When I'm ready [Kim's story]

Kim has spent over 30 years quietly serving at Miranda Congregational Church: organising, caring, showing up. She's the kind of person who makes things run without needing the credit. And on this episode of Chip Lunch, she finally gets to sit in the chair and tell her story. It's a story shaped by a hardworking dad who didn't believe in sleeping in, a mum who dragged the family to church late every Sunday rather than not go at all, and a faith that was tested, confirmed, and quietly held through all of it. Kim grew up in Sylvania: moving bricks on school holidays, peeling potatoes for the deep freezer, and navigating life as a twin who always seemed to attract the kids nobody else made time for. She came to faith through confirmation classes, answering yes to a question that had stumped her for years. She found her people in a youth group of older Christians who drove her home, prayed for her HSC, and gave her a safe place when home felt complicated. From there, Kim took a job she didn't fully understand, got thrown into Beach Mission completely unprepared, and kept saying yes to things long before she felt ready Joel and Brayden also get Kim's perspective on the combination of MCC and Soul Revival, what it means after 30 years to gain a bigger Christian family, and why she thinks the best thing about it is simply more people to love and be loved by.