Ben has a passion for planes. It has grown over the years, and having qualified in Aeronautical Engineering at Brunel University, he has had a unique opportunity to use his skills on a wide variety of aircraft.
He was born into a large Christian family and it was as a result of childish pranks, where his brothers were about to throw him into a lake, that Ben recognised his need of God and committed his life to him.
Ben also has a heart for mission, and while on a mission trip to Macedonia he met Anne. She had given her life to God during a work experience trip to Australia. Being away from home life, friends and Church made her realise that she had nothing without God.
As their relationship grew, culminating in their marriage, so did their desire to use their skills to serve God overseas. Anne by this time had qualified as a Teacher and had already spent time working in an orphanage in Indonesia. Independently they had both heard about MAF, Ben by reading MAF News, and Anne when a member of her Church left to serve with MAF as an Engineer.
They were accepted by MAF and were first based in Tanzania where Ben's engineering skills were vital in keeping planes in the air for a wide variety of ministry and Anne's skills and experience were also very much utilitised.
Ben and Anne moved to Chad in 2005 and then to Mareeba, Australia in 2010. They have five children; Alice, Jack, Olivia, Estella and Edith.