Darin Kinder: Secret Service Agent Inside the World Trade Center on 9/11: Page 250
The Unfolding
Northwestern Media
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🗓️ 5 September 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Darin Kinder was a U.S. Secret Service agent working inside the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. After the first tower was hit, he and fellow agents helped people evacuate. When Tower 2 began to collapse, Darin thought, "I'm dead." His next thought, one he believes came from the Holy Spirit, was a single word: "Run." That split-second decision began his mad dash for life. But this story is about much more than survival. Darin shares how that day became a turning point in his faith and calling, and why he believes each of us is uniquely designed by God to live courageously and with purpose. This story will not only help you remember 9/11, you'll also be encouraged to believe that God has a plan for your life and that He will give you the courage to go wherever He leads.
Darin is the founder of Fierce Faith Ministries and author of "Bury Me in a Dirty Suit: Discovering Man's Valiant Purpose in the Aftermath of 9/11," dedicated to the 422 first responders who perished at Ground Zero.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darinkinder/
Website: https://www.fierce-faith.com/
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| 0:00.0 | Page 250 of the unfolding is the story of Darren Kinder. |
| 0:04.5 | I heard a weird sound. I saw the top of tower two buckle and started to collapse. |
| 0:08.9 | Each floor that collapsed on each other was like a thunder clap. |
| 0:12.3 | My first thought, honestly, was I'm dead. |
| 0:14.3 | My second thought, who I believe was the Holy Spirit, was run. |
| 0:17.0 | That's when my mad dash for life began. |
| 0:20.1 | God's story has been unfolding. |
| 0:23.4 | Since the beginning of time. |
| 0:26.2 | He invites you to be a part of it. |
| 0:30.0 | Wow. |
| 0:32.1 | Another page in the unfolding. |
| 0:36.2 | Hey, this is Meredith Foster. |
| 0:38.5 | There are days that change the course of history and changed the course of a life. |
| 0:43.7 | For Darren Kinder, that day was September 11, 2001. |
| 0:48.1 | As a U.S. Secret Service agent working in the World Trade Center, he witnessed the devastation |
| 0:52.9 | of 9-11 up close. |
| 0:55.1 | Darren found himself making split-second choices that meant life or death. |
| 0:59.9 | Over and over, he narrowly escaped, and yet he kept returning to help others, |
| 1:05.3 | actions that would later earn him a medal of valor. |
| 1:08.0 | But what stands out most isn't just how he survived. It's what God |
| 1:12.8 | revealed to him in the aftermath and how those lessons have shaped a calling to inspire others |
| 1:18.5 | to live with purpose, courage, and faith. Before we begin, I want to let you know this episode |
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