The Lone Star and the cross: One man's sacred march across Texas & beyond
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Walter Masters, a resident of San Angelo, Texas, has been carrying a cross across the United States for the past 25 years.
Thursday morning, a reporter from Concho Valley Homepage saw Masters walking the streets on the south side of San Angelo.
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According to Masters, he's walked across the country in 46 states while counting some serious mileage along the way.
'I've walked about 25,000 miles sharing the love of Christ everywhere we go,' said Masters.
Masters said he's walked into the San Angelo Rodeo Parade and that God had called him to stay and focus on San Angelo and the surrounding cities.
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Masters makes the crosses he carries. When it comes to the cross he carries, he said it weighs about 35 pounds, but it is nowhere near the level Jesus had to carry; however, his cross serves as a reminder.
'I pray if they don't stop, that they are reminded of Christ because that's all that matters, not me,' said Masters.
Masters noted that his journey with the cross was taking him through San Angelo as he made his way to Bronte, Texas, nearly 34 miles from San Angelo.
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