Christian Motivational Speaker

Christian Motivational Speaker, Kim Dunkin is a firstborn and grew up in a Christian home. At the age of four she accepted Jesus as the Lord of her life. Her father was a preacher and at the age of 14, she moved to California with the Home Mission Board to start a church.

Kim was born with a love for athletics and pushing the limits! She played soccer and softball and began coaching at the age of 16. She went on to play college ball and that is where she learned in order to witness you need to "earn the right to be heard." By forming relationships and earning respect she found opportunities to share her faith.

She had the desire to play pro sports, but her two sports were not pro at the time. She then took up Karate hoping to compete in that. She did with good success, but she wanted to push the envelope more. She wanted to know what she could do with the endurance God gave her.

Kim then tried adventure racing. She was hooked. She went from a 2.5 hour race, to a 33 hour race, to a 72 hour race and eventually a 10 day race-Primal Quest.

Kim graduated from Southwestern Baptist Seminary with a degree in Religious Educations. She planned to work with youth, but God led her in another direction-sports ministry.

Prior to adventure racing Kim and her husband attempted to adopt three children from CPS. In a heartbreaking turn of events they were unable to adopt after 9 months of the children living with them. Kim as usual persevered and now they have a wonderful six year old son.

Kim has taught for 5 years, coached for 18 years and owns Kid Konnection, where she teaches martial arts. She has authored a book How to Start a Business for Kids.

Through it all, Kim had the passion to take it to the extreme, physically and mentally. Her most recent endeavor was Primal Quest Montana, a world renowned endurance race lasting 10 non-stop days. The event included biking, river boarding, kayaking, mountaineering and ropes.

Living the Dream is the heart of Kim's message. As she educates and informs she will inspire using the platform of adventure racing and correlating it to living a victorious Christian life.

By: Cheryl Jerabek

KIM'S TESTIMONY