Sunday, June 14, 2009

Life Without Limbs

Have you heard of it? Life without limbs? Crazy though huh? But there is an amazing man out there whose life is reality in this phrase. His name is Nick Vujicic and he truly has no arms and no legs. He is a man after God's own heart. A man who has taken everything that God has given him and used it for HIS glory! He is a 26 year old from Australia and he was born this way. The doctors gave no reason or explanation. He was born into a christian family and has known of God his whole life, but it wasn't until he was a teenager that he realized his purpose for living. He is now an inspirational speaker who travels all over the world, bringing the message of Jesus and salvation everywhere he goes. I have been to his website many times, watched YouTube videos of him for hours, and always hoped one day I would have the honor and privilege of meeting him, and this past week it happened! It was totally a God thing too, because it wasn't one of his public appearances. He was speaking at a high school graduation event an hour and a half away from where we live. My sisters husbands sisters husband used to go to the church who was putting on this event. He heard that Nick was going to be there and knew of our sweet Israel so he passed the message on to us. We called the school to see if we could come. They said it wasn't a pubic event, however there were no tickets and no one would ask why you were there. So we went! We had only found out about it a few days before hand, so we found a babysitter (Thank God for Nana!) and Jon, myself, Izzy and my sister Melanie went to see Nick speak. It was amazing and truly inspiring! After it was over, we got the opportunity to meet Nick and talk with him a bit and even get a few pictures :-) When we introduced him to Israel, true joy and excitement came over Nick's face! He became super excited and called his friends over to meet Israel too. He kept saying things like "What a miracle! What a blessing! A gift from God" and they just kept coming. It was a moment I will never forget! For the first time, a complete stranger looked at Israel and saw how perfect he was and how capable he was to be used by God, as opposed to all the stares, comments and whispers we get any other time we are in public. Nick even asked if he could get a picture with his own camera! Nick is a miracle for us, and for Izzy. I thank God for him!!!


You should check out his website! Click Here!

4 comments:

The Cameron Family said...

I saw him on the news and it touched my heart ... I thought of sweet Izzy. What a blessing that you were able to meet him.

Melina said...

Wow, he is remarkable! I also wanted to comment to let you know that my high school art teacher had no arms and no legs from the elbows/knees down. He was born that way and it has never stopped him. He always said "I am not disabled. This is all I've ever known, so as far as I'm concerned, I'm perfectly able!" He taught art and was extremely talented. He would draw/paint with a brush/pencil tucked in his watch band. He also had a black belt in karate. He was very inspirational. He unfortunately passed away recently due to cancer, but it was entirely unrelated to his limbs.He was even featured on Channel One, a teen/student new program that used to air before our classes when I was in HS. Anyway, just thought I'd mention that. GL and Izzy is adorable!

Jenna said...

I am so jealous! Nick is an amazing man, and when I was pregnant and had Logan I would read his stories and watch his videos and I knew and hoped my son would become such a man of God like him. He is truely an inspiration

Suzi said...

That is amazing. I stumbled upon your blog a while back and think you are an awesome family. I felt I should leave a comment on this particular post because I have had the joy and honor of meeting Nick a few times. He has been a guest speaker at our church on several occasions and it always brings a full house. He is an amazing person and has a wonderful message to share. I am so glad that your family got a chance to meet him. What a blessing. You have a beautiful perfect family and little Izzy has the most beautiful perfect smile, seems he would light up a room. God Bless You!