help megan!

Do you remember my friend Megan? I just recently posted about her and her Locks of Love donation, but she is currently in Honduras working for The Micah Project. Well, she is in need of our help! Please read the following post by her dad to hear about what happened and how you can help:

"Hello Friends & Family members:

As you all know, my daughter, Megan, lives in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and works as a missionary/teacher/caregiver for the boys of the Micah Project. This is her 5th year of living in Honduras. She is extremely grateful and thankful to all of you who have been providing her with financial support as she receives no income from her work with Micah and she must raise all her own funds to support her work expenses, living expenses, college loan expenses, and travel expenses to/from the U.S. Through prayerful effort and from loving and generous hearts, people have supported Megan with their financial gifts.

Last week, Megan, along with the other Micah staff members and the Micah boys, traveled to the north coast of Honduras to serve with a team of American physicians and dentists who were coming to the region to provide healthcare services to the local population living in that coastal area. Megan primarily worked as a translator for the physicians and dentists during their procedures and treatments and also worked as a translator in the pharmacy with dispensing medications to the local population.

Upon returning to Tegucigalpa yesterday, Megan discovered that her apartment had been burglarized while she was away last week. The thief or thieves were able to access her apartment through a ventilation opening in the roof of the 3 story building into her apartment on the third floor. Because of the way it occurred, It was obvious that the person or persons responsible for the burglary had been watching Megan and her apartment (this is a building with about 10 apartments where the occupants are all Americans) and were waiting for an opportune time to gain entry through the roof. The roofline is covered along its complete perimeter with a huge amount of razorwire but the thieves were able to gain access to the roof in spite of the security measures that existed.

Unfortunately for Megan, many of her most valuable material possessions were stolen: Apple computer, external hard drive, a Kindle Fire, her cash, her brand new pair of running shoes, and other personal items. The cost to purchase and replace her stolen items and to ship them to her will be between $2500 and $3000.

Many of you have been supporting Megan with your prayers and with your monetary gifts during her time in Honduras. For all your support she is eternally grateful. During my travels to Tegucigalpa I’ve learned that Megan lives very simply and frugally. You can be completely confident that every dollar she receives in support is highly valued. There are wonderful things happening in Tegucigalpa with the boys of the Micah project and with the ‘street kids.’ A goal of the Micah Project is to form Christian leaders who can go out and serve their communities and that is indeed happening. The boys and young men of Micah are being taught to, “act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with their God-Micah 6:8.”

At this time I am looking to find 600 individuals who could each provide at least a one-time $5 emergency gift to fund the cost of replacing the items that were stolen from Megan. If, after prayerful consideration, you wish to provide a financial gift to Megan, you may make your tax-deductible donation by following the instructions outlined below. If you have other friends and family members with whom you could share this information, that would be terrific. The next semester of school at Micah is starting next week and Megan needs to get a new computer to use in her role as teacher.

To make an online tax-deductible gift for Megan’s work with the Micah Project in Honduras, go to this website: www.worldoutreach.org
1. Click on the “DONATE” tab
2. Click on “DONATE ONLINE! Click here”
3. Click on “Missionary Support”
4. Click on “CLICK HERE FOR MISSIONARY NAMES”
5. Scroll down the alphabetical list to select “Scheumann, Megan – HONDURAS”
6. Click on “DONATE” and proceed to enter your information

If you would prefer to mail in your gift, you may send it to:
World Outreach Ministries
PO Box B
Marietta, GA 30061
Reference: Megan Scheumann, #84

Thank you very much for your time to read this message. If you have any questions for Megan, you may email her at megan.scheumann@gmail.com

Las bendiciones de dios para usted este dia. (God’s blessings to you this day)

If you have an interest in possibly traveling to Honduras, let me know. I’ll be happy to have you join me on my next trip there in April of May.

Stan Scheumann
260-418-2785
p.s. If you receive a duplicate of this message, I apologize. I’m working with Megan to merge a couple of email lists together and some email addresses may be duplicated."

Help Megan save the world by helping her get her things back! Or, if you have been waiting for the opportunity for a mission trip type excursion to Honduras...here is your chance :)

Be the change. Make the difference.

schweeman and locks of love.

I know what you're thinking...what is a Schweeman?! Well, she is one of my great friends from Camp Arcadia--I've told you a little about her before because she's just that awesome. And now I'm going to tell you even more because she has done another great thing!

Schweeman (Megan is her actual name) is currently living in Honduras working at The Micah Project, where she works with boys who were once living on the street or in impoverished homes. At The Micah Project, these boys learn how to become Christian leaders through discipleship, furthering their education and learning how to use their talents to serve others.

 

Not only is Megan on the other side of the world making a huge impact on the lives of these guys, but while she was home for Christmas she did another thing to make a difference. She donated her hair to Locks of Love! She looks so scared on the way to make her big donation....



...But look how happy she looks after it's all over :)

I am so proud to have a friend like Megan, who makes a living helping others and is constantly looking for other ways to give back. Even if it was a little scary, you look beautiful Schweeman! Miss you lady!

If you would like to learn more about The Micah Project click HERE or Locks of Love click HERE. 

Be the change. Make the difference. 

clean water in Honduras

One of my very good friends from Camp Arcadia, Megan, is currently in Honduras working with The Micah Project, a non-profit in Tegucigalpa that helps young men who had anguished childhoods on the streets become Christian leaders through discipleship, formal education and opportunities to serve those in need. 

I admire Meg for so many reasons, but one of the biggest is that she is on the other side of the world, making a difference in the lives of others. 

She has agreed to be a guest writer this month as she has first hand experience in not having access to clean water. Here is what Megan had to say:


"Many people in Honduras do not have access to clean water. Many people have to walk long distances to find any form of water. The water that comes from the tap isn't safe to drink. It can cause diarrhea and stomach problems. Therefore the people who are able to afford it have to buy 5 gallon jugs of water to use for drinking in their homes. These typical cost about $1.60 or so. That doesn't sound like a lot of money, but to a family only making a few dollars a day that can be a big expense.

Also, we are currently in the dry season in Honduras which means that there is even less water flowing and many people only receive water to their cisterns every other day or so. But the wealthier people are able to pay for more water supply.

Fortunately where I work, The Micah Project, we had a group from Idaho come down a few months ago and install a water purification system. At the time, we didn't think too much about it and the improvements it would have on our lives, but it has been a huge blessing. The group installed a system at both of the houses that our project runs.

Water systems being installed in The Micah Project House

The system that they installed for us draws water straight from our cistern and feeds out to two faucets. Previously we had to buy seven-ten 5 gallon jugs a week (a truck would come buy every week and exchange our empty jugs for full ones.) Therefore we have saved money by not having to buy water weekly. Also, we can now just turn on a special tap and drink the purified water!"

Although a different organization installed these water purification systems for The Micah Project, they have still changed lives! Thanks Meg for your point of view :) 


If you'd like to learn more about The Micah Project, click here to visit their website. If you'd still like to make a donation to CW4W click here.


Be the change. Make the difference.