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  • Christian High-Wire Artist Nik Wallenda Plans to Walk the Tight Rope Blindfolded in Windy Chicago

    10/10/2014 9:36:34 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 14 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 10/10/2014 | Stephanie Samuel
    High-wire artist Nick Wallenda said he plans to walk a tight rope 65 stories off the ground between the west and east towers of Chicago's Marina City building blindfolded next month in the hopes of encouraging others to challenge themselves. Wallenda revealed the news on the Today Show Friday saying, "It's my passion. It's what I love doing and Chicago, the windy city that was very alluring to me. Most people think a wire walker doesn't want to go to the windy city but I enjoy the challenges. I enjoy challenging myself." Wallenda, who tends to throw some surprises into...
  • Nik Wallenda Constantly Prayed to Jesus During Successful Grand Canyon Tightrope Walk

    06/24/2013 9:57:24 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 114 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 06/24/2013 | Anugrah Kumar
    High wire artist Nik Wallenda constantly prayed to Jesus as he walked without a harness on a 1,400-foot long high-wire across a 1,500-foot tall gorge near the Grand Canyon on Sunday, successfully completing the death-defying feat that was broadcast live on the Discovery Channel. "Thank you Lord. Thank you for calming that cable, God," The Associated Press quoted Wallenda as saying as he had reached halfway through the tightrope. He had no safety tether attaching him to his line at a height taller than the Empire State Building, and was facing sudden wind gusts of over 20 mph. Discovery chose...