To lead...

To lead or not to lead that is the question? And the answer for Megan Manson is to lead.
So for some background first.
Tonight my team is splitting up. Half of the team is heading to Coimbatore, it is another city an 8 hour train ride away. The other half (the half I am on) is staying here in Chennai. We are going to be teaching english to university students as a way to build a relationship with them and tell them of the love of Jesus. I am really excited about this as I am going to be coleading this team with another guy on the team. The School of Ministry Development really has a focas on leading and this is a chance for me to follow in the calling God has placed on my life. God has been showing me in many ways that I am going to be leading in some sort of way in my future. I can not share my excited in words. As I said in my last post, I am going to end up in Mexico sometime in my life and I would really love to lead a team there first before I live there. So if anyone is interested in doing missions in Mexico let me know. But please do not take this as me forgeting about India right now. My heart for this moment in time is completely here in India.
This was short but I hope it explains what is going on in my life to this point.
Love you all!

India Con't

Hello again!! Lets start with a little update. Since the last time I have wrote to you I have been sick, road in a car that comfortably seats 5 with 10 people, including one on my lap for total 3 hours, that is both ways so only an hour and a half at a time, and done about 15 programs. I don't know how else to express my joy for India. Nothing the same ever happens. Everyday is a new adventure. Like today, our driver got a little lost and we were late for church but we still got there and were able to do our program and the people really seemed to enjoy it. Oh I forgot to mention that it is rainy season here and it has been raining for like 3 days straight and there is no end in sight. So all the while being lost we are in a car with the limit of people of course, and it is raining in the car (we have to have the windows open becuase for some reason Indians don't like air conditioning). It has been really good though and I don't want it to sound like I am complaining becuase I am not. I really love it here and am having the time of my life. It is just the Lord stretching me in all my comforts. But I do have a bed to come home to everyday so that is a blessing from God.
Being in India, God has really shown me my heart for Mexico and all of Central America. He has been showing me that it won't be to long until I will return there and continue with the ministry that He started in me. Yesterday we went to an orphange, and it made me really excited becuase that is what I want to do one day is start an orphange in Mexico. God has also been showing me that I really do have a heart for children. I love kids and can not get enough of them. It is a good thing because there are kids everywhere. And a lot of them are searching for love, and are very easy to love. There are even 3 kids where we are staying. We are staying at YWAM Chennai the School of Evangelism base. There are some staff families that have children. And there are really cute. The oldest is 3 and she has a little brother who will be one on the 31st. And there is also about 9 months old.
What else has God been teaching me? Well that I can easily get frustrated and I need to work on that. Especially when it comes to communication. Not only with people on my team but with people back home. That is why I love the internet because it is so easy to communicate with people. I can talk to Melissa via skype and it costs nothing!!! Free!! Now who doesn't like the sounds of that. So if you could please be praying that I will work through my frustrations and be able to lay them down to the Lord. Because He has taken away it before but for some reason I keep picking it back up.

To be continued...

Chennai

So here I am sitting in one of the million internet cafes in Chennai wondering what you all out there want to know. Well to start of with we made it safely to Chennai on Friday morning. It is a lot different than Kolkata. It is not quite as populated. About 7 million less. There are a lot more cows here. And when I say cows I mean cows walking and living on the street!! What a sight to see. We went to the slum area yesterday and it was amazing. The people are so loving. One lady invited us into her one room house and made us tea and gave us crackers. This all just for some prayer. In the slum area we went to there are about 10 000 people living there. That is all in the size of maybe Birch Hills. There are people every where. But I love it. Today we went to church and 3 of us gave our testimonies and did some worship. It was cool becuase it was an English speaking church so no need for a translator! Not to sure what is going on for the up comming week but I will let you all know! Love ya

I LOVE INDIA!!

Okay so India is amazing! We have been here for just over a week and I am in love with the place. Our team of 19 split up into groups of about 4 or 5 and was doing different ministry. We are working with a school for street kids, in the train station with street kids, in a day care with street kids and a muslim ministry. I and 4 other girls were working in the day care. We go to the day care in the morning and help out. It really consist of helping the kids bathe and playing with them. They are some of the most amazing kids I have ever met in my life. Than in the afternoon we go to the street were these kids live and we play with them. It was really a shock to go to the street because it was a reality that these kids really don't have a house to go home to. They love us and can not let go! It is really amazing because even though these kids are dirty and most of them have lice, I don't care and sharing God's love with them is really my only priority! I am forever changed by them. This ministry is run by a lady named Loche. She loves these kids so much and you can really tell that they are her kids even if not by birth. I have a lot to learn from her if I ever want to work with kids long term.
So on Tuesday evening (which is early morning for all of you) we are leaving for Chennai. It will be a 30 train ride. And not to sure if we have air conditioning. But it is a sleeper bus so we will have "beds" to sleep in. It really is a testimony to God that we got tickets at all, becuase there is a lot of festivals going on in India right now and they usually do not sell tickets within 1 month of the travelling date! So here we are going to Chennai!!
Have I told you that I love India!! Well I do!
Peace and God Bless!

Ps. Please leave a comment. I really appreciate knowing thoughts!!

Welcome to India!!

Well today I write to you from an internet cafe in Kolkata, India. Things are going really good. It is our first day in India after 3 days of traveling! Let me tell you that I have had about 6 hours of sleep in the last 3 days. So tonight I am going to bed really early and try to get over jet lag.
India is completly opposite to every thing I have ever seen. There are people everywhere, children begging for money and sleeping in the street. It is definatly going to be a time of surrender to the Lord and have him lead this outreach. Because if it were up to me I would be taking all the kids home with me. Please be praying for me and the whole team as we are all very tired and feeling a little stressed out. I know that this is going to be an amazing time, but with that there are going to be many hurdles that I will need to jump over. Please be praying that I will be able to put my eyes on Jesus and no one else and from that intimacy that is where my ministry will flow.
I love you all very much and talk to you later. I will be keeping you updated.

My life thus far...

My life is really amazing if I think about it. I get to go all around the world under only one stipulation. And that is I get to tell people of the love of Jesus Christ and his saving power. And on top of that it really isn't that hard. It is just telling people about my best friend. Who doesn't like to talk about there best friend. There may be some rocky times, but who doesn't have those? In just 2 sleeps I am going to India. I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared but I know that my God is bigger than fear. 1 John 4:18 says "Perfect love casts out all fear" and I know no greater love than that of my heavenly Father! On top of the fear, winning out on my emotions, is excitement. Not so much for the incredibly long plane ride, but for that of stepping out of my comfort zone into the unknown. Peace and Grace to you all!