An American man has been going viral on Ukrainian social media after being spotted wearing an attire similar to that of Jesus Christ and carrying a large wooden cross on his shoulders on his way to Kyiv.

Identified only as Jimmy from Virginia, the young American has been drawing a lot of attention while walking through Poland and Ukraine because of his unusual attire and the large wooden cross on his shoulder. He told a number of Ukrainian news outlets whose reporters interviewed him that he doesn’t really have a goal. He left the Polish capital of Warsaw and he hopes to eventually reach the Ukrainian city of Kyiv on foot, but he leaves that plan in God’s hands. The 33-year-old man claims he is just doing what his heart is telling him to because that is the best way to honor God.

“I’m really not trying to prove anything. I would like to make myself a better person,” Jimmy said. “And I think that’s the best way to do it and also honor God. I think this is the best reason.”

The reason why Jimmy was in Warsaw and why he decided to begin his pilgrimage dressed as Jesus and carrying a cross is shrouded in mystery, but what we do know is that he is a very hard man to miss. Even with the war taking up most of Ukraine’s attention these days, a real-life Jesus carrying his cross on the side of the road is still an unmissable sight.

 

Jimmy and his cross have reportedly been on the road for about a month now. He refuses to take anyone up on the offer to give him a ride to Kyiv, but gladly stops to chat and take pictures and chat with anyone wanting to meet him.