Ben and Adelina Wenger met while performing together for Piercing Word. While dating, they enjoyed the opportunity to serve together in Piercing Word’s presentation of Ruth; Adelina portrayed Ruth and Ben portrayed Boaz. Coincidentally, they were both born in Brighton, Colorado, but didn’t meet until they were brought together for ministry in Lancaster County. This trip to Israel is one of their first trips together (besides their honeymoon) as a married couple! Ben and Adelina are excited to see how God uses them to ignite passion for the Scripture through this trip to Israel and with Piercing Word in years to come. Ben began working with Piercing Word for Christmas 2017, playing Michael in Grace Family Christmas. He has since played John and Jesus in Sermon on the Mount: The Musical, and Judas, Peter and Jesus in Passion: The Musical as well as Jonah in Jonah, The Reader in Ecclesiastes, Luke in Christmas through the Ages and Boaz in Ruth. Ben toured with Piercing Word in Texas, New England, the Midwest Tour and Israel last year. He was born in Brighton, Colorado but has lived in Lancaster county for the majority of his life. His love for theater began in his teen years when he was involved in several high school theater productions. Since then, he has studied theater and acting through private tutoring and has been involved with other local drama groups, including Outside the Box Drama Group and Servant Stage. His interests also include music, videography, photography, and coffee roasting. Adelina has been serving with Piercing Word since January of 2016 and her credits include Jonah, James, Philippians, 1st John, Passion: The Musical, and Ruth. Originally from Brighton, Colorado, she came to Lancaster in January of 2015 to attend Sight and Sound Conservatory where she had the joy of performing in Moses,Joseph, and Miracle of Christmas. This will be Adelina’s first time to Israel and she is humbled and honored to be presenting Scripture in the places where it actually happened! She is excited to continue to serve God through theater and “ignite passion for the Word of God in the heart of the Church” with Piercing Word.