He’s never spent time on the ocean but in a few months, Israel Helfrich will leave the Cascade mountains to venture from England to Africa.
Helfrich will spend five months volunteering with Mercy Ships.
“My oldest brother, Jeff, did this. It’s a way to get away from school for a year, to travel and to find out what I want to do before college,” Helfrich said. “It’s also a way to dedicate my life to…