Missionary
I was born in 1991 and grew up in Western New York. I placed my trust in Jesus Christ at a young age when I learned of my own sinfulness and heard of Christ’s love and forgiveness through His death and resurrection. Praise God that He provided a solid local church to disciple and guide me as I grew up. On my first SCORE mission trip to the Dominican Republic in 2008, the Holy Spirit confirmed in my heart a calling as a shepherd of God’s people. My local church affirmed this as I returned home and served faithfully.
In 2009 I enrolled in training at Word of Life Bible Institute and completed my degree at Lancaster Bible College. God used a summer internship with SCORE to direct my path to serve in the Dominican Republic as a church-planting missionary. After further training, ministry, and ordination at my home church I was launched to serve as a church planter with Score International. Praise the Lord for the advance of the gospel during the last six years of ministry. As people were cared for and the gospel shared, new believers were baptized, discipled, and gathered into churches. New leaders were developed, and the work multiplied among the Dominican peoples.
In 2020, I returned to my home church to begin a new season of life and ministry preparation. In this time of transition, I am intentionally focused on reaching people through my church in our local community. We covet your prayers and continuing financial support to complete the additional training to receive our next ministry assignment with Score.
Email: benhand@scoreintl.org