About Elva Elva Martin is a Bible teacher and freelance writer who loves to network with friends. She has been published in Home Life, Decision, Charisma, and Pentecostal Evangel, Mature Living and other periodicals and newspapers. She has contributed to two books. She has recently finished writing her first Christian Romance novel, Tender Deception--an earthly story with several heavenly meanings--and is seeking a publisher.
Elva is founder and president of the Upstate SC American Christian Writers' Chapter and Director of the Carolina Christian Writers Workshop. She also coordinates an email Prayer Task Force.
She and her husband Dwayne are retired pastors and minister in nursing homes, churches and senior groups and wherever the Lord opens a door, including grocery store lines, elevators, doctor offices..well, you get the picture.
They live in Anderson, South Carolina, USA. They are the parents of one son, Tim, a law officer, and a grandson, Samuel. Here are some family photos!
Our summer reading at the
park with Sam
Our son Tim and wife Pamela are the parents of Samuel. They live in sight of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains above
Greenville, S.C. Tim is an investigator with the Greenville Sheriff's Office and Pam works as a paralegal.
Our minature Dachshund, Penny Lucy was our "baby" until Samuel came bouncing into our world.
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Samuel, age 2, already loves music like his grandfather Dwayne.
Our writers' group officers at
the Carolina Christian Writers
Workshop Oct. 23-24, 2009.
Left to right: Elva Martin, Pres.and Director; Moldrem, V-P; Frances McClain, Treas.; Theresa
Fleming, Sectry.