Sharyn Holl

Her Focus

There are about 300,000 women serving in the United States military, and nearly 1 million spouses of active-duty members. These women experience the daily stress and rigors of military life, intense peer pressure, separations, loneliness, fear, and insecurities. Many are seeking friendship, support, answers to life’s questions, and ways to cope. Sharyn’s desire at Fort Hood is to help women connect with or strengthen their relationship with God and other women through Bible studies, one-on-one meetings, and events. Her passion is teaching the Bible to women using the inductive method. Her calling is to fulfill 1 Pt. 4:11: “Whoever speaks, let it be with God’s Words,” and Jer. 23:28: “Let the one who has my Word, speak my word faithfully.” Her goal is to connect women with God’s Word and each other to fulfill the Great Commission in Matthew 28 of reproducing disciples. She seeks to produce women committed to God who are competent (equipped) in the skills of how to study the Bible for themselves so they can share it with others. Sharyn has taught in church and military Chapel women’s ministry classes and programs, as a women’s retreat speaker, workshop leader, devotional speaker, and in weekly small group Bible studies within her home.

Her Story

On Good Friday in 1970, Sharyn understood Jesus Christ loved her enough to die for her sins, and she began a personal relationship with Him. At age 19, she joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Yokosuka, Japan for 3 years. Far from home, stripped of the familiar, feeling lonely, and seeking fellowship, a friend invited her to a Cadence Hospitality House where she began seriously studying the Bible, memorizing Bible verses, and eventually committed her life to God for full-time Christian service. After being honorably discharged in 1979, she went on to graduate from Multnomah University with a BA in Biblical Literature. Before joining SMM in 2024, she worked for 16 years at Focus on the Family, then 24 years with Cadence International in Japan, Germany, and Texas.