Monday April 17, 2006
Disabled speaker proves the power of faith
By EMMELINE TAN
PENANG: Born without any limbs, Nick Vujicic is a shining example of what one can accomplish with faith and self-belief.
“When the doctor first laid me beside my mother’s bed, she just said: ‘Take him away’.
“If God loves us, why does he let us go through suffering? The whole church prayed for arms and legs for me but God didn’t give me arms and legs.
“He, however, gave me the strength to pull through,” said the Australian motivational speaker in the Charismatic Church of Penang.
The 24-year-old son of a pastor was in Malaysia for a five-day speaking tour that concluded here on Saturday. Some 350 people thronged the talk, held in conjunction with Easter Week.
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MAKING THE BEST OF LIFE: Vujicic giving his trademark teasing grin before speaking to the audience at the Charismatic Church of Penang from the top of a table yesterday. |
He has a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting. He can type 45 words a minute, walk, write, swim, answer the phone, comb his hair, brush his teeth and take care of personal needs himself with the help of his foot.
But what stands out even more is his joy for life, captivating everyone he meets.
Within two minutes of being carried and put on the table in front of the audience, Vujicic had the entire crowd in stitches.
“At the beach, I would sometimes smear myself with tomato sauce and come out of the water screaming ‘Shark, shark, shark!” he said.
Vujicic also does not let his disability get in the way of his ambitions. He said he hoped to become an international inspirational speaker and be financially independent by 25.
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