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.