Jakie Chan

Regarding the most influential people especially to me and to the world, I would have to say Jackie Chan. However, he is not under the age of 30, so I think of the most influential people now and I think of the Olympics. These are the greatest athletes of different nations representing their nations on the world level.

The first person that comes to mind is Apolo Anton Ohno. Raised by his Japanese father, he overcame so much to be on that world level. The persecution he received in 2002 for the incidents that happened in the Salt Lake City winter Olympic Games was one such barrier. His father Yuki Ohno continuously making him better and better yet always knowing that the decision must be Apolo’s to succeed and achieve excellence trained him. He has won eight Olympic medals and 23 world championship medals. More than that was his love in being a role model to others. He never grew up with any skating role models but strived to be like Muhammad Ali and Lance Armstrong. Now that he is influential, he is eager to do something. He has made appearances on numerous TV shows including Dancing with Stars and project runway. In addition, he has helped many services such as “The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria” and the Ronald Mcdonald house. Here is a man who is very successful and influential and has international and inter-cultural already within him. With all eyes on him if he can be a face of GPF and One Family Under God that in itself can inspire so many, like Pacqiou did for the GPF 2007 in the Philippines. Someone who worked so hard and became successful on the world stage, skating for One Family Under God can make a difference.

Just as Olympians must overcome so many challenges to bring success, so has Nick Vujicic. Born without legs or arms he has had to overcome being bullied, contemplating suicide, and being alone. Yet he found that he wasn’t the only one and found that actually he was an inspiration to many for being who he was. He has become a preacher, motivational speaker, and the director of his non-profit organization Life without limbs. Right now he’s giving talks on never giving up, picking yourself up, and helping other physically disabled. If he can also implement One Family Under God on his already world-wide influence, he can inspire people everywhere to a whole new level. Here is a man who is helping others neither for money or fame, but for God and spreading God’s dream to others can be liberating to even himself and even more inspiring to others.

These are both people who are currently influential to me and the world, and are young. If they had the vision of one family under God, there is no limit to the influence they would have on the world. Heaven will be able to work through them and bring results they have never imgined before.

-JB