In life, we have many long, treacherous journeys that we must complete. The flight to Jakarta was one of them for me. After an entire day spent on planes, we had finally reached Indonesia on August 8th. The next few days were spent making connections and visiting many different places and friends here in Indonesia. As a member of Breaking Walls, this was an extremely exciting experience that I wish to share with my Global brothers and sisters. We stayed with a relative of Jim Luce and spent the next four days attending meetings with the Lions Club, the General Of Police: Dr. Winston, and we also visited the Monas Tower- a famous monument within Jakarta. The highlight for the trip so far has been the insightful Lions Club meeting. The Lion’s Club is extremely helpful when it comes to healing communities. As most people know, a few earthquakes have occurred in Indonesia a mere few days before our flight here. One of the areas hit was Bali. Currently, the Lion’s Club is coming together and raising money for disaster relief and medical issues as well. Jim Luce gave a rather enlightening speech that explained his desire to help the people around him and across the globe, starting with his wonderful adopted son and my global brother, Matthew. By the end of the meeting, my notes revealed to me that I had been sitting amongst some of the most kind hearted and determined people this world had to offer. I was extremely proud to be included in their discussion as a member of a community that fights to unify and heal society around the world.
Mr. Luce explained his family history and how his inheritance was put to use to create young global leaders and support young global leadership. It was a very heartwarming moment for me, and I developed a stronger and deeper respect for him in this moment. The meeting was very successful and the Lion’s Club members in Indonesia and New York combined would definitely be an enormous benefit to the people within these lands, and even beyond that. The experience so far has been extremely educational and influences me each and every day to help the people here in any way that I can. Indonesia has so much to offer, the people are extremely friendly and I don’t have enough words that could explain my appreciation for being included on this wonderful trip. Currently, we are on a flight to Monado to visit the orphanage that Matthew came from and continue our work towards a better and stronger community and system for the people of Indonesia. I am especially interested in this part of the trip because helping children is something I love to do, and I hope to make a difference here and continue my work around the world. Attending this annual gathering right after my trip to Chile with Breaking Walls is slightly overwhelming, but worth every step of the way. I have met so many wonderful people and I feel a renewed sense of purpose. I know now that I will progress further in hopes of making a change for the better, wherever I may go. I would love to thank the founder and director of Breaking Walls- Fran Tarr, for seeing the potential in me and allowing me to follow my passion to help people. Perhaps one day, I can be like Jim Luce and Fran Tarr, changing the lives of many, one step at a time. Thank you for reading, stay in tune!
