Nick was born with no arms or legs, and ever since his teenage years has committed his life to inspiring others to live life fully and to follow Jesus. For a decade he has travelled the globe as an evangelist and inspirational speaker. In Unstoppable, we learn more about Nick and his story. More than that, though, we get to meet many of the inspiring people he has met.
Given his unique body and his magnetic personality, Nick has drawn many people to him who have disabilities or who simply seek him out for inspiration. In his travels and correspondence, he has collected many stories which are as inspiring as his. I was as encouraged by some of the second-hand accounts he tells as by his own stories.
Nick's message would be powerful and important even if Nick had arms and legs. But when he says he doesn't need limbs, because what he really needs is Jesus, there's some power there. What a great message of dependence on God and of letting God use what we have. Nick says there's no medical explanation for his lack of limbs. But I believe with him that God created him as he is for a purpose, and Nick has lived his life as an example of someone who is fulfilling God's purposes for him.
(One note on the audiobook version: I am so glad to hear the book in Nick's voice, but given his extensive public speaking experience, I was surprised the audio book wasn't better. Granted, reading on a recording is vastly different than speaking before a live audience, but much of the reading was rather uninspired. The big exception was the section on his courtship of his wife! There was a marked difference in the passion with which he read that part!)
Here's his nonprofit link: http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/
Thanks to Waterbrook/Multnomah for the complimentary review copy!
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