Arthur Blissitt of North Fort Myers

Arthur Blissitt of North Fort Myers, Florida, has walked 33,151 miles. Not
only has he (17)........... he has carried a 12-foot, 40-pound wooden cross with
him on the entire journey.
Blissitt operated a coffee shop in Los Angeles, California. One day he
decided to place a 12-foot-high cross on the wall. Many patrons were drawn to
it and one evening he said that (18) ........... .
(19) ........... . He started walking, and he walked and walked. He carried
the cross through 277 countries, 49 of them at war, over all 7 continents, to the
Dead Sea, to the top of Mount Fuji in Japan, and to the depths of Carlsbad
Caverns in New Mexico. He carried the cross through frozen Antarctica,
across the steaming Darien jungle from Panama to Colombia, and over the hot
deserts of Turkey and Egypt. He even carried the cross across the Panama and
Suez canals.
Although Blissitt's pilgrimage was to spread the word of Jesus,
(20) ........... . He has been arrested 24 times and once faced a firing squad. On
Christmas Day, 1998, Arthur Blissitt (21) ........... .
It had taken him almost 30 years to complete his incredible journey.
Blissitt has not stopped walking, however. He now plans to (22)