Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around a
friend ; no hands to hold the ones you love; no fingers to experience touch ;
no way to lift or carry things. How much more difficult would life be if you
were living without arms and hands? Or what about legs? Imagine if instead of
no arms, you had no legs. No ability to dance, walk, run, or even stand. Now
put both of those scenarios together… no arms and no legs. What would you do?
How would that affect your everyday life?
“If just one more person finds eternal life in Jesus
Christ….it is all worth it”. You can
help me spread this message today!
Meet Nick Vujicic, pronounced ‘Vooy-cheech’. Born in 1982
in Melbourne, Australia, without any medical explanation or warning, Nicholas
Vujicic came into the world with neither arms nor legs. Imagine the shock his
parents felt when they saw their first-born brand new baby boy for the first
time, only to find he was what the world would consider imperfect and abnormal.
A limbless son was not what nurse Dushka Vujicic, and her husband Pastor Boris
Vujicic had been expecting. How would their son live a normal happy life? What
could he ever do or become when living with such a massive disability? Little
did they or anyone else know that this beautiful limbless baby would one day be
someone who would inspire and motivate people from all walks of life. God uses
Nick to touch lives and bring the hope of Jesus Christ to people across the
globe.
Throughout his childhood, Nick dealt not only with the
typical challenges of school and adolescence such as bullying and self-esteem
issues; but also struggled with depression and loneliness. He constantly questioned why he was different
than all the other kids surrounding him; why he was the one born without arms
and legs. He wondered what the purpose behind his life was, or if he even had a
purpose. According to Nick, the victory over his struggles throughout his
journey, as well as the strength and passion he has for life can be credited to
his faith in God. His family, friends and the many people he has encountered
along the way have also encouraged him.
After school, Nick went on with further study and
obtained a double Bachelor’s degree, majoring in Accounting and Financial
Planning from Griffith University in Logan, Australia. By the age of 19, Nick
started to fulfill his dream of being able to encourage other people and bring
them the gospel of Jesus through motivational speaking and sharing his testimony
about how God changed his life and gave him a future and a hope. “I found the
purpose of my existence, and also the purpose of my circumstance. There’s a
purpose for why you’re in the fire.” Nick wholeheartedly believes that there is
a purpose in each of the struggles we each encounter in our lives, and that our
attitude towards those struggles, along with our faith and trust in the Lord
can be the keys to overcoming the challenges we face.
Today, this limbless young man has accomplished more than
most people accomplish in a lifetime. Nick made the massive move from Brisbane,
Australia to California, USA in 2007, where he is the President and CEO of a
non-profit organization, Life Without Limbs. Since his first speaking
engagement back when he was 19, Nick has traveled around the world, sharing his
story with millions of people, speaking to a range of different groups such as
students, teachers, youth, businessmen and women, entrepreneurs, and church
congregations of all sizes. He has also
told his story and been interviewed on various televised programs worldwide.
“If God can use a man without arms and legs to be His hands and feet, then He
will certainly use any willing heart!”
Source: http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/
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