Olivia Dilley

Olivia grew up in a Christian home where she consistently heard about God and knew many truths about Him, but didn't come to know Jesus personally as her Lord, Savior, and closest friend until her time at the University of Missouri. During college, God used a friendship to show Olivia what it looked like to truly follow Jesus and, through His Word, drew her into a relationship with Christ. As Olivia witnessed God’s kindness and faithfulness in her own life, she found that nothing else compares to knowing Him and living for His glory among the nations. During a summer in the Philippines, God deepened her love for ministry among cultures different from her own and gave her a newfound joy in seeing His faithfulness and unchanging character in a completely different context. Psalm 67:1–2 has shaped her vision for ministry: that God blesses His people and makes Himself known to them “so that” His ways may be known on earth and His salvation among all nations. Olivia is excited and humbled to serve in Birmingham, UK, seeking to live out her own “so that” by reaching college students with the gospel and helping raise up lifelong laborers for Christ’s kingdom.