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Active and Retired Women Ministers Small, Heather-Dawn Heather-Dawn Small has worked in the Women’s Ministries Department of the General Conference since 2001; as assistant director she has traveled to many of the world divisions of the church. Presently she is acting director of the department, serving until a director will be chosen at the 2005 General Conference. Leadership training for women has been an important part of her work. Heather-Dawn, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, served for five years as Women’s and Children’s Ministries director of the Caribbean Union Conference. Stenbakken, Ardis As director of Women’s Ministries for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Ardis Stenbakken has literally preached around the world. Moreover, God has given her administrative abilities to enable other women to preach around the world, too! Under Pastor Stenbakken’s leadership during the year 2003, Women’s Ministries conducted 100,385 series of evangelistic meetings; baptisms numbering 96,288 came as a direct result from ministry by women. Pastor Stenbakken especially requests prayer for women who minister among Muslem women, because their isolation and ostracism can be heart-breaking. As Stenbakken retires from directorship of Women’s Ministries, her husband, Dick Stenbakken, retires as director of Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries. That they will continue to minister we have no doubt, as they return to their much-loved Colorado. Stryzykowski, Carolyn J. H. Carolyn first experienced her calling when as a 10-year-old Catholic girl “I was one day changing the tabernacle curtains in the empty, hushed church. In a precious moment I wanted others to know the joy of a close relationship with God, and I longed to ‘help make God happen’ in the lives of others, so they would know God’s love as fully as I did.” Although Carolyn grew up in St. Joseph, Michigan, 13 miles from Andrews University, years passed before she came into contact with the Adventist presence in Berrien Springs. When she did, the Holy Spirit used beautiful services conducted by young people to touch her heart. Pastor Dwight Nelson of Pioneer Memorial Church and his wife, Karen, patiently nurtured her and answered her many questions. This previously active member of the Catholic church was baptized as a Seventh-day Adventist on Easter Sabbath in 1990. Afterward her father wouldn’t talk to her for nine months. Carolyn followed God’s leading over a road that included volunteering, an MA in Pastoral Ministry, and clinical pastoral education. She has been director of pastoral care at Lakeland in St. Joseph, Michigan, a program which she started; chaplain at Florida Hospital, Orlando; and on-call chaplain in Mishawaka, Indiana. She is presently Chaplain for Adventist Health Midwest in the Chicago area. Carolyn loves to lead weekly spiritual growth groups in a psych unit, on maternity wards for mothers of premie babies, and for cardiac patients. 127

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