Street Evangelist Tom Alexander Praying For Revival Beneath The Huge Flag At Bakersfield's Annual Day Of Prayer Event.
Cross Walk Bakersfield and Cross Walk California: The beginning of a very long and on-going cross walk throughout the cities and towns of California, an Endless Easter safari of following the Son and sharing the Good News about Jesus Christ’s awesome and magnificent resurrection. On August 31, 2006, local history was made when Street Evangelist Tom Alexander completed a six-month journey cross-walking every major and sub-major street throughout greater Bakersfield. Because each street, boulevard, road, lane, highway, etc. was actually cross-walked twice in round-trip segments averaging eight miles per day, Monday through Friday and at least two Saturdays each month, the cross-walk took six months. Read on »
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Why I Carry The Cross To Bakersfield Schools
Street Evangelist Tom Alexander Praying For The Students (including their parents and school employees) Who Attend Bakersfield High School.
My wife and I live in Bakersfield. That’s one of the reasons I am able to carry the large 10-foot cross to every school in the greater Bakersfield area, hoist it upright at each elementary, junior high or senior high school and pray long and hard for the students, their parents, and all the school staff personnel (from the principal and assistant principal, to the teachers and aides and the custodians and volunteers).
There are some 130 K-12th grade schools in greater Bakersfield. Some are labeled as Title I ”troubled schools” and low achievement campuses, while others proudly display the “California Distinguished School” banner. But each has what is to me the biggest and greatest reason why I bring the cross to each school. They have our children and grandchildren for at least six hours each weekday.
Two Other Reasons Why I Carry The Cross To Every School In Bakersfield
There are two other reasons why I walk the cross to every Bakersfield school, hoist it upright and pray loud and long in front of each and every school office (usually beside the flag pole). As I approach a particular school, I have two clear and distinct reasons for walking the entire perimeter of that school and then hoisting the large flag upright and praying in front of the school’s main office:
Number One. I’m praying for the safety of all students and all educators as they are on that particular campus and as they return home after school.
Number Two. I’m praying for the salvation of every student, parent, teacher and school employee at that school.
I carry the cross to every school in Bakersfield and pray for the safety and salvation of every student, parent and educator because prayer changes things because it changes individuals.
What I’m Praying About When I Pray At A School
When I hoist the large cross upright at a school, I’m praying that:
1. Every student says no to drugs, gangs, weapons, violence, bullying and all other types of violence.
2. Every student remains civilized and never becomes chemicalized, criminalized, victimized or institutionalized, and that each boy and girl remains a juvenile decent rather than becoming a juvenile delinquent.
3. Every parent says no to drugs, gangs, weapons and all other types of violence as well.
4. Every teacher, principal, secretary, and other school employee says no to drugs and violence as well.
5. Every child, parent and school employee eventually accepts Jesus Christ as his or her Savior.
Wanna-be, Gonna-be, May-be And Never-be Drug Users And Gangbangers
In other words, I hoist that large cross upright at each school and pray that our kids never become drug users, gang members, juvenile delinquents or other types of troubled and troubling youth. When it comes to drugs, gangs, weapons, violence and crime, I’m praying that these kids become and remain NEVER-BE’S, and that they give their hearts, souls and lives to the One who died on the cross so that they can live drug-free, gang-free, crime-free and violence-free lives.
A Very Good Reason For Kids To Stay In School
I get to talk to a lot of kids before and after school. That’s why I designed a small card-tract to hand out to these kids. It’s entitled “STAY IN SCHOOL. Don’t Be Anybody’s Fool.” The tract encourages kids to say no to drugs, gang, weapons and violence. But it also gives these youth an incentive to stay in school and at the very least graduate from high school.
Very reliable studies report that high school graduates earn at least $10,000 more each year than dropouts. So it’s like giving themselves $10,000 extra or even more each year once they graduate and go to work full-time. These studies also show that if they acquire a two-year college degree, it’s like giving themselves $16,000 more each year than those who quit high school. It gets even better for those kids who earn a four year college degree. College and university graduates earn over $28,000 more each year than dropouts.
It’s All About Planting Good News Seed For Future Revival
Praying for students, their parents and their educators is the reason I bring the cross to each school throughout greater Bakersfield. This is how God prepares young hearts. This is how revival takes place in the lives of these kids. Because when I bring the cross to Bakersfield’s elementary, junior high and senior high schools, hoist it upright for all to see, and pray long and hard for these boys’ and girls’ souls, the Spirit of the living God has opportunity to plant the seeds of revival and salvation in their hearts.
And this is one way future generations for Jesus are both prepared and reached. Amen and amen.
What A Sight To Behold For A Former Surfer Turned Cross Walker!
WARMTH OF THE SON
(new life version)
The Lord of all life
He saved me one day.
I cried when He said,
I forgive you today.
Now I have the Warmth
of the Son;
It won’t ever die.
Since it seems that everybody who lives in Bakersfield goes to Pismo Beach instead of the southern California surf spots, it was bound to happen. Pismo Beach, here we come, bringing the long cross instead of the long board to this central California beach and walking the streets instead of walking the nose. Surf’s up in Pismo…and so is the long cross! Read the rest of this entry »
Street Evangelist Tom Alexander greeting and praying for people at Old Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey.
GOOD VIBRATIONS
(new life in Christ version)
I’m thinking of good vibrations,
Cross walking’s giving me excitations.
I’m thinking of unsaved creations,
God’s giving me expectations.
Good, good, good, good vibrations.
Good, good, good, good vibrations.
What started out as an early morning fog turned into a beautiful sunshiny day, the kind of awesome day I remembered when we lived and ministered in the San Francisco Bay area for fourteen years. Jeanette and I loaded up the “go-ye-mobile” and headed to Fisherman’s Wharf, just a few blocks from where we had stayed the night. As we slowly drove down the hilly street, the view of the pristine and wonderfully blue Pacific Ocean getting closer and closer by the moment filled my senses with both good and not so good memories of this beautiful northern California coastal town.
If Anyone Is In Christ, They Are Brand New Creations
The first time I had visited this city was way back in 1971 during a time that most certainly wasn’t as pleasant as now. On the F.B.I’s fugitive list for robbing a bank in Texas and escaping to California, I was a man on the run from justice and prison time. Read the rest of this entry »
Lake Forest's Beautiful City Hall Building Was Jammed Pack With Senior Citizens On This Special Cross Walking Day. Read The Story To Find Out How They Reacted To This Cross Walk.
After such a wonderful cross walk in Compton, the Spirit of the Lord impressed on me to travel southeast to the affluent communities of Lake Forest, El Toro and Mission Viejo in Orange County. Most definitely … perhaps even more … the upper-class citizens need to be saved as well. So off I went, excited about the amazing results of Cross Walk Compton and anticipating a special time in Lake Forest as well. Boy, was I in for a surprise. Read the rest of this entry »
Street Evangelist Tom Alexander Hoisting The Large Cross Upright And Praying At Compton's City Hall.
Since 1973 (when I became a believer) I have always wanted to go to Compton and share the Gospel. Now, after a successful cross walk in East L.A. and downtown Los Angeles, here I was. Walking the large cross on the sidewalk running parallel with Compton Avenue, I immediately was taken back by the friendliness of all the people passing by in vehicles, as well as the large number of believers.
So where was the rampant crime and the dirty streets and the jailhouse mentality of all the people who live here that I had heard about so often when this city’s name came up in a discussion? For all I could tell, Compton was a great city to live in. One that seemed to have had a major transformation of sorts. Read the rest of this entry »
Cross Walking And praying For The Men, Women, Children And Families Living In East Los Angeles.
After a special walk in downtown Los Angeles, I headed west on 6th Street that eventually turns into Whittier Boulevard and headed for the heart of East L.A. It was late, so I decided to get a motel room for the night and walk the cross in East Los Angeles the next morning.
After a nice and long talk with my wife through the free Skype’s computer program, which is quite a miracle in itself, I got a great night’s sleep. Early the next morning I ate my normal McDonald’s breakfast (which has become my on-the-road office of sorts) then headed east on Whittier and found a great parking spot. Unloading the large cross, I lowered it to my shoulder and headed west down this large and very busy boulevard. Read the rest of this entry »
Downtown Los Angeles On A Beautiful Cross-Walking Day
Los Angeles. A city of over four million souls. Today the Spirit of God has brought me to this the second largest city in America. A city I’ve been wanting to walk the cross in for a long time. Now, as I headed toward this city that throughly dominates southern California, I wondered what I would tell the men, women and children I came upon. Would they listen to the message of the cross, of Jesus Christ, and of God’s love for them?
The freeway was highly congested, of course. Interstate 5 is the main artery running through the state of California. For whatever reason, I missed the downtown exits, and I hastily took the first exit I could take, which brought me into East Los Angeles, the second place on my destination this new week. I quickly found out why the Spirit of God led me to this exit instead of the ones that would have taken me to downtown L.A. Read the rest of this entry »
Street Evangelist Tom Alexander Praying For Hemet's Thin Blue Line
I really didn’t plan on walking the cross at Hemet. But the Holy Spirit made me aware of a frightening problem in this city that, left unchecked, could hurt many people, starting with the city’s Thin Blue Line. So I gladly traveled the thirty-five miles or so from Riverside, and journeyed to this beautiful city of about 67,000 souls.
The trip was easy and the scenic views filled my soul with joy and awe of God’s creative power. This is a beautiful valley with several lakes. It wouldn’t be bad at all to live in a place like this. As I traveled down the scenic route leading to Hemet, I orally and loudly put on and took up the full armor and armaments of God and then ate the nine spiritual fruit of the Spirit, which I always do before cross-walking any city or town. I was now ready for spiritual warfare.
I knew exactly where I would walk the cross first and foremost. The Hemet Police station. Read the rest of this entry »
From San Bernardino to Riverside. Since 1973 I’ve had the pleasure of working for the Lord as an evangelist. Some one million men, women and children later, it still blesses my heart every time I get the opportunity to shake someone’s hand, talk with them about Jesus, and pray for their needs. As I entered Riverside County I felt the Spirit rising up inside me. Couldn’t wait to park the “go-ye-mobile” and walk the cross in this beautiful city as well.
University Avenue was my exit, which would give me easy access to downtown and City Hall. After checking into my motel room, I took the large cross from off my truck, prayed for a few minutes in the motel’s parking lot, then headed north on University. Response was immediate. Read the rest of this entry »
