Martin Halberg

Background

Martin began life in Japan in 1953 where he spent his first seven years and then he moved and spent the next seven years on the island of Hong Kong. It is there that he received Jesus into his heart at the age of 7 at the Central Baptist Church. After the death of his father, he moved to America to live with his mother’s sister and her husband in Wichita Falls, Texas. Within 6 months, they were on their way to Atlanta, Georgia where Martin’s Uncle Dave was hired as a professor of India History at the Georgia State College. In Atlanta, Martin attended the Georgia Institute of Technology where he graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Management. He began his working career in the restaurant business with Steak and Ale but soon left to pursue a career with The HoneyBaked Ham Company. There he worked with the company for eighteen years ending up as a Vice President. He oversaw the growth of the company from three stores to over sixty stores in thirteen states as well as the development of a national shipping facility in Carrollton, GA. Martin now works as a Certified Financial Planner practitioner in the Atlanta area. His primary clients are CPA’s and their clients throughout Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee.

In addition, Martin has been heavily involved in church life. Starting off at Our Shepherd’s Church in Stone Mountain where he served as a deacon, then Landmark Church in Norcross where he served as deacon then elder for over 25 years. He has since moved to Life Church International where he is involved with the worship team and the youth. He has participated in many short-term mission trips starting with building projects in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, then evangelistic missions to San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru, and Escobar, Argentina. Most recently he traveled with Jerry Willis and Jeff Lacey to Yehelanka, India and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to hold Pastor conferences ministering to 70 in Malaysia and over 250 in India. Martin is a board member of A Time To Build and a member of the "traveling" team. His desire is to serve the Lord wherever He leads.

Martin resides in Atlanta with his high school sweetheart, Cindy and his mother in-law Mickey Willis. They have three grown children Aaron, Jeremy and Marci and have five grandchildren. He enjoys fishing, reading and some golf.

Favorite Scripture

"For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." (2 Chr. 16:9)

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