Pastor Krystalynn Martin baptized Darika Churdsuwanrak, a student at Rio Lindo Academy, during graduation weekend in 2012—this photo appeared in the Pacific Union Recorder of March 2013. Krystalynn Martin has served as a minister, teacher, vice principal, and administrator in the Seventh-day Adventist Church for over two decades and has completed a Ph.D. in Transformative Social Change with emphasis in Peace and Justice Studies. On page 8 of this issue, Raewyn Orclich, associate pastor at La Sierra University church, shares her insights into women in ministry in the article adapted from her book In Grandpa’s Shoes: An Invitation to Intergenerational Connection. Her words are an inspiration to all when she writes, “I’m grateful that my grandfather saw my gender as no impediment to full service in the body of Christ.” The Pacific Union Conference has been and continues to be an advocate for women in ministry.
