Martin Halberg 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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Lance Campbell is a missionary, preacher and encourager who lives near Atlanta, Georgia. His heart is to see the Church restored to the loving, powerful Gospel-preaching army she was meant to be.

Lance and his wife, Ilah, were married in 1989 and were then pastors of the Christian Church in Florence, South Carolina until 1992. After a life-changing encounter with God, they moved to Atlanta to minister in a local church there. They served there faithfully for 14 years in multiple areas as small group leaders, discipleship leaders and teachers.

Lance and Ilah began traveling on foreign missions in 1999 and have seen God move powerfully in many countries in Central & South America, Africa, Europe, Australia and Asia. Lance is also a member of the A Time To Build traveling team. They attend and minister in the Northlands church in Norcross, Georgia, with their five beautiful daughters.

Favorite Scripture

"For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good." (Titus 2:11-14)

Jeff Lacey is a Missionary, Evangelist and Teacher who lives near Atlanta, Georgia. Jeff has a passion to encourage, equip and facilitate the saints to fulfill the call in their lives to reach a lost and dying world. Jeff was licensed to preach in 1982 at East Point Baptist Church, Texas. In 1992, Jeff and Margaret joined the leadership of Northside Church of Atlanta. They served in multiple areas over the next few years as small group leaders, youth group leaders, head of ushers, family advisory board and zone pastor overseeing the small groups in their area of the city. In 1995-96, Jeff worked with Promise Keepers to plan and facilitate the conferences at the Georgia Dome. He was the usher captain for the 1996 PK Men's Conference and also the Pastor's Conference which was the largest gathering of pastors in the United States. Margaret also served at the Pastor Conference as the volunteer coordinator overseeing the placement of 4,000 volunteers. One of the highlights of their marriage was to share communion with an estimated 48,000 pastors at this event. This moment confirmed to Jeff the importance of his call to serve pastors.

Jeff's first mission trip was to Romania in 1993. Since that time, he has made more than 35 international trips to five Continents. He has served as a field coordinator for Missionary Ventures International (98-01). Jeff has served with New Covenant Creation Ministry from1999-2005 and has been on the Board of Directors for Global Youth Baseball Federation as an officer and currently in an advisory position since 2000. His passion is to work with pastors and leaders throughout the world using multiple avenues including: leadership training, evangelistic crusades, teaching, preaching, construction projects and sports programs. In addition, Jeff is a board member of A Time To Build and a member of the ATTB "traveling" team.

In 1985, Jeff married his wife Margaret. They have three children; Erica, Jeff Jr and Elijah.  They attend Browns Bridge Community Church in Cumming, GA.

Favorite Scripture

 He says, "Build it! Build it! Clear a way! Remove all the obstacles out of the way of my people!" For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discourage."  (Isaiah 57:14, 15)

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Chris Leavitt was born and raised in the Buffalo area of western New York. He moved to Atlanta, GA in 1986 and began his career in the food business. Starting as an hourly associate, he worked his way through a variety of operational and leadership positions during his 11 years with Little Caesars, the last 6 of which were as the Market Director in Central Florida. While working in Orlando, he met and married his wife Tammy. In 1997, they moved to Atlanta and he started with The HoneyBaked Ham Company. Over the next 10 years, he served in a variety of real estate and business development positions. In 2008, he fulfilled a lifelong dream to start his own business by forming JTCL Gourmet Foods, Inc. As the Atlanta area developer for Fuzion Food Group USA, he specializes in providing turn-key foodservice solutions for operators in non-traditional channels such as assisted living centers and golf courses.

Chris serves as a Board Member of A Time To Build. As member of North Point Community Church, he has served in several ministries including UpStreet, a small group environment for children; GroupLink; married community groups and has recently decided to lead a men’s community group.

Tammy and Chris reside in Norcross, GA with their son Joshua.

Favorite Scripture

"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him." (John 3: 16-17)

Billy  Murdock received his university education at Georgia Highlands College and Tennessee Temple University, and his graduate work was completed at Temple Baptist Theological Seminary in Tennessee and the University of Lille in France. After completing the necessary education requirements, he and his wife Karen served for ten years as foreign missionary church planters and Bible college teachers in West Africa and France. Upon returning to the United States, Billy was appointed to be the Associate Pastor of a local church in Rome, Georgia. He served there for four years, and then God called him into the chaplaincy ministry.

Upon the completion of a special diploma for chaplains at Harvard Medical School, Billy was appointed to be the chaplain at Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome, Georgia.

Billy has served as a hospital chaplain for the past twelve years, and in addition, he is a board member of A Time To Build and a member of the ATTB "traveling" team.

He travels to various countries and shares his passion to help the poor and equip the church to be ready for her end-times ministry. Billy resides in Rome, Georgia where he is a member of Liberty Church. He is a devoted husband to his wife, Karen, who is a Christian school teacher. They have one son, Justin, who resides in Orlando, FL.

Favorite Scripture

"And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works." (Hebrews 10:24, NKJV)

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Heather Bowen was born and raised in Colorado. After graduating from  Hastings College in Nebraska with a major in elementary education, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Heather has a love for the hurting and the innocent, especially children.  In 2005, she left her elementary school teaching job at a Christian school in Atlanta to help begin a shelter for at-risk women and their children in San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru. For three years, Heather served as the live-in director in the shelter all the while gaining more insight into the Peruvian culture, as well as becoming privy to the unfortunate, daily abusive situations too many Peruvian women have to endure.

After resigning from her director's position at the shelter, Heather began her own ministry called  Oaks of Righteousness.  At this same time, she came under the covering of A Time to Build with a goal to minister to struggling women and children while reaching out to the local community.  Heather is currently running her own restaurant as a means to reach out to the community and has plans to begin working in a local Christian school in March of 2012.  Heather’s passion is to see people strengthen their relationship with Christ and gain a deeper understanding of His love for them.

Favorite Scripture

"The Spirit of God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach the good tidings to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn, to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of the heaviness; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified."  (Isaiah 61:1-3)