cross to feed homeless people on Sunset Strip and share with them the gospel.
Blessitt quickly began feeling as if God was telling him to take a similar walk, only this time throughout the entire country. He left Hollywood shortly after, and started a journey that would lead as far as New York City and Washington DC. It began in 1969 on Christmas Day.
The next year, Blessitt took his cross into then war-torn Northern Ireland. It was this journey that began what commenced as a walk across the globe, as he felt led of God in 1988 to continue the trek until he had taken the gospel to every country possible. Ten years later, this mission was completed, and he even gained access to North Korea due to an extraordinary chain of events.
In July of 2008, the film mentioned above was finally completed. Blessitt's wife assisted Matthew Crouch, the film's director, due to the fact that she had traveled with her husband to more than two hundred and ninety of the countries he passed through during his journey. To this day, the excursion is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "the world's longest walk."
The movie gives a personal account of Blessitt's trip through 315 countries, territories, and island groups. The distance he walked, which was specifically 38,102 miles, is equivalent to circling the globe over one and a half times at its equator. The movie has been received well by both Christians and non-Christians alike, and truly showcases the dedication and beliefs of Arthur Blessitt and his family.
Additionally, the film highlights numerous conversations with people to whom Blessitt spoke with during his walk. On various occasions, he journeyed in utter solitude, while on other days large groups of individuals gathered to greet him in specific areas. The journey took him to many war-torn, troubled parts of the globe. However, regardless of the circumstances he faced, he never considered abandoning his plans. The Cross Movie was released in select theaters, and can now be bought on DVD online or from various retailers.
Arthur Blessitt and Matthew Crouch had met twenty years prior to the film being released. The 2 men had another chance meeting in June of 2008, as Blessitt was on his way to Zanzibar, Africa. It was then that the idea came to Crouch to make a documentary that with highlight the entire story, including each facet of Blessitt's walk.
The story essentially began with what Arthur Blessitt calls a basic act of obedience to God: designing a large cross to hang on the wall of the Christian coffee house he started in the 1960s in Hollywood, California called "His Place." Several years later, in 1968, he started taking short walks with the cross to feed homeless people on Sunset Strip and share with them the gospel.
Blessitt quickly began feeling as if God was telling him to take a similar walk, only this time throughout the entire country. He left Hollywood shortly after, and started a journey that would lead as far as New York City and Washington DC. It began in 1969 on Christmas Day.
The next year, Blessitt took his cross into then war-torn Northern Ireland. It was this journey that began what commenced as a walk across the globe, as he felt led of God in 1988 to continue the trek until he had taken the gospel to every country possible. Ten years later, this mission was completed, and he even gained access to North Korea due to an extraordinary chain of events.
In July of 2008, the film mentioned above was finally completed. Blessitt's wife assisted Matthew Crouch, the film's director, due to the fact that she had traveled with her husband to more than two hundred and ninety of the countries he passed through during his journey. To this day, the excursion is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "the world's longest walk."
The movie gives a personal account of Blessitt's trip through 315 countries, territories, and island groups. The distance he walked, which was specifically 38,102 miles, is equivalent to circling the globe over one and a half times at its equator. The movie has been received well by both Christians and non-Christians alike, and truly showcases the dedication and beliefs of Arthur Blessitt and his family.
Additionally, the film highlights numerous conversations with people to whom Blessitt spoke with during his walk. On various occasions, he journeyed in utter solitude, while on other days large groups of individuals gathered to greet him in specific areas. The journey took him to many war-torn, troubled parts of the globe. However, regardless of the circumstances he faced, he never considered abandoning his plans. The Cross Movie was released in select theaters, and can now be bought on DVD online or from various retailers.
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Watch the cross movie showing how Arthur Blessitt carried the cross around the world by visiting his official website www.blessitt.com. Online visitors can also order his book directly from http://www.blessitt.com.
