Update

15 Aug 2020

So here’s a news update on our lives. Paul’s been doing school-work, getting up at 6:00 a.m. some days for classes. I think he’ll be happy once we begin moving east into a different time zone. Mia has been working on making her drug cards for nursing school. She jokes that she’s doing drugs so watch out. Yesterday, we joined Sarah and Zach via zoom for some of their orientation for UIC med-school. It was good to see how excited they are to begin this new life stage. Ben’s moved into a new house with some friends and is ready for his last school year to start. Allen’s been working on organizing our lives and keeping the house-work in check. He’s cut out most of his Peru work in order to take care of me, but still has a bit of project and missionary-related work. Since surgery, I’ve finally been able to do two courses that SIM requires which I was unable to do before because of my health. I’ve also been going on daily walks, stretching, and practicing my breathing. Today I walked a mile for the first time, which makes me feel quite satisfied.

Paul and Mia are making causa for lunch. Causa is a common Pervuian dish made with layers of mashed potatoes, tuna, peppers and onions.

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. We live in Arequipa. Allen's oldest daughter, Sarah and her husband Zach Davis are 1st-year medical students at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Ben is in his last year studying textile sciences at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Mia is studying pre-physical therapy at Azusa Pacific University. Paul is working at his aunt and uncle's vet clinic in Michigan until he starts university in August of 2021. He is interested in veterinary science.

What are we doing?

Allen mentors/disciples several men and serves as the team health coordinator. He is involved in their local church, Iglesia Bautista Vida Abundante, helping the pastor in any way possible. He shows Christ’s love in a tangible way by seeing patients in his living room and through medical campaigns. Most patients are either missionaries or poor Peruvians that can’t afford to see a doctor and are sent to him by local pastors.

Mary Beth serves SIM's Camp La Joya as a counselor, horse wrangler, and camp director when needed. She also directs various puppet and theatre ministries and women's bible studies.

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