Ben is the Founder and previous Executive Director of Mission: Hope, formerly named Rivers of the World. He is also an ordained Presbyterian minister, who has spent over 40 years serving others globally.

Since 1978, Ben has worked on behalf of international health development, explorations and Christian missions. He has worked extensively around the world.

Rotary International awarded Ben with an Honorary Paul Harris Award in 1999 and an Honorary Membership in appreciation for his work fighting polio and river blindness. Hampden-Sydney College has also awarded Ben with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (L.D.H.) in May of 1999 and with the James Madison Award for “Extraordinary Humanitarian Service in Some of the World’s Most Distressed Areas” by The Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest in April 2007. He also has a B.A. and M.Div.

Ben enjoys hunting, fishing, music, and photography. An avid sportsman, Ben hunts and fishes around the world. He enjoys music and is an often-published photographer.

Ben and his wife, Pui, spend their time living in Georgia and Thailand. Ben has two sons: Benjamin, who lives in Hollywood and is an actor, and Adam, a Major and Methodist Minister, who has three sons and one daughter.