May 2017: "The Georges in Peru"

This week we went on a medical campaign to the nearby Colca Canyon.  I say 'we' because the kids were on school break at the same time as the campaign, so they and Mary Beth joined me!  This is an annual trip that is organized by Medical Ministries International (MMI) and we were part of a team about about 30 volunteers.  About 10 were from Canada, 10 from the USA and 10 from Peru.  I saw patients while Mary Beth, Mia and Paul translated for the visiting doctors and nurses.

Today, Mary Beth and I were going over to Alejandro's house to paint another wall.  Someone had visited him after we painted one of his walls last week and was so impressed by how improved it looked that they gave him $15 to buy another bucket of paint to continue the job!  On the way there we encountered a bit of a traffic jam at a railroad crossing.  A small truck was stopped on the tracks!  It was 10:30 and the 11 o'clock train was certainly on its way.  The back wheels were stuck between the rails, inextricable to the two women trying to push it out.

Our home just went through a milestone event.  Paul beat me in a fair-and-square game with 15 minutes on the chess clock for each player!  Here's the final position and the moves for the chess geeks out there:

[Date "2017.05.01"]

[White “Paul”]

[Black “Allenl"]

[Result “1-0”]