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Gwen Martin was born in Newark, NJ and moved to VA at the age of three. She was raised by a divorced mother who had seven other children. Therefore the family had to solely depend upon assistance from social services in order to survive. As Gwen grew up, there were many adversaries she had to overcome while trying to find her way in society. However, she let nothing stop her! In 1999, Gwen earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work with a Psychology minor.

As a single/divorced mother, she worked during the day and went to school in the evenings and nights, all while raising her children. She was adamant about furthering her education and very excited about being a first generation student. Being successful often meant taking her young daughters with her to class due to a lack of childcare.Later in 2008, Gwen went back to school and earned a Master’s degree in Counseling & Human Development. As a result, this has afforded her endless opportunities to work in human services, a field in which she is very passionate about due to her mission of empowering women.

Although Gwen was raised in church and attended all her life, she felt compelled to attend Word of Life Bible School in Wirtz, VA to learn even more. While attending, she connected with three other female students who were like-minded, and who also wanted to empower women. So through this common interest, Prepared Pearls Ministries was birthed.

Gwen's favorite scripture is Galatians 6:2

“Bear one another’s burdens, and so to fulfill the law of Christ.”