The Georges in Peru
Never a Bad Day for a Run
I always say, "There's never a bad day for a run in Arequipa." That's because the temperatures are mild all year round and we live in a desert, so it rarely rains. But when it does rain, the city infrastructure is unprepared for it and this last week it rained and washed out some…
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Vist from Lyle George
My brother Lyle came to visit today. It has been raining so much here in Arequipa, many of the flights have been cancelled. Since most years it doesn't rain, it has been deemed an unnecessary expense to install the instruments needed at the airport to allow planes to land in fog or…
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Breakfast not in Bed
Most people think Breakfast in Bed is a great thing. Currently, we are in the opposite opinion. For the first time in 3 days Amy was feeling good enough to go downstairs and eat breakfast at the dining room table! Maybe 'Waffle Wednesday' was the impetus she needed. Her head…
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This morning when Amy woke up, I asked her, "How do you rate your headache pain this morning?" "It doesn't hurt at all!" she said. "And I'm not nauseated!" She felt good. She still can't walk without assistance but she feels good and even ate some mango, leftover birthday…
MoreMonday, February 22nd
Amy has been sleeping most of the day. She's been rejecting food, though I found some Fuji apples that were so good that we got her to eat 3 or 4 slices anyway. We take turns sitting with Amy. I'm typing this with her curled up by my side. I read her a few emails that made…
MoreUpdate on Amy
Yesterday about 10 people from our church showed up with a birthday cake for Sarah (12th), Amy (8th) and Mia (19th). We sang some hymns and ate cake. Amy sat with them, but was too nauseated to eat any cake. Last night after our family devotions we told the kids that the…
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Sarah Arrived!
This morning Sarah arrived in Arequipa at 6:30. We are soooo glad she is here. She is such a great help taking care of her mom. Amy is doing better today, with less headaches and little nausea. Today is Mia's 15th birthday. In case you haven't heard, a girl's 15th…
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The Search for Pain Meds
Amy has been suffering terrible headaches from her brain tumor and she ran out of her pain pills from the States. The director of one of the ministries we partner with in Peru was sure she had some pain meds in their warehouse. The problem was that they were in a collection of over 100…
MoreA poem from my mother-in-law
I've been swamped with dealing with things today, so I'll just post this poem my mother-in-law sent me. The neurosurgeon's office is looking at Amy's MRI and will hopefully give an opinion tomorrow. God has not promisedSkies always blue,Flower-strewn pathwaysAll our lives thro’;God…
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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.