During the later 1960s and early 1970s, Leyva turned his attention to religious revivals and traveled across the South. He would invite young boys from both his home town and towns along his travels to come with him, promising to teach them the ways of the Bible. The boys would earn their way by setting up lights, playing music, or driving tent trucks for Leyva's revival tent.
In the latter part of the 1960s and early 1970s, Leyva concentrated on spiritual movements and traveled throughout the South. He would invite young boys from his hometown and other towns he visited to join him, offering to teach them about Christianity. The boys would support themselves by setting up lights, playing music, or driving trucks for Leyva's revival tent.