I met benjamin this morning in gaston south carolina
He told me this trip is about 911. But people think its
About Matt. He then continued to say he was a christian
(Episcapal) and how he is traveling across the country
\Partying and drinking\ ( Ephesians 5:18 ) with people
from just about every denomination there is. He speaks
Highly of the ones who help him and bashes those that don’t.
He told me that worst of all was Baptist and they offered
No help and no compassion at all. That’s when I told him
that I know for a fact that my Pastor from Faith ( Baptist )
Church gave him money and pointed him towards a motel
Just yesterday. I feel sure that he has been abusing good
christians throughout his journey. He said that he was tired
Of hearing about Jesus and salvation. He seems to be
More concerned with compassion and feelings. I must say
That rubbing his belly and patting him on the back is what
He Is looking for when in truth no amount of either will gain
You eternal life ( Mat 10:32,33 – John 3:17- Ephesians 2:7- 2:18
1 Thess. 5:9) I will end by saying to Benjamin, I pray God
Will bless you with the truth of his love , glory and grace
And give you a safe return home from your quest.

I met this man one last night coming out of a long shopping 4 my two grandsons who was at camp wesleywood camp this was 7/2010,&my dear mother was freaking out as she had got lost from me,she just couldn”t see me&she just freaked out but I thank God 4 this man bebjaniman best as my mom made it out-side at walmart in LENIORCITY,Tenn.,and there was benijaman,he was talking to my mother,I really feel that he saved her from some-thing bad happening to her,even though I was right behind my mother not where he nor my mother knew I was next to them both ;just like I said my mother was freaking out and he had no ideal she was sick but he started talking to her and like I said that she really needed&even if I did not tell him that she was 4getting things&that she wasn”t even sure where she was he just has a big heart for other people,as thats the thing I for sure picked up on as I was right behind my mother but yet not to where he or my mom knew,so I came on out-side once my mother had had that bad spell inside walmart,and once I seen that Benijamin was telling my mother some-thing that made her snap out of being lost from me,he was telling my mother something so I walked out and listen to what he was telling my mother ,she wasn”t sure of what he was telling her,so I just walked over so they both knew that I was standing there,I ask him what he was talking about he told me about his mother,then about the lost soldier&I then really started asking alot more questions&he told me all that I ask,but my nephens daughter was with us&Benijamin was just wanting Hayley to take to his story,and I feel as if she had of this could of helped her also but this would just be another story,all I do know this is the first time that I have got to check out his story&just the things he told me was true so in my eyes this means Big pluses 4 him.So I hope this little I told or who-ever this goes to is good&that it helps.Hey Benijam if u are the one that reads this,just want to say keep your good work up&I wish you the best.And if you come back through Tenn.,let me know.

Ben was here! I own a bar in east Texas. Yes Benjamin drinks! Yes he socializes! He never asked for anything and was happy to camp out back! We brought him home for 2 days insisting he stayed for longer for rest food and a shower. He spoke about some ones son about the sacrificed of a lost soldier and explained what his family was going through. We could all do better to put ourselfs it that boys and his family shoes for our freedom! Ben may be a little different and unconventional but he at least takes a mans life with him on his journey. (no matter how insignificant u all may feel it is). He was someones son! Keep on peddling Ben! See you next rime in Texas on your way through! (hopefully!)

Ben is still peddling! I met him while fishing in Big Cypress Bayou in Jefferson Texas. I was casting a top water bait, when I noticed a mans head in the middle of the water. It was Ben! His bike was parked on the shoreline, complete with his backpack and gear. The temperature was about 107 and he was cooling off after a tough morning ride from south on hwy 59. He was heading to Texarkana and or DeQueen Arkansas. He spoke of riding for the memory of a lost soldier. I didn’t quite understand, but understand more after researchin him on the web.I only talked to him a few minutes. We took a photo. I gave him some water, and he was on his way, north on Hwy 59. This was on July 3, 2011.

Ben, you need a comprehensive blog that has all your data on it. Your story is amazing, but it is hard to get the information.

Been just passed through southern indiana, bad run of luck in hoosier state as people stole his bike but, catholic church helped get new one. Ready to leave hoosier state(which I can’t blame him), and not able to cross bridge without motorized vehicle, I took him to KY. It was a pleasure listening to his story and I wish him the best on his travel.

Ben slept underneath our church deck last night in Middletown, Kentucky, on the east side of Louisville. He introduced himself this morning, told me his story, and asked for help. I gave him money for breakfast, met him later after the service, put his bike and gear in my truck and took him to Frankfort, Kentucky. I dropped him off at the Goodwill store with forty dollars.

I hear many stories as a pastor. I didn’t help Ben because he is doing some noble thing (he may think so, I do not) or because he ran a con on me. Ben is man with problems not that different from my own. I helped because I could, because it is cold out, and because it is what I would want someone to do for me. I’m a recovering addict. I know how much grace was “wasted” on me.

We just met him in winchester ky!!

Just stopped by our church looking for Gods true people. He seemed nice and chatted along time. One thing that did disturb me though is that he wasnt really supporting the soldier per say but more or less was calling him a fool for serving a country he didnt really care for. I was a little socked to see some of the blogs here saying he was supporting a troop gone missing. Also he kept bad mouthing churches that didnt show compassion(give money). He told me of a story about a baptist church giving him a food card for King Soopers and said he was ashamed receiving it. He ended up buy cigarrets and beer to return it to the church to prove a point that some how the church thought he was a drunk or smoker or something to that degree. Anyway if you didnt give him money you seemed not to be his friend….not bad mouthing him just pointing out my experience with him. Hope he gets to where he needs to safely and God Bless him.

Ben just stopped by my church in Independence, MO. he said he was looking to get to Chicago where he had friends so he could ultimately make his way to Alaska for some reason. He also told me he was looking for ‘real Christian people who visited the prisons’ because ‘only real Christians visit prisons.’ I got him lunch and a few dollars cash.

He also told me he spent 20 years in jail for manslaughter… fyi.

Ben stopped by my church in Atchison, KS, yesterday. Didn’t mention anything about Matt or those in military service. Did talk about wanting to get to Florida, or maybe Utah, or maybe Alaska, or maybe somewhere down south; no clear plan, as far as I could tell. Also mentioned (as Jason noted, above) having spent 20 years in prison for manslaughter (in Florida). Indicated that he hoped to travel from town to town and collect “love offerings” from Seventh Day Adventist churches. Said he needed a place to stay for the night before moving on the following day, so I put him up for the night in a local hotel and gave him directions for getting to where he said he wanted to go. The next day, however, he was back on my doorstep, asking for more money; I turned him away and wished him luck.