My name is James Edward Durbin. I was born in 1950 in Louisville Kentucky.  I was raised across the street from a Roman Catholic church that had an elementary school where i attended through 8th grade. My family was very active in the church. Myself and my brothers were alter servers, played sports for the school, and my father coached the basketball team. All through high school i attended that church. Once I graduated and started college I quit attending church. 

 After high school and all through college, I worked with the Kirby Company. In 1976 I earned my own franchise and moved to Virginia Beach. I worked with the company for over 30 years, during which I worked in over 130 different cities, mostly in the southern and eastern United States. I earned many awards and sales contests, including a 1980 Cadillac, and appeared in the December 3rd 1979 issue of People Magazine, 

  God has blessed me with 3 fantastic children. My son John Anthony, is a teacher in Clermont, Florida. He is married to an awesome young woman, Amy, and they have given me 2 beautiful granddaughters, Moira and Brynn.  Meigan is my oldest daughter and is the mother of my grandson Joshua, who has Juvenile diabetes and that is why I chose that charity as one that I will support. My youngest daughter Jamie, is also a teacher in Virginia and is married to her husband, Brad. They have blessed me with 2 incredible grandsons,Tucker and Grayson.

 From 1998, when I was first reading those old Baptist magazines from the 1930’s and the main topic was evangelism across the United States, I have been stirred. From that moment on this challenge from the Lord has been placed on me.  God willing, I will Cross the Country for Christ and bring attention to the Bible and the imminent return of Jesus Christ.