In Somerset, England And Romania on the right.
A determined Christian evangelist has demonstrated his devotion to his faith by carrying a huge cross for thousands of miles across the globe for the past 26 years. Lindsay Hamon, 60, has trekked through 19 countries including India, New Zealand, Romania and Sri Lanka during his remarkable journey. And despite being thrown out of St Peter's Square, in Rome, being shot at in Bangladesh and attacked by angry zealots, he remains resolute and has no plans to give up on his mission.
Mr Hamon carries the huge cross, which has a wheel at its base, over his shoulder for up to 12 hours a day, and often has no idea where he will sleep that night.But the part-time care worker, from Camborne, Cornwall, admitted he has sometimes put his life at risk during his travels. He said: 'There is fear there sometimes because I have a wife and kids and you don't want to put yourself in danger. It is really trusting in God, knowing he will protect you.'
He first took up the 12ft by 6ft tall cedar wood cross in 1987 and has only spent a handful of weeks without it. Mr Hamon receives generous donations from supporters to help him stay on the road, but he stops to carry out carework in his home town in order to pay his family's bills.
'I tried giving up my full time work and doing this full time instead but I didn't get enough money to make ends meet,' he added.
In Moscow and praying with a stranger on the right.
He said that when he visits countries where he cannot speak the language he tries to write out a prayer in that language to show people. 'Often I will just pray in English anyway,' he said.'Sometimes you get people who translate for you, I had one young boy who came out of nowhere when I was talking to around 20 or 30 people and he just translated everything. When it was done he just disappeared, I never knew who he was or where he came from, it's amazing.'He is currently on the road in England, travelling from Taunton, in Somerset, to Bristol, before heading south to Exeter and finally onwards to see his wife and dog at home in Cornwall. His next trip abroad will be to Latvia in May, before he moves on to Cambodia after the rainy season has ended. Lindsay has so far walked through; Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka and the UK.
DailyMail UK
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