James Bowman, known as the "Walking Preacher" recently walked through Karnes County and while he was here, he stopped to share his message with the congregation of the First Baptist Church in Kenedy.

Bowman, who grew up in Las Vegas, was addicted to drugs until a life-changing moment in 2002. Dying in a ditch in Las Vegas, he noticed a pastor’s business card on the ground beside him. He said he held the card and prayed to God, asking for help. He passed out and when he woke up, the pastor whose name was on the card, took him in and cared for him and eventually he overcame his problems with addiction.

In 2005, Bowman said God appeared to him in a dream and told him he should walk across the country, sharing God’s will and his testimony.

"On March 10, 2005, I set out walking across the United States," Bowman said. "I have been to all 48 states and I have walked 23,000 miles in the past two and a half years."

"The Lord doesn’t care what your past is," Bowman said. "Or what you’ve done, or where you work, what kind of clothes you wear or what you do. All that he cares is that you love him and that you serve him. God has a plan for every single person on this planet. Right now I’m living God’s plan for me."