Though she was mainly concerned with the health of the people she served, she also pushed for the education of the women and children of the areas where she worked.
The main goal of the mission was always evangelistic, but they also spent a lot of time bringing education and health care to the people of the region.
[4] Allen worked on all three major aspects of this mission, but her primary focus was as a medical missionary.
She also accompanied the bishop on his trips to nearby villages to spread the gospel and would tend to the medical needs of the growing crowds.
Six weeks later, on 18 February, a tornado hit the village and did substantial damage to the newly rebuilt hospital.
The two women spent a lot of time with the children of Zanzibar to ensure they had a proper Christian education.
She was especially successful in converting these Muslim women by pointing out the many similarities between their religion and the Genesis stories in the Christian Bible.
In all of her years as a Zenanan missionary, these were the characteristics she expected to see in women who were served by similar establishments.