Maria Sae Young
Maria is a pastor's wife who writes from the Chiang Kong Church District in Northern Thailand. Used with permission.—Via Shepherdess international
Teresa Sales
During her years as a pastor’s wife, Teresa Sales was also a career journalist and editor while assisting her husband with community outreach and youth ministry. They live in Pueblo, Colorado near their four adult children. This article originally appeared in Praxis.
Norma J. Saluy K.
Norma Saluy is the Shepherdess Coordinator for the Sangihe Talaud Island Mission, where her husband Marthen L. Saluy is the Mission president. She has been a pastor's wife for 22 years. They have a son, Marskal, and a daughter, Priscillia.
Lilly Salyavadi
Lilly Salyavadi is a pastor's wife living in India.
Jacob Sanchez
Jacob Sanchez is operations leadership resident at Adventist Health in Bakersfield, California.
Jessie Sandberg
Jessie Sandberg and her husband Don have four children and nine grandchildren. They live in Ringgold, Georgia where they have a special ministry to provide hospitality and encouragement to people in crisis, particularly for those in various ministries. Jessie has written several books and also made a number of tapes dealing women's problems.
Hannah Priscilla Sandy
Hannah Priscilla Sandy is studying for a Masters in Public Health at Loma Linda University in California. She likes reading, writing, cooking, and making friends.
Margaret Sangster
Margaret Sangster was known for her short stories.—Via Shepherdess International
Ernestina Sarfo
Ernestina Sarfo is a pastor's wife who is also a trader and a mother of four daughters, Her
Ernestina Sarfo
Ernestina Sarfo is a pastor’s wife from central Ghana conference in Kumasi, Ghana. She has four daughters. Ernestina enjoys reading bible stories, listening to christian music, and correspondence. She also conducts seminars for ladies and enjoys teaching the Sabbath School lesson, as well as sharing her beliefs with others.
Margarida Ferreira Sarli
Margarida Ferreira Sarli was born in Brazil. She has a bachelor of science degree in Theology, Education, and Library Science. She worked as curator of the Ellen C. White Estate in Brazil College. Also, she worked as a Bible Instructor in Canada. Presently, she is working as a voluntary Shepherdess International Assistant at the General Conference. Her hobbies are reading, playing the piano, gardening, and painting,
Anne Sather
Anne has been a missionary in Singapore, Sumatra, and Philippines. She has a BA degree in music and plays the organ regularly at two churches in California where she now resides. This article was originally printed in the Review June 1.3, 1974.
Lilly Satyavadi
Mrs. Lilly Satyavadi and her husband live in Hosur, India. They have three children. Mrs. Satyavadi enjoys cooking, reading, preaching, and sharing. She exercises every morning, during which time she meets with and tells at least two people about Jesus. Her greatest aim in life is to be found in God’s Kingdom with her family. This article originally appeared in the Southern Asia Division Shepherdess Let Us Give Thanks bulletin.
Howard L. Schade
Howard L. Schade
Marlo Schalesky
Marto Schalesky lives in Gilroy, California. Used with permission from Focus on the Family. This article is adapted from Empty Wound, Aching Heart, @ December 2001, Bethany House Publishers. All rights reserved.
Borge Schantz
Borge Schantz served the SDA Church on four countinents as pastor, evangelist, teacher and administrator. At the time of his retirement he was director of the SPA Global Centre for Islamic Studies. He is now active as an adjunct professor at Loma Linda University; Andrews University and Newbold College. He also presents seminars on Missiology, Church Growth and Islamics and wirtes on various topics. He and his wife, Iris, live in Denmark.
Christa Schiffbauer
Christa Schiffbauer is a ministry wife who writes from Texas.
Latonia Schmidt
Latonia Schmidt is a pastor’s wife to Roger Schmidt and mom of two great kids, Samuel and Madison, currently living in Portland, TN. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and RN. She also is her conference Shepherdess president. She loves spending time with her family, photography, traveling, being outdoors, antiquing, and enjoying friendships. Lifting others up and building strong families for the kingdom of heaven is her passion and heart’s desire.
Norbert Schnabel
Norbert Schnabel writes from Germany. This article was translated by Minodora Kiesler.
Jerry Schreur
Excerpt from When Prince Charming Foils Oft His Horse, Jerry and Judy Schreur, Cook Communication Ministries,
Judy Schreur
Excerpt from When Prince Charming Foils Oft His Horse, Jerry and Judy Schreur, Cook Communication Ministries,
Chester and Cindy Schurch
Chester and Cindy Schurch have two children, Byron and Angela. They like to sing together, do woodworking, play tennis, and they stress a "team" approach to ministry. They also do counseling and visitation together
Judith Schwarz
Judy counts among her greatest gifts her husband, children and birth family. She started her career teaching in church schools, but has changed careers in the fast few years. She thoroughly enjoys being a case manager for individuals who are mentally and physically challenged. Rare spare time is filled with reading and sewing. Her passion in life is growing in her relationship and understanding of God, and sharing this with others.
Reingard Schwenger
Reingard and her pastor/husband have two boys. She enjoys sports (jogging and swimming) and reading. She lives in the Black Forest in Germany.
Jennifer Jill Schwirzer
Jennifer Jill Schwirzer, LPC, is an author, speaker, TV host, professional counselor, musician, wife, mother, lover of Jesus, and a friend to many. She loves to communicate about the fascinating intersection between theology and psychology and does so whenever and however she gets a chance. This article is adapted from a post that originally appeared on https://jenniferjill.org on January 6, 2015.
Randy Scott
Randy Scott is vice president and publisher at Cook Communications, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and a Heritage Builders board member.
Evelyn D. Scout
Evelyn D. Scout is a Registered Nurse, She has been married 23 years to a church administrator. She is the mother of two university students and enjoys swimming, knitting, crocheting, the outdoors, and traveling. She writes from South Africa.
Adele Kangabe Sefuku
Literature Evangelist, July-September 1995. Used with permission.
Loren Seibold
Loren is the pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Palo Alto, California. He and his wife, Carmen, make a point of spending time each year with a mission in Mexico.—Via Shepherdess International
Mareike Senn-Grossberger
Mareike Senn-Grossberger and her husband, Pastor Manfred Senn, live and minister in Winterthur, Switzerland. Mareike attends the University of Innsbruck and plans to graduate as a medical doctor this year. She is also an artist. Her illustrations can be seen in the youth lessons, health magazines and promotions for children's activities.
Ruth Senter
Ruth Senter
Louise Shattuck
Louise Shattuck
Barbara V. Shelley
Barbara V. Shelley is a clergy wife from Norfolk Island in the South Pacific. She works as a part-time counselor and does a 30-minute weekly radio program. She is the director of Dial-a-Prayer, and writes articles for the monthly local paper Family Living. Barbara and her pastor-husband, Barnabas, are involved in the leadership of courses in Weight Management, Personality Plus, Crisis Seminar, Communications Seminar, and Managing Life's Relationships.
Sandy Sheppard
Sandy Sheppard is a free lance writer, pastoral wife, and mother of three children. Her husband, Rick, pastors Trinity United Methodist Church in Cuss City, Michigan. Sandy enjoys calligraphy, cooking, reading, and tong walks.
Heather Shurtliff
Heather Shurtliff is a pastor’s wife and a stay-at-home mother of two. Growing up a pastor’s daughter, serving as a missionary to India, and living in a single-income home all taught her something about economy. One of her passions is discovering and sharing creative ways to maximize one’s financial resources to the glory of God.
Lindiiani Sihombing
Iindriani and her husband, Pastor Hiras Sihombing, pastor a 150-member church in Klender, Jakarta Conference, West Indonesia Union Mission. They have a young son, Jeremy. Iindriani is known to many as Annie. She graduated from Indonesian Adventist University. She loves working with her church members, playing the piano, and focusing on childrens education. She enjoys reading articles and books about childrens education and childrens activities.
Ella Smith Simmons
Dr. Ella Louise Smith Simmons was recently elected as a Vice President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists--the first woman to hold this position. Shortly before, she retired from her position as Provost and Vice President for Academic Administration and Tenured Professor of Education at La Sierra University, California. Throughout her career Dr. Simmons has been dedicated to service to her profession and her church. She has been married to Nord Simmons, a retired high school teacher, for 39 years. They have two adult sons, Darryl and Christopher, a daughter-in-law, Stephanie, a teenage granddaughter, Jannette, and a three-year-old grandson, Evan. She enjoys reading, walking, traveling, cooking, and decorating.
Laura Sisk
Laura Sisk
Annette Sites
Annette Sites and her husband live in Virginia, and they have been serving in full-time ministry for 15 years. Annette loves the outdoors, photography, curling up with a good book, and any kind of needlework! She works as a part-time secretary for her church which makes her husband not only her pastor but her boss as well. Her true focus is in trying to remain in God's will, be a helpmeet to her husband, and be a loving morn to her three girls ages 11,13 and 14. All the rest are extras!
Val Smetheram
Val Smetheram, British born, is a naturalized Australian living in Queensland, Australia. Her husband, Richard, has been the trust services director for Queensland and the Northern Territory for the last 15 years. Together they have been engaged in full-time ministry for 25 years, 10 of which have been spent in New Zealand. Passionate about the environment, animals, justice, and the natural world, Val is an amateur writer and poet with over 200 published pieces. Her ambitions are to become fitter and to finish a book she’s attempting to write.
Cheryl Smith
Cheryl Smith is a ministry wife at Westgate Chapel in Sylvania, Ohio, where she is involved in women's ministry. Additionally, Cheryl has authored two books.
Jim Smith
Jim Smith
James L. Snyder
Reverend James L. Snyder is an author whose writings have appeared in more than 50 periodicals. in Pursuit of God: The Life of A. W. Tozer, Snyder's first book, won the Reader's Choice Award in 1992 from Christianity Today. Through 25 years of ministry, he and his wife Martha have been involved in three church-planting projects prior to their current ministry at the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Ocala, Florida. The Snyders have three children and two grandchildren.
Laurie Denski Snyman
Laurie Denski-Snyman is a pastoral wife in the Michigan Conference in the North American Division. Her secret ambition is to become a travel agent.
Sochy Chor
Chor Sochy lives in the village of Sochey in Cambodia.
In Sokun
In Sokun is a widow with five children who led her family to become Christians.
Barry St. Clair
Barry and Carol St. Clair have raised four children who are living proof of the message of their book. Barry is on the leading edge of national and international youth ministry. A popular speaker and author, he is the president of Reach Out Youth Solutions. Carol was a teacher, discipler, speaker, but above all, a loving mother until her death in August 1998.
Carol St. Clair
Barry and Carol St. Clair have raised four children who are living proof of the message of their book. Barry is on the leading edge of national and international youth ministry. A popular speaker and author, he is the president of Reach Out Youth Solutions. Carol was a teacher, discipler, speaker, but above all, a loving mother until her death in August 1998.
Fay Stafford
Fay Stafford and her mother, from Papua New Guinea, share in writing this story. This article appeared in the South Pacific Division Record, May 8, 1993. Used with permission.
Linda Stafford
Linda Stafford
Jasmin Stankovic
Jasmin Stankovic is a pastor’s wife in Western Australia. She and her husband, Robert, have three children. Jasmin is the Western Australian Conference Women’s Ministries director and president of the Perth Adventist Orchestra. She enjoys playing music, reading, writing, preaching, card making, cooking, hospitality, and social events.
Galina Stele
Galina Stele, D.Min., was born and worked many years for the Adventist church in Russia. She is married to Artur Stele, and they have one grown son. Galina enjoys reading, writing, teaching, and gardening.
Ardis Stenbakken
Ardis Stenbakken is the women's ministries director for the General Conference. She and her husband, Dick, have two adult children and one grandchild.
Maike Stepanek
Maike Stepanek and her husband, Brian, have lived in South Korea for seven years. Maike works as an administrative secretary for the president of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division. She enjoys reading, being creative, meeting new people, and, most of all, getting to know Jesus and the treasures found in His Word. Maike loves the beach, being in nature, and taking walks with their really little dog, Albert. They hope to have children of their own someday.
Richa Stevens
Richa Stevens is a registered nurse, M.P.H. and phone consultant for Ministry Care Line (MCL). Her husband, Dan, is a pastor in Kettering, Ohio. This article appeared in Ministry Careline, November 1993. Used with permission.
Rita Stevens
Rita Stevens is the Shepherdess sponsor for the Texico Conference.
Vernee A. Stoddart
Vernee A. Stoddart, M.S., is donor response coordinator for Global Missions and a lifestyle consultant. She enjoys reading and music. She and her husband pastor in Maryland.
Brenda Stoeker
Brenda Stoeker is a seasoned marriage teacher and a best-selling author. A fourth-generation Christian, she is also co-founder of Living True Ministries, whose mission is to practically elucidate God’s truth while encouraging and equipping men and women to rise up to be Christian, rather than to merely seem Christian.
Dean Stone
Dean Stone is a nationally recognized children's educator, children's ministry specialist, and child advocate.
Elieze Strydom
Elieze Strydom was born in South Africa. She met and married a minister in that country where they served for 19 years. The last six years her husband served as president of the Cape Conference in the southern most tip of Africa. Two years ago they came to the United States and now serve in the Carolina Conference where she works in the office as a secretary. Elieze enjoys painting, reading, sewing, and just having a good time outside in nature with her husband and three children. —Via Shepherdess International
Anilet Sundaraj
Anilet Sundaraj is a pastoral wife in South Tamil Section in India. Her husband pastors the Kochadai Church. Used with permission
Grant Swank
Grant Swank is pastor of the New Hope Church in Windham, Maine.
Millie Swanson
Millie Swanson has served as a pastoral and administrative wife far 45 years. She has spent about half of that time as an academy librarian and then as a church school teacher. She is mother to one daughter, Linda, who teaches,and grandmother to Wayne and Crystal. Her son was killed while on a mission trip to Mexico. Millie's favorite activities are reading, gardening, and hiking. This article appeared in Shepherdess Sharing, October 1993 (Michigan Conference). Used with permission.--Via Shepherdess International