PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles pastor this summer traveled more than 1,300 miles via bike, kayak and foot around Washington praying and raising money for orphans and widows.
The Rev. Joe DeScala, director of Mended church in Port Angeles, set off on the 1,376-mile trip along the perimeter of the state June 24 and returned home July 27.
The idea for the trip came after his 46-year-old cousin died suddenly in October, leaving behind a wife and five children.
Around his neck for the entire trip was a cross containing his cousin’s ashes and engraved with his cousin’s name, which added extra meaning for the journey, DeScala said.