Episode 43: John Kirkby, Debt Collector to Christians Against Poverty (England)

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John Kirkby, CBE, was raised in West Yorkshire, England and became orphaned at 18 years old. Anger and trouble followed and his career was a feared debt-collector. But soon, the tables were turned--John was the one in poverty and extreme debt. At the end of his rope and seemingly without hope, he found Jesus. As a result, John decided not just to quit his career, but to help those in extreme poverty find financial freedom, using his expertise to free them from their debt and point them to Jesus, the ONE who truly liberates us.
Christians Against Poverty is now the pre-eminent Christian ministry in the UK and serves the poor in several other countries.
Today's Sendoff features the two-minute testimony from One80 listener Desiree Davis. Write yours using our easy Share Your Story tool.
Helpful Links:
CAP America
Christians Against Poverty, UK
Get a free copy of John's Memoir, Nevertheless
CAP Money course
Psalm 37, the Psalm John read at church
The Cross and the Switchblade book
The Cross and the Switchblade movie
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1. Episode 43: John Kirkby, Debt Collector to Christians Against Poverty (England) (00:00:00)

2. Growing up in West Yorkshire, England (00:03:02)

3. Orphaned at 18 (00:05:09)

4. Not the son his parents deserved (00:06:50)

5. Debt collector (00:09:48)

6. Lost everything, poverty himself (00:11:03)

7. How hard it was to be in debt (00:12:54)

8. Shame is vast (00:15:10)

9. Paul took care of them (00:16:59)

10. Invited to church, got saved (00:18:29)

11. It's in the struggle that we're drawn to Jesus (00:20:28)

12. Healed of violence (00:22:04)

13. New assignment from God! (00:24:22)

14. Giving his job up to help the poor (00:24:51)

15. Starting CAP (00:26:15)

16. CAP exploded around the world (00:28:19)

17. Difficult doesn't mean God's not in it (00:31:54)

18. Really getting involved in peoples' lives (00:33:50)

19. Reconciling with his mom, learning about his dad (00:36:38)

20. Sendoff, Two Minute Testimony, Desiree Davis (00:39:00)