The Georges in Peru
Checkmate, Dad!
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”]1. e4 e6 2. Nc3…
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Your Childhood is Different from mine
Just yesterday, the kids and I were talking about how different our childhoods are. I grew up on a farm in Nebraska. Everyone spoke English and most people we knew were involved in agriculture. They are growing up in Arequipa, Peru and speak English at home and German and Spanish…
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Now, that's a Bright Idea!
Alejandro lives in a difficult situation. Crippled, 84 years old and without work, he depends on his $80/month pension and the compassion of others to survive. I visit him weekly to talk, bring him food and water (his room has no running water) and again to take him to church. His…
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Have a Heart
"Dad I need a pig heart! It's for biology class. We're going to dissect it.""Sorry, I'm fresh out!" But that's not a problem in Peru! I went to the market and asked for pig hearts. For about $1.50 a pound one can buy pig hearts in bulk. This lady was a bit…
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Video of relief efforts
The mayor of one of the districts in Lima is a Christian. SIM Peru partnered with several local churches and the mayor to provide relief to people affected by the flooding in an area of Lima called Paramonga. SIM helped with the purchase of blankets, cans of tuna, diapers and insect…
MoreYou better remove that cyst in the OR just in case you bleed a lot.
I'm in Lima for the regional meeting for the SIM Americas directors (the field directors for countries like Peru, the US, Uruguay, etc.). One of the Lima missionaries has had an annoying cyst on her back for a couple of years and last year went to a Peruvian clinic to ask to have it taken out…
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Flooding in Peru
Peru is currently experiencing some of the worst flooding in years. Riverbeds that are often dry are spilling over their banks in the capital city of Lima. Many people, including missionaries, are ironically without water as the canals have been damaged. The death count is…
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I'm a welder. Why do I get sick when I heat up leftovers in plastic containers?
Tuesday night I had the pleasure of teaching a basic medicine course at the Bible Institute that SIM partners with here in Arequipa. The main subject was, "How to stay healthy and productive in the ministries God has called us" We were discussing all sorts of subjects from filtering one…
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It's on Facebook, it's official now.
Yesterday, Mary Beth and I went to a funeral/burial of Elizabeth's mother who died in a freak auto accident on Thursday. Mary Beth was Elizabeth's camp counselor in the past, so they have grown close over the years. I was amazed at Elizabeth's dad who directed a lot of the funeral…
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Washington State University
Last night we arrived in Pullman, Washington, home of Amy's brother Mike Kessler and his wife Michelle. This is where Ben will be living for the next six months, hopefully finding a job and making some money before starting university in the fall. Pullman is also home of WSU (Washington State…
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About Us
We are Allen and Mary Beth George from Nebraska and Manitoba respectively. Allen has been serving in Peru with SIM since 2000 when he arrived with his late wife, Amy. Mary Beth has been serving in Peru since 2005. Sarah & Zach are both in their medical residencies in Chicago (Sarah in emergency medicine and Zach in family medicine). Ben is working for Ahlstrom-Munksjö in Taylorville, Illinois. Mia is in her 2nd year studying physical therapy at Loma Linda U. in California. Paul works as a programmer at Epic in Madison, Wisconsin.
What are we doing?
The Georges are church planting in Punta de Bombón, a town about about 6000 people on the coast of Peru.