Marlyn Olsen Vistaunet was born in Mexico to SDA missionary parents, educated in SDA schools, and served as a pastor’s wife for 37 years in many capacities. She is certified in Christian counseling and jail ministry and is currently on the local jail ministry team. She and her husband, Loren, who is a retired pastor working part-time as a hospital chaplain, live in Palm Coast, Florida, and have two daughters, one son, and seven grandchildren.