Nick Vujicic
Australian-American Evangelist and Motivational Speaker
| Date of Birth | : | 04 Dec, 1982 |
| Place of Birth | : | Melbourne, Australia |
| Profession | : | Motivational Speaker, Evangelist |
| Nationality | : | Australian, American |
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Nicholas James Vujicic is an Australian-American Christian evangelist and motivational speaker of Serbian descent. Vujicic has tetra-amelia syndrome, a disorder characterised by the absence of arms and legs.
Early life
Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1982 to Dušanka and Borislav Vujičić, Serbian immigrants from Yugoslavia. Vujicic's father is a pastor. Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterised by the absence of arms and legs.
According to Vujicic's autobiography, his mother refused to see him or hold him immediately after his birth; instead, she and her husband left the hospital. He was bullied at school because of his medical condition. At one point, Vujicic attempted to commit suicide by drowning himself, but he was saved. While Vujicic's parents initially struggled with grief and confusion about his condition, they "raised him to look at the bright side of life".
Originally, the toes of one of Vujicic's feet were fused. An operation was performed to separate the toes so that he can use them as fingers. Vujicic refers to this foot as his "chicken drumstick".
When Vujicic was 17 years old, he started giving inspirational talks at school and church-sponsored events. Vujicic graduated from Griffith University at the age of 21 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, with a double major in accountancy and financial planning.
Personal life
Vujicic married Kanae Miyahara on February 12, 2012. As of 2017, Vujicic and his wife have two sons and two daughters. The family resides in Southern California. Without any limbs, Vujicic is able to type 43 words per minute on a computer, slightly above the average for non-professional typists.
Quotes
Total 50 Quotes
Having faith, beliefs, and convictions is a great thing, but your life is measured by the actions you take based upon them.
You don't know what God can do with your broken pieces until you give God your broken pieces.
To wish for change will change nothing; To make the decision to take action right now will change everything.
If you have the desire and passion to do something, and it's within God's will, you will achieve it.
Keep moving ahead because action creates momentum, which in turn creates unanticipated opportunities.
You can either be angry for what you don't have or thankful for what you do have. Do your best and God will do the rest.
If God can use a man without arms and legs to be His hands and feet, then He will certainly use any willing heart!
When you can't get a miracle, you can still be a miracle for someone else.
Often people ask how I manage to be happy despite having no arms and no legs. The quick answer is that I have a choice. I can be angry about not having limbs, or I can be thankful that I have a purpose. I chose gratitude.
Fear is a bigger disability than having no arms and no legs.
