Pastor Kent and Leonda George have been serving as missionaries in the Philippines since 1995. Kent, a graduate of Pacific Union College and Andrews University Seminary, pastored in the Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists before joining Adventist Frontier Missions as a church planter. Leonda, also a graduate of Pacific Union College has worked side by side with her husband establishing indigenous churches and schools mostly in the interior of southern Palawan.
Kent has a passion for mission aviation and is skilled in construction and mechanics. Also a great story-teller, he has, through his example, influenced and helped to develop many indigenous preachers. Leonda, with a passion for medical ministry and education and has been instrumental in establishing a jungle clinic/hospital and opening 5 elementary schools and a secondary school, as well as a remote clinic. She and her team continue to train indigenous health workers and teachers. She has collaborated with her daughter Gielyn George, a native speaker, in translating a number of books and other materials for use in school and churches, as well as a songbook for use in their churches. Bible translation and editing continues.
Kent and Leonda are the proud parents of 7 children/foster children and have 14 grandchildren that bring them great joy.
Caught drinking after church one day, two mission school students said, “Well, we figured it didn’t matter since Rinal is drinking.”
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Leonda George
January 01 2011, 11:17 am | Comments 0
“We want a school for our children. We’re too old to change our ways, but our children can learn.”
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Leonda George
December 01 2010, 11:22 am | Comments 0
While visiting with some dear friends in the States last winter, we were introduced to a young man by the name of Anthony Groft, a civil engineering student with a particular interest in bridges.
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Leonda George
November 01 2010, 11:30 am | Comments 1
It is exciting to see how God works and how He orchestrates things when we let Him lead.
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Leonda George
October 01 2010, 11:33 am | Comments 0
One day more than a year ago, Mando, a Palawano Adventist man from the Abo-Abo area, came to Kamantian to request our help.
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Leonda George
September 01 2010, 11:39 am | Comments 0