Ken and Kay have been serving in Global Missions since July 1989. After serving twenty-seven months on the Associates In Missions program, they were appointed to the nation of Argentina in October 1991. During their twenty-one years of service in Argentina, they served in various capacities, including director of education, district superintendent and finally as president of the national work. Kay taught in the Bible school, led the national choir, served on the national ladies’ board, and founded a national ladies prayer group. In 2010 they were appointed to the nation of El Salvador, where they served as missionary supervisor and director of the department of education. Kay restructured the national book store and again founded a national prayer group among the pastors’ wives. During this time they were also instrumental in completely restructuring the Bible school system, opening up many new satellite schools throughout the country and leading the purchase and remodeling of the new national headquarters and Bible school facility in San Salvador. In February 2015 they were appointed to the nation of Spain, where they began their sixth term as career missionaries. Since their arrival in Spain they have served as pastors of Tabernáculo de Vida Madrid (Life Tabernacle Madrid), district superintendent and director of education. They have been blessed to be a part of a great revival in Madrid, where they have opened up seven new churches in the last four years.
The Burgesses have one son, Kameron, who along with his wife, Gloria, have recently been appointed as associate missionaries to Spain, where they will be working alongside of their parents in this great mission field.