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.
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
After months of planning, Kent and Leonda George and a group of young Palawano people made the arduous journey into the mountainous heart of southern Palawan to make first contact with the Taw’t Deram, a feared tribe of xenophobic cannibals.
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Leonda George
August 01 2010, 11:44 am | Comments 0
As the departure date drew near, I found myself unable to sleep as I lay thinking about what might happen when we took our epic journey to make first contact with the Taw’t Deram, the feared cannibals of Palawan…
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Leonda George
July 01 2010, 11:50 am | Comments 0