Palawano

  • Pre-Entry
  • Pre-Evangelism
  • Evangelism
  • Discipleship
  • Phase-Out
  • Completed

About the People

The Palawano are a tribal group inhabiting the mountains in the south of Palawan. They are cultivators, forest-foragers, and hunters who somewhat resemble Malaysians. The Palawano language varies from region to region but seems to have similarities to Malay. Palawanos live in huts that they make from materials found in the jungle surrounding them. They live in family groups instead of typical villages and tend to live with the wife’s family group rather than the husband’s. These animistic people are controlled by their fear of the spirits, and the children are taught to fear them from their youngest days. Mainly illiterate but bright people, their youngsters have a yearning to learn. On the other hand, the adults have a fear of change and cling tenaciously to the ways of their forefathers.

Frontier Stories

Thank You Lord

“And Lord, I pray You will give Kent and Leonda an extra special blessing this summer—something extraordinary so they can sense how special they are to You. Amen.” As our friend finished praying, I felt a sense of expectation that God really would do something different and wondered what it might be.

By: Leonda George
March 01 2011, 4:13 pm | Comments 0

Rumors

Caught drinking after church one day, two mission school students said, “Well, we figured it didn’t matter since Rinal is drinking.”

By: Leonda George
January 01 2011, 4:17 pm | Comments 0

Education Evangelism

“We want a school for our children. We’re too old to change our ways, but our children can learn.”

By: Leonda George
December 01 2010, 4:22 pm | Comments 0

Bridge Across the Temlang

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.

By: Leonda George
November 01 2010, 3:30 pm | Comments 1

Camp Meeting

It is exciting to see how God works and how He orchestrates things when we let Him lead.

By: Leonda George
October 01 2010, 3:33 pm | Comments 0

Come Over to Abo-Abo and Help Us

One day more than a year ago, Mando, a Palawano Adventist man from the Abo-Abo area, came to Kamantian to request our help.

By: Leonda George
September 01 2010, 3:39 pm | Comments 0

Journey to the Taw’t Deram (Part III)

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.

By: Leonda George
August 01 2010, 3:44 pm | Comments 0

Journey to the Taw’t Deram (Part II)

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…

By: Leonda George
July 01 2010, 3:50 pm | Comments 0

Further Up and Further In

The Palawanos wouldn’t talk on the trail and proceeded with extreme caution.

By: Leonda George
June 01 2010, 3:54 pm | Comments 0

Jungle Girl

God has led me on a long and winding path, but He has never let me down.

By: Bubit Limbos David
May 01 2010, 4:30 pm | Comments 0

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