On Saturday, 8 December, our church had the pleasure of hosting Nick Vujicic at a community outreach event in Melton, Australia. To those of you who don’t know Nick, he is a 25 year old guy born without arms and legs.
You can read up on Nick’s life story here and marvel at this amazing young man and how he views life through possibility and not disability. You see, Nick has a strong faith in Jesus and it’s this relationship that has allowed Nick the mindset to achieve incredible things despite being born without limbs.
Now at 25, Nick is an international motivational speaker to students and the corporate sector all round the world. He has spoken to over two million people and everywhere he speaks, people are amazed at this incredible young man.
Be sure to check out his website for more info on this guy. And for all you Youth Leaders, (Stuart!) you NEED to get Nick to speak at your event. He has a unique way of connecting with people and he is not shy to share the Gospel in a powerful way. You may have to wait in line though as he gets over 1400 requests to speak a year!
Nick has a soft spot for the community where our church is planted - one of the lowest socioeconomic areas of Melbourne, Australia. Like myself, many people in our little church plant have known Nick since he was born and marvel in what we see in him.
One aspect of Nick that makes him so likeable is the fact that he loves hugs. Although it might seem ironic for a guy with no arms to love hugs, trust me, you get hugged by Nick and you feel it.
After our event on 8 December, the hugs flowed for over 2 hours and went well into the night. I captured most of this on video and put together this little video. Hope you enjoy.
Tags: Nick Vujicic, CityWest Church, Community Outreach, Youth Ministries
This is great!! I love at the end where you’ve added the “kidnap count”…too funny! Thanks for creating this video and sharing it also.
Hi Jenny,
Thanks for visiting. Glad you enjoyed the video. Nick is a special friend of mine and I love catching up with him. I’ve known the guy since he was born and love him to bits.
He has always said that God has placed a suburb, a city and a country in his heart to impact. We are blessed enough to be a small church plant in Melton, Australia - which just happens to be the suburb Nick has in mind.
Nick being related to a few in Church and lifelong friend to many helps in getting him out here.
Love your site and will browse in due course. Children are dear to me, having two of my own. Will be in touch.
that’s amazing!! thanks for sharing! merry christmas!
Hi Anne.
Thanks for stopping by. Nick is an awesome guy. You guys at LifeChurch.tv should consider having him up there. He has now moved from Australia and is based in LA.