**Wrote this on July 23, 2014**
Hi friends!
In honor of today being my very last ministry day (WHAT!?!), I have combined all my race experience into a resume, full of randomness and crazy jobs I have found myself in these past 11 months. Some fun, some interesting, some way out of my comfort zone and most unexpected. So now I get to come back home with new gifts and a lot more knowledge! So that’s definitely a plus! Enjoy:)
Meghan Callahan
World Race Resume
September 2013 – July 2014
Community Prenatal Checkup Nurse, Manila, Philippines September 2013
- Checked blood pressure, weight and overall health of expecting mothers
- Measured circumference of baby and located head, bum and heartbeat
Swim Teacher, Manila, Philippines September 2013
- Teaching preteen girls how to swim, specifically the breast stroke
Concrete Mixer and Wall Builder, Manila, Philippines and Chaiyphum, Thailand
- Mixing dirt, sand and water at actuate proportion September 2013 and January 2014
- Perseverance in consistent stirring in a circular motion
- Concentration in brick stacking and concrete laying, aiming to keep it level and straight
AIM Spokesperson for UnSung Heroes, various locations in Malaysia & South Africa
- Representative for AIM organization October 2013 and February 2014
- Organized, scheduled and directed meetings with potential AIM contacts
Food Preparer for Homeless Feeding, Subang Jaya, Malaysia October 2013
- Prepared and passed out trays of food for homeless
- Fashionista of rubber gloves and professional at gracefully clamping chicken with kitchen tongs
Designer and Painter for Preteen Girls Room, Da Nang, Vietnam November 2013
- Specializing in princess silhouettes, crowns and magical trees
- Multitasking dance parties while working
Birthday Party Planner, Da Nang, Vietnam November 2013
- Specializing in children’s birthdays
- Planned games and organized schedule for the evening with minimal supplies
- Brought the jamzzz…and the fun
Nutcracker Dance Teacher, Da Nang, Vietnam November 2013
- One on one classes in prepping for the church’s annual Christmas program
- Studying and memorizing choreography from YouTube
English Conversationalist and Adult English Teacher, various locations in Vietnam, Thailand & Transnistria November 2013- May 2014
- One on one lessons on vocab, grammar and sentence structure
- Expert conversationalist in areas of hobbies, the weather, family members and favorites
- Adapted to awkward silences
Professional Nativity Scene Drawer, Pattanakikomb, Thailand December 2013
- Capable of drawing baby Jesus’ birth seven times in front of large crowds under pressure for Christmas events
Christmas Church Caroler, Pattanakikomb, Thailand December 2013
- Spontaneous performance including “Joy to the World”, Santa hats and microphones
Third Grade English Teacher, Chaiyphum, Thailand January 2014
- On the spot teaching with no warning, entailing a 2 hour English lesson, 5 days a week
- Disciplinarian and encourager through language barrier as I rode solo in the class
Rice Field Worker, Chaiyphum, Thailand January 2014
- Observing and acknowledging which rice was ready to harvest
- Using blade correctly to cut in swift motion
Soccer Player, Chaiyphum, Thailand January 2014
- Perseverance in making contact with the ball, no matter which direction it went from there
- Boldness in my aggression and joy when defeated by 9 year olds
Floor Tiler and Granite Layer, Chaiyphum Thailand and Lezhe, Albania January and July 2014
- Determining aesthetically pleasing pattern and design of tile layout
- Spreading granite between tiles evenly and professionally
Baby Holder, Johannasburg, South Africa February 2014
- Carefully and sweetly cradling precious babies, unleasing my inner baby whisper
- Monitoring and recording any food intake or bodily functions
Zumba Instructor, Howick, South Africa February 2014
- Creating on the spot choreography to high school students that entail full body movement to the beat
Kindergarden Teacher, Manzini, Swaziland March 2014
- Creating and teaching lessons focusing on colors, body parts, months, days, seasons, the alphabet and name spelling.
- Engaging the class by rewarding them with dancing
Hospice Encourager, Manzini, Swaziland March 2014
- Daily visits with Hope House patients, including but not limited to talks about local news, lessons in sewing, studies on the Bible and prayer for healing.
Warehouse Organizer and Food Bank Worker, Coleraine, Northern Ireland April 2014
- Organizing donated clothes, baby toys and distributing food bags for impoverished people in the community
Waitress at Black Tie Event, Coleraine, Northern Ireland April 2014
- Ability to carry plate of appetizers with one hand, while walking, smiling and socializing
- Growth in clumsyness
Boutique Thrift Store Employee, Coleraine, Northern Ireland April 2014
- Floor helper, clothes sorter and coffee maker
“Healer” on the Streets, Coleraine, Northern Ireland April 2014
- Prayer for voluntary strangers in the town square of Coleraine
Children’s Ministry Leader, Coleraine, Northern Ireland April 2014
- Ability to act as a child again while playing games, dancing during worship and doing arts and crafts
Professional Shoveler & WheelBarreler, Tiraspol, Transnistria and Draganesti-Olt, Romania
May and June 2014
- Ability to shovel dirt for long hours and transfer to any location by wheelbarrel
- Perseverance is spurred on by loud pump up music playing over speaker
Creater and Designer of Local Jewelry Line, Tiraspol, Transnistria May 2014
- Co-develper of establishing, designing and marketing polymer clay jewelry line for improvished women at risk for sex-trafficking
AWANA’s Club Leader, Draganesti- Olt, Romania June 2014
- Enthusiastic co-leader and energy pumper of the Yellow Team
- Helped planned games, skits and songs
Pig Weigher, Lezhe, Albania July 2014
- Carefully and sweetly carrying pigs by their feet to the scale and then back to their pens
- Gift of comforting and consoling pigs while being terrified of their surroundings
Professional Hand Washer, Manzini, Swaziland and Lezhe, Albania March and July 2014
- Soaking and scrubbing dirty clothes in a bucket of water
- Acutely proportioning detergent to water to make just enough bubbles
- Hand and finger strength to repeatedly scrub in a firm, circular motion
Imprompto Testimony Giver, various locations in all 11 countries September 2013 – July 2014
- Ability to speak in front of large crowds about the power of the Spirit in my life with no warning or previous preparation time.
- Not shaken when asked from a church pastor during service, “Does your team have anything to share with us?”
So many things to add to my "work experience," I'll say!
