No Arms, No Legs, No Limits

What do you call a man with no arms and no legs?  The old joke says a Matt, but I say a gift from God.  Nick Vujicic from Austraila was in Trujillo Monday night.  I went to see him at the soccer stadium with a group from Church.  We had a great time!  He is indeed an inspiration and it was exciting to see so many Christians gathered together to hear what he had to say. 

I went with a group of friends, including Briggith and Kati pictured below.

It was cold out (notice we are bundled up in our coats), but worth it!  Before Nick spoke a Christian band from Columbia opened for him. 

After the band played for about an hour, Nick came out.  He is from Australia and so he had a translator. . . I knew the guy!  what a small world.  Here are some photos of Nick talking and his translator Dinko.  He uses the table as a stage as he shares the gospel.

Obviously we were way up, but you get the gist.  He has no arms, no legs, but is an amazing testament to what is important, "knowing who you are, why you are here, and where you are going when you leave this earth."  He preached the gospel clearly and distinctly and it was a wonderful night!  I was so glad to be able to share it with my Peruvian friends. 

If you get a chance to hear Nick talk, GO!  He does a great job of telling it straight to you.  One quote that resonated with me as he preached was that he thought that being from a broken home was way worse than being without arms or legs.  The family unit here is under attack and it was great to hear him talk about how God can heal those broken homes, He can heal anything!  It doesn't matter if you have no arms and legs or if you have no father. . . God is there for you.  You are never alone!  He loves us enough to send his only son to die for us on the cross.  A man who knew no sin died for us who are nothing but sin.  Thank you Jesus for coming to save us!  Thank you for sending a man like Nick, with no arms and legs to remind us of what is important. 

What do you call a man with no arms and no legs?  If he loves the Lord Jesus Christ and accepts Him as his savior, I call Him a brother, a Christian and a friend.  And I am thankful to have shared this night with my friends from Trujillo.