Kirk was raised in a pastor’s home and gave his life to Christ at the age of 6. He attended Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN majoring in Accounting & Business Administration. Kirk worked in the corporate world for 20 years before answering the call to the mission field. Almost 10 years ago, Kirk began working with an organization called China Outreach Ministries where they served at Penn State University. COM missionaries share the love of Christ with Chinese scholars at American universities in an effort to give Christ to China's future leaders.