The Pughs spent three years planting a church in the North of England, followed by three-and-half years planting EIC Ternes in Paris, and are now back home in their native Alabama.  K.J. wrote a childrens book about their time in England, called "The Rabbit's Arrows," which he looks forward to sharing with those kids who didn't get a copy last year. He will also be overseeing our board game playing and devotional times at the MLC.  Lynn will be doing some read alouds, photography sessions, and overseeing craft times with the kids.  

The Cookseys live in Gulfport, Mississippi, where Toney has pastored Gulf Gardens Baptist Church for 11 years and is also the Station Manager for Delta Air Lines. Jessica is a floral designer and earned degrees from both Mississippi State University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Thomas and James both attend West Elementary School. The Cookseys love adventures via travel, bike, and sail. The Cookseys will be helping with babies and bringing "Dad Jokes with Toney" to our group time together.

Born in South Korea, Sung Hee moved to the USA at 19. She has been happily married for 27 years to a wonderful husband, and blessed with two sons and a daughter-in-law. She is a member of Alberta Baptist and has worked for the same US company for the past 26 years.  Sung Hee enjoys singing, listening to gospel music, and reading Christian books.  She will be leading our "Koren Games with Sung Hee" time at this year's MLC.

Jennifer became the Music Minister at Alberta Baptist Church in 2009. Her favorite thing to do is leading people in corporate worship, and she loves to hear of her brothers and sisters in Christ living a life of daily worship. Her hobbies include gardening, crafts, watching movies, spending time with her family (especially her grandchildren, Rayne and Maverick) and Auburn football.  Jennifer will be leading us in times of music as well as special crafts and games at the MLC.

Allison recently graduated with her bachelor’s in Dance and International Studies at The University of Alabama and now works as a research assistant for UA’s Russian program director. Allison enjoys cooking (and subsequently eating), hiking with her husband, reading mysteries, and dancing. She is excited to lead the kids in “Exercise with Allison” at this year’s MLC.

Elizabeth Kitchens loves tales of romance, adventure, and happily-ever-afters and strives to write such tales herself. When she’s not writing her next story, she’s reading, talking apologetics with friends, or enjoying the beautiful outdoors and time with family. She lives in Alabama and is a member of Alberta Baptist Church.  Elizabeth will be leading our "Story Making" time with kids and be bringing one of her novels to share with our older children.

Ari is from Mexico but has lived in other countries for the last 17 years. She is a former member of Alberta Baptist but now lives in Ireland where she works in the HR department of an international company. She enjoys music, movies, and nature. Ariadna is excited to be leading our kids in times of "Language Learning with Ari" at this year's MLC.