Longview man walks across America raising awareness for mental health

LONGVIEW – Making his mark one mile at a time, our news partner, KETK reports that Kyndal Ray Edwards is taking a journey across America and shining a light on a topic people have a hard time talking about.

A walking testimony, Edwards started his journey in prison, knowing that he wanted to change his life and walk for a cause bigger than himself.

“I want to shed some light on it and let people know that there is hope,” Edwards said.

In order to raise awareness for mental health Edwards will be walking across all four corners of the lower 48 states of America.

He is well on his way already finished with the first two parts of his trips traveling from Florida to Washington state then down to San Diego hitting several national monuments before starting on his journey back to the sunshine state.

“And that there are too many of our loved ones passing away daily,” Edwards said. “I’ve hit the main spots I wanted to see. Now, we are currently here in Longview, Texas. Just hit here a few minutes ago, just hit 7,600 miles.”

He said what keeps him going when the sun gets hot and the days seem long is the support of his followers, both online and the people he meets along the way. Another motivation is knowing he will reach his goal of walking across the U.S. making every step worth the journey.