Nick Vujicic

Nicholas James Vujicic ( VOO-itch-itch; born 4 December 1982) is an Australian American Christian evangelist and motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized 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.He was born without fully formed limbs. According to his autobiography, his mother refused to see him or hold him when the nurse held him in front of her, and she and her husband went out of the hospital.Originally, the toes of one of his feet were fused. An operation was performed to separate the toes so that he could use them as fingers to grab. He refers to it as his chicken drumstick.He attended Runcorn State High School up in Queensland and has made a couple of appearances there since, doing speeches.

When he was seventeen years old, Vujicic's mother showed him a newspaper article about a woman praying with a severe disability; he then started to give talks at his prayer group. 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.In 2005, Vujicic founded Life Without Limbs, an international non-profit organization and ministry. In 2007, he founded Attitude is Altitude, a secular motivational speaking company.Vujicic starred in the short film The Butterfly Circus. At the 2010 Method Fest Independent Film Festival, he was awarded Best Actor in a Short Film for his starring performance as well.

Beliefs

On his webpages, in a self-formulated "Statement of Faith", Vujicic states his adherence to born-again Christianity.

Personal life

On 9 March 2002, he moved to California. In 2008 in McKinney, Texas, near Dallas, he met Kanae Miyahara. They married on February 12, 2012. The couple has two sons and two daughters, and reside in Southern California.

Books and publications

Vujicic's first book, Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life, was published by Random House in 2010 and has been translated into over 32 languages.

Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life (2010); ISBN 978-0307589743

Your Life Without Limits (2012); ISBN 978-0307731043

Limitless: Devotions for a Ridiculously Good Life (2013); ISBN 978-0307730916

Unstoppable: The Incredible Power of Faith in Action (2013); ISBN 978-0307730893

The Power of Unstoppable Faith (2014); ISBN 978-1601426765

Stand Strong (2015); ISBN 978-1601427823

Love Without Limits (2016); ISBN 978-1601426185

Be the Hands and Feet: Living Out God's Love for All His Children, February 13, 2018; ISBN 978-1601426208

See also

Hirotada Ototake, a Japanese sports writer and survivor of tetra-amelia syndrome

Joanne O'Riordan, an Irish Tetra-amelia syndrome survivor

Jennifer Bricker, an American acrobat born without legs