CROSS TESTIMONIALS
CROSS ORIGINS
Crosses are created from driftwood found along the Ohio River at the Falls of the Ohio State Park in Indiana.
Some crosses Mitch has made for memories of an old tree in a yard that had to get cut down. So part of the history of the home and memories was there with Jesus's sacrifice representing his love for us through time.
A few crosses were made from wood found at baptisms. People would send the wood that was where they got baptized and a small cross was made. Memories and blessings is all these crosses are. True treasures of God's love on that cross our Jesus saved us all from sin. We are dead to sin and alive with Jesus!
After a cross is sold, or given away Mitch asks the Holy Spirit to bless the cross. He is shown differing things for the people ordering to know that is happening or will happen. Mitch feels this is to show them God is truly present in their every moment.
Once, when asking God to bless a cross in front of the ones purchasing it, he stopped speaking but still heald his hand on the cross. He said at the end, “blessings were still flowing but it was none of my businses what it was!”
Recently a cross was purchased and what was shown, at first, made no sense. But then a horrible event occurred and that is what God was trying to tell them. When that dark time came that he would be there to soothe and calm. God was there! the cross immenated a warmth and a feeling of his presence. Even a priest visiting stated, “this cross will help you.” meaning of course God's presence was there with the faith while looking upon it.
People feel the presence of peace and a feeling of pressure as they place their hands over the crosses. The crosses are just wood, but with God's blessing they show all who look upon them a feeling of peace. Of course I cannot guarantee you will feel peace, for what one feels is metered by their faith. The cross represents God's sacrifice for us to have a path of forgiveness and a chance for forever love.
Crosses and coffee mugs and such can be ordered from the store on this website and also on etsy https://mitchbenselcrossguy.etsy.com
Pastor in NJ ordered 2 clergy crosses Thank you! I am so excited about these custom pieces. Thank you for using your gifts to glorify our Lord. I will wear it with gratitude and recieve God's blessings richly. May you be well and continue the amazing work you do.
Reverend ~ NY: “Wow! I just opened up the package with the cross and its certainly intense... I feel such joy experiencing it. I put it in the kitchen which seems like the perfect place for it. Thank you so much! My spirit leaps for joy.”
“I also just placed an order for the one that was on your site. I think I am going to use it in my next house in my home office. I just find such comfort experiencing these gifts from creation and the gift of your amazing spiritual healing and power of the Holy Spirit.”
Reverend Calvin Collins
“What really caught my eye was the image of suffering that the cross made from bark portrayed. We focus a lot on the resurrection, but the suffering that love is so great and that is what I found so moving in it. I can't tell you the reason for being drawn to the other one, but I'm very empathetic and just find it a blessing by experiencing it even just seeing a picture. So I am very excited to display it.”
*new, from the Reverend ~ “These crosses truly have healing in them. It is evident not just in the prayers said, blessings shared, but in the artistic way Mitch makes these works of miraculous art come to life through ordinary wood. It is beautiful but not just in the human sense. They are life changing and so impactful to so many.”
Oklahoma Lady
“I look up at the cross you made and find the room fills with light. My heart soars and tears of joy fill my eyes. His light fills me and I can fly.”
Zanesville Lady
“The second cross I ordered came in the mail. I took it to work to open the package. As I opened the package for all to see the cross, a lady in the room who had just recovered from breast cancer and was a new Christian saw the cross and picked it up, holding it to her heart. She said she had to have it. She was so adamant that I finally gave her the cross. She held it to her heart and couldn't take it away from there. She was so excited and pleased to have the cross that I told her she didn't have to pay for it. It made her feel so good, the cross must have been a God send for her. I will just order another one.”
(NOTE: Mitch commented about the incident. He said that while making the cross for the lady who commissioned it, something didn't feel right that it felt like it didn't belong to her. When the cross was finished and prayers said for the buyer, it still didn't feel as if it was hers. That had never happened before. He sent it to her anyway. The one he made for this buyer evidently was not for her, but destined for one of her coworkers. He said that the "crosses have a way of finding where they belong.")
Dallas Lady
“I'm taking this opportunity to thank you for the beautiful, special cross made for me, ... I can always see light where Jesus's head would be! It gives me peace. Thank you Mitch Bensel.”
Maryland Lady
"Thank you SO MUCH!!! It's so simple but so complex! The wood is alive with character, movement, and the subdued glow of the finish - WOW!! The colors and grain of the wood are amazing! The cross makes me want to reach out and touch it, and the Miraculous Medal and your initials make it perfect! (It is exactly the "right" size too.) Thank you."
Ohio Lady
"When I opened my cross upon its arrival, there was a feeling of joy and goodness. I looked it over and let my hands moved over the wooden surface. I saw the "MB" carved into the back to remind the world it was a Bensel Cross. He placed a small medal of the Virgin Mary on the back of the cross. I believe that was an association with my book, "Mary Knew - A biography of Mary from Ancient Scriptures." ... I replaced a picture of Balaam on the wall beside my front door with my Bensel Cross. After putting the cross on the wall, I walked to the kitchen for a drink of water. Walking back from the kitchen as I went to enter the living room, I had to stop. My body impacted a force which was not impenetrable, but let me know it was there. It felt like the air in the living room had pressure behind it.
The cross was exhibiting the energy and power stored within it. I believe the prayers Mitch Bensel said while constructing the cross were filled with Christian love, care, and were powerful. Add to that his requested blessings from God and Jesus, that cross became a miracle of spiritual love.
My first thought was astonishment. I thought, "What?" Then I knew it was the cross. The cross was the only thing that was different in that room. After pausing and taking in that revelation of the power of that small wooden Cross, I stepped into the living room. The power of that cross enveloped me as I walked toward it. it flowed around me. The amount of pressure surrounding me did not change as I walked to where the cross rested upon my wall. When I reached the wall, I looked up at the cross and put my head against the wall to see the back of it again. Had anything changed? No. I reached up and put my hand on the front of the cross. I felt energy move into my hand. THAT CROSS HAD ENERGY that the Holy Spirit in me recognized.
Removing it from the wall, I moved my hands over the cross. I placed my right hand on the front of it and left hand on the back and felt the wonder of its existence in my home. I traced my hand across it and gently returned it to its new home on my wall. After that one instance, I had not felt the air pressure power of the cross. Yet, when I touch it, the power of the imbedded prayers and blessings are felt with a slight source of pressure/energy against my hand. I assume energy enters my hand. I can feel that energy over 20-feet away.
This cross creates wonder and astonishment every day. Wonder, because of what the cross contains inside. Astonishment that the cross was made for me as a gift from someone who loves God to another Christian. It became the one of the most important objects in my home."