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.
Angry and hurt, wanting to forget her heritage, her people and her language, Bubit left the mountains to look for a place where she could belong, where she could support herself and her baby sister.
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Leonda George
December 01 2009, 12:49 pm | Comments 0
As 14 students from our mission school and adult school wound their way down the mountains and through the river, their hearts beat faster with nervous excitement.
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Leonda George
November 01 2009, 12:52 pm | Comments 0
Turning around to view the coast and the ocean that lay below me, I was astonished to see that the sun shone brightly there. Where I stood, the rain was coming down in bucket loads, and what a relief it was!
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Leonda George
October 01 2009, 1:04 pm | Comments 0
We stood anxiously scanning the exiting passengers. “They should be here by now. What is taking them so long?” I wondered out loud to my equally excited husband.
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Leonda George
September 01 2009, 12:41 pm | Comments 0
We finally went to Mindanao! For the last 14 years, we have wanted to visit Mountain View College (MVC). But due to many reasons, including sporadic rebel uprisings in the province, it just hadn’t worked out.
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Kent George
August 01 2009, 12:55 pm | Comments 0