Founders Profile
Dan and Pam Waterman, the founders of Benjamin Ministries, live in Upstate New York, and are the parents of ten children. Two of their children are now married, and have started families of their own.
It was the death of their son Benjamin in 1997 (read his story here) that prompted Dan and Pam to start Benjamin Ministries in 1999, a Christ-centered bereavement ministry dedicated to helping others in their time of grief and loss.
In 1999, they began delivering bereavement packages containing a variety of grieving materials and resources. The ministry was officially adopted and sponsored by their church, Open Door Baptist Church, in 2001. In February 2001, they experienced the heartache associated with miscarriage, and mourned the loss of a child never seen or held. The ministry continued, now with a deeper understanding of the loss associated with a miscarriage.
Over 300 bereavement packages have been distributed through their ministry. And in the years since, the ministry has grown to include an ever-expanding assortment of bereavement packages, counseling resources, and information to help those in the bereavement process.
In 2011, they had the opportunity to create a unique bereavement conference, Joy Through the Mourning, scheduled to take place in October 2011. They are amazed to see God's hand in all of the details of the conference, which will further the opportunity for Christ-centered bereavement support to the surrounding community and into a lost and hurting world.
Dan and Pam remain dedicated to helping people in times of loss, and look forward to the day when they will be reuinited with their son Benjamin and baby unknown, as well as many other friends and family, in Heaven.
They invite you to "selah" (pause, and take a moment to ponder God).