David Halso:  

Well, after some 42 years of on-and-off again living in the Atlanta area, it's time to bid a final farewell to the Big Peach. We moved here from Los Angeles, California, in February of 1967, settling in the Avondale High School district in Avondale Estates. I was supposed to have gone on and attended Avondale High School in the following Fall. However, four days before classes were to begin, we moved and settled in the SE area of Atlanta and I went to Roosevelt High instead. I've never regretted it. After graduating in '72, I went on to earn a bachelor's degree in journalism (Radio-TV broadcasting) from the University of Georgia in 1976. It was at UGA where I surrendered my heart and life to Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and became involved with the Campus Crusade for Christ college ministry. Following the Lord's new direction for my life, I turned down opportunities to go with ABC television and television announcing jobs at several TV stations around the country in order to attend seminary. I wanted to go in order to study God's word and get to know Him better in my personal relationship with Christ. I never sensed the call from God to enter full-time ministry. Instead, this was more of a personal endeavor in growing and maturing in my walk with Christ. I graduated from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis, Tn., in 1980, with a master's degree in Religion and Education. I went on to fly with Continental Airlines until the late 1990's whereby I lived all over the country including New York City, Washington, D.C., Denver, Co., and Arizona. I was also based in Houston, Tx., although I commuted there for my work while at Continental. I retired early from the airline industry and went to work with the State of Georgia government in '98. I've been with the Sta...Expand for more