Martha Wentz:  

I was trained as a dancer in the area of Hula, Tahitian and Belly Dance. I also twirl regular batons, knives and fire batons. While in High School, I frequently made trips to Los Angeles, Ca. where I was on several television shows (remember the show "Groovy"?), including acting as a co-host in one commercial. I modeled in San Diego and Los Angeles, Ca. I entertained, as a dancer, every Friday night at the YMCA in downtown San Diego. I also went to the hospital at Camp Pendleton once a month to perform in shows entertaining the military serviceman who had returned to the states from the war in Vietnam. I was a contestant in numerous beauty contests in the San Diego area but my most memorable contest was when I became "Miss Santee" in 1968. I left California and moved to the state of Virginia in the summer of 1970. I met and dated Michael whom I eventually married in August 1971. I attended school for hair dressing and worked for Taylor Burgess (a prestigious hair salon in Norfolk, VA) until I gave birth to my daughter, Kimberly. Then I stopped working so that I could stay home and raise our daughter. In August of 1978, Michael and I decided to relocate to New York where Michael's home office was located. In March 1979, I gave birth to our son Michael. In January of 1982, I had a personal experience with Jesus and committed my life to God. I became a teacher at Faith Academy, in Farmingville, NY for 3 years. I was also instrumental in establishing a children's church for Village of Faith Church where Faith Academy was established. I worked as a youth leader for 18 years, teaching the word of God to children 4 to 12 years of age. I also became actively involved with "Victorious Overcomers" in 1996. This program helps to set people free from anything that holds them in bondage such as..... alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, co-dependency, unforgiveness, fear, worry, etc. After graduating the program in 1998, I was asked to continue with the program, working in a leadership position for 7 years.. In January of 1997, I had gone to several doctors for a series of testing concerning my health. The last doctor was a cancer specialist who wanted to rush me into surgery within the next 3 weeks of...Expand for more