| Born |
Nicholas James Vujicic
4 December 1982 Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Education | Bachelor's degrees in accounting and financial planning |
| Alma mater | Griffith University |
| Occupation | Evangelist, motivational speaker |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Kanae Miyahara (m. 2012) |
| Children | Two |
| Website | nickvujicic.com |
Nicholas James Vujicic (/ˈvɔɪitʃɪtʃ/ VOY-ee-chitch;[1] Serbian: [ʋûjitʃitɕ]; born 4 December 1982)[2][3] is an Australian Christian evangelistand motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome,[4] a rare disorder characterized by the absence of arms and legs. He is one of the seven known surviving individuals planet-wide who live with the syndrome.
Biography[edit]
Early life and family[edit]
Nick Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1982 to Dušanka and Borislav Vujičić, Serbian immigrants from Yugoslavia.[5][6]
His parents became active in a Melbourne church. His mother attended nursing school at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne while his father worked in business management. He was born with tetra-amelia without some fully formed limbs. According to his autobiography, his mother refused to see him or hold him while the nurse held him in front of her, but she and her husband eventually accepted their son's condition and understood it as "God's plan for their son".[7]
Vujicic has two small and deformed feet, one of which he calls his "chicken drumstick" because of its shape.[8]
Originally, he was born with the toes of that foot fused. An operation was performed to separate the toes so that he could use them as fingers to grab, turn a page, or perform other functions.[9] He has been able to use his foot to operate an electric wheelchair, a computer and a mobile phone. Vujicic attempted suicide but notes that he had an "amazingly normal childhood".[citation needed]
Vujicic thrived in his teenage and young adult years despite being bullied. After his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability when he was seventeen, he started to give talks at his prayer group.[10] 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.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
In 2005, Vujicic founded Life Without Limbs, an international non-profit organisation and ministry. In 2007, he founded Attitude is Altitude, a secular motivational speaking company.[11]
Vujicic starred in the short film The Butterfly Circus.[12] At the 2010 Method Fest Independent Film Festival, he was awarded Best Actor in a Short Film for his starring performance as Will.[13]
Books and publications[edit]
His first book, Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life, was published by Random House in 2010 and has been translated into more than 30 languages.[19] He markets a motivational DVD, Life's Greater Purpose, a short documentary filmed in 2005. The second part of the DVD was filmed at his local church in Brisbane. He markets a DVD for young people titled No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!.[citation needed]
- Life Without Limits: Inspiration of 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 (2/20/18). ISBN 978-1601426208
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