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This fact may shock you

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Arthur Blessit has literally carried a large wooden cross around the world many times over for the last 55 years.  I'd heard of him years ago but came across him again online the other day. As you might imagine, Arthur was not always met with welcoming cheers.  People would gather and many would get saved.  But Arthur was also imprisoned many times for carrying the cross in public, ridiculed, persecuted, and more. It makes me wonder if God would call more of us to do the unusual if only we were open to it. But the most interesting tidbit I learned while browsing Arthur's site was the following fact that my shock you: "The cross has been turned away from being left overnight at more than half the churches requested, but has never been turned away from spending the night at a bar or nightclub in 55 years around the world." From  https://blessitt.com/fascinating-facts-and-figures/ Does this statement shock or surprise you?  Not me. It saddens me, but I don't have a h