God, the great story writer, began weaving our lives together in a way that kept bringing our hearts and minds back to Europe. After a year of marriage, a year of ministry training, and a visit to the UK., the doors opened, our passions were clarified and we said "yes" to ministering full time in Oxford, England!
Oxford is one of the world’s most influential cities and is packed full of scholars, business leaders, immigrants, young adults, and just about every religion. Only 5% of the population proclaims to follow Jesus. In the historically intellectual and religious city of Oxford, England, there is a hunger and opportunity for fresh expressions and experiences of Jesus and authentic spirituality.
Imagine...
A contagious Gospel Movements of new Jesus followers being equipped and empowered to go out and make disciples within their community to form and join local churches throughout Europe.
Our plan is to move into the cracks of life with leaders and families to share the redemption story of how Jesus breathes hope into our brokenness, reconciles us to him, restores our lives, and releases us back into our communities with unique gifts and capabilities to make the world a better place.
We will be moving to Oxford, England in the February of 2018 to continue partnering more fully with what God is already doing across the UK and Europe. In the meantime, we are in Fullerton engaging in local ministry, pouring ourselves into personal development and spiritual formation, and finishing support raising to move sustainably to one of the world's most expensive and influential cities!
With love,
Rachel & Thomas Kirven
The table above is an example of how many partners at various monthly gifts we need to reach our goal so we can move to Oxford. Please do not feel constrained by these suggested amounts.
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