Arlene Joy C. Puno or Cookie came to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior  during her college days. In the semester before graduation, she received the call to become a missionary during a retreat, and her life was never the same. She worked as a Ministry Affairs Coordinator at her home church, after  graduating from college. She then went on several short-term mission trips with  Jesus Revolution Now (JRev).  

In 2009 she pursued a Master’s in Education majoring in Educational Technology at UP Diliman and graduated with Academic Excellence in 2012.  

She joined Life-Growth Inc. (LGI) in 2009 and continues her ministry work as its  Executive Director. She is also one of the founders of LGI’s prayer arm,  WindWatch: A Holy Spirit ministry (2007). In 2020 she was commissioned as one of its pastors.  

Last July 1, 2023, she was also ordained as a Deacon of the Global Methodist Church Philippines and is one of the co-founding pastors of Encounter Church.  She is also a Certified Life Coach and CBT practitioner.  

Currently, she is also pursuing a Master’s in Leadership from Asbury Theological  Seminary.  

Cookie and her husband Charles have been happily married since 2012 and have three beautiful children — a daughter named Jordan Caris and two sons  named Zachary Caleb and Christopher Arthur Isaac.