Her training for ministry was forged on the anvil of servant leadership. She joined Youth With a Mission (YWAM) in 1980 as single women’s counselor and discovered that ministry is not just telling people how to act but serving them as cook and secretary. Helping to establish a Christian coffeehouse in the red light district of Honolulu and sharing Christ’s love with prostitutes and pimps taught Lenya compassion,

After YWAM, Lenya married Skip Heitzig, a determined California surfer on his own spiritual journey. In 1981 they headed to the Southwest and settled in Albuquerque. Their home Bible study quickly blossomed into Calvary of Albuquerque, which now sees over 10,000 people in weekly attendance. The Heitzigs share a passion for world missions, and they have traveled together to Japan, India, Rwanda, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Honduras, and Europe spreading the gospel.

Lenya’s gift in teaching and communicating truth paved the way for a thriving women’s ministry to impact women throughout the Southwest. Lenya served on the executive board for a Billy and Franklin Graham Crusade and currently directs the Southwest Woman’s Festival, sharing the conference podium with such speakers as Kay Arthur, Elisabeth Elliot, Florence Littauer, and Anne Graham Lotz. Lenya speaks regularly for Women at Calvary and is in demand as a conference speaker for seminars throughout the United States and Europe.

Skip, Lenya, and their son, Nathan, live in Albuquerque and continue this exciting pathway God has set them on.

Penny graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Political Science. After seven years with Bible Study Fellowship, Penny joined the leadership team of Women at Calvary (W@C). She serves as writer-in-residence for W@C, writing women’s Bible-study curriculum, promotional materials, skits, radio spots, and video scripts. She has served in many other capacities, including director of VBS, Kid’s Crusade Coordinator for Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie, and secretary for the Women’s Committee of New Mexico Festival ’98 with Franklin Graham. Her writing has appeared in Why Fret That God Stuff? and God’s Little Rule Book. Her fervent desire is to minister to women by teaching them to study God’s word, apply the truths to their daily lives, and embrace the Christian life as a grand adventure. She continues to write and speak at conferences and retreats. She and her husband, Kerry, have three children: Erin, Kristian, and Ryan.