>>People know about Nick’s story.
He is not a stranger; people knows about him, his belief, his faith in God.
But I think what people will be interested to know will be hey, there should be other
people who grow up with you.
From time to time I receive questions from, say, churches or even from schools—if I
have a special needs children, what should I do.
So, we are trying to being the more three-dimensional view of how Nick become Nick today.
I think this is a more complete pictures of what family values and family ministry can
do in future.
We have arrived on ferry from Hong Kong to Macau.
We did two stadiums before here in Macau.
Was that full on preaching?
Full on preaching, two stadiums sold out.
We had some traction here from a couple years ago, so it’s great to be back.
It’s good to travel with my sister, actually.
It’s great to see her.
And she feels the Lord wants her to be using the ministry of music.
So I’m proud of her and I’m proud to see what God wants to do with her life, and it’s
great to have her along.
>>I’m Michelle Vujicic.
I am a nurse by trade, and I’m also an aspiring musician.
It’s always been a bit of a passion of mine, but something that I kind of always ignored
because I’m too afraid to show it to the world; it’s kind of a thing I do on my own.
And I talked to Nick, and he’s like, Michelle, just do what it is resonating deep down inside
you, you’ve got to do that.
Cause if you don’t use the gifts that you’ve been given, you’re not living to your full
purpose and potential.
Where did you fly from?
So you flew from Canada.
>>From Vancouver.
Edmonton to Vancouver.
You did that month in the cabin, no?
>>I did.
It got a little lonely, a little bit.
I went a little bit insane.
>>He was like, why don’t you just come and sing for me in the background after I do my
speeches.
My initial reaction was absolutely not, not doing it, not at all.
But for some stupid reason, I agreed to it, and I love the message that Nick always brings
to the world with his ministry.
And I wanted to be part of something bigger than myself, and I’d love to be there and
support him in it.
>>…after dinner tonight, we’re going to have a sort of first real talk, at 8:00.
So we…today, we should be finishing by 10.
>>I didn’t really know what to expect in Macau, like, and they said oh Michelle, you
know, Nick’s going to be speaking here today, and you’re going to be singing your song
tonight.
And I’m like, great, you know.
>>Oh, good to know.
[Unintelligible] This is a warm-up for the big one.
So, how do you feel about all that?
>>It’s just going to be one song.
Oh.
Which one are you doing?
>>You’ve never heard it.
Our song or your song?
>>Which song?
Your song?
No, I’m just asking you.
Are you doing your song?
Not our song.
Me and Ignatius, we wrote a couple songs.
>>Did you write one?
Yeah.
>>Is that the one I’m doing tonight?
>>No, you’re doing your own song.
Oh, good!
Can’t wait to hear it.
Home?
Good.
>>I think it was just meant to be Nick speaking, and then Fran talked to me that day.
I think it was only like two hours before I was meant to sing, she’s like, and you’re
singing your song today, by the way.
And I’m like, oh.
Great, you know?
Had a little bit of a, like a panic attack in my stomach, felt like puking for a second
there, but it was OK, I’m like, OK, keep cool.
>>So nervous that night.
I just didn’t feel ready yet, mentally.
Like I just wasn’t mentally there yet.
But I was like, you know what, God, I need You, so you know You’re going to have to
be my strength today, I can’t do this without You.
So, the first, like, 12 seconds that I was singing or more, I was so nervous, and you
could totally tell in my voice.
After that, I was like, no, and I just closed my eyes, I just remember I think I closed
my eyes the whole time, just like ignored everybody that was there and just pretended
like I was the only one.
Just tried to sing as much as I could from the heart.
>>Hope, call me hope.
Wow.
Great.
>>Thank you.
>>Then it was the first time me and Nick were on stage together, actually talking about
our lives, like, me as a sibling with Nick, and what it was like to be his sibling growing
up, and I don’t know, it just felt, it felt nice to be next to Nick, and felt at home.
Thank you.
Love you.
Can we thank Michelle again?
I have never heard her sing in public in front of a crowd like this, ever.
I’m so proud of her, proud to be a brother of her.
>>Nick asked the questions, we all did it very spontaneously, and he was really good.
He’s really good at thinking on his feet, actually, Nick.
I thought it was a very special moment for me, anyway, to see Nick on stage and to see
what he does with all these people, and to be a part of it for that moment was a real
honor for me, and it was a really great experience.
Seriously, you know, I’m not bullcrapping, like when I talk about music, like that’s
really… that was really awesome.
>>You know, I wrote that song in like, a minute.
Unbelievable.
>>Spontaneous song.
You’re so anointed, that’s what…
>>I’m not anointed.
>>A-noin-ted!
A-noin-ted!
>>So how was your night, Nick?
My night, it was, uh, incredibly…
>>What did you think of tonight?
I thought Michelle Vujicic did an incredible job.
>>And I disagree.
Anyway.
She came on very genuine, and, no, very very professional singer.
Just beautiful with her heart, and but you were very, very spot on.
The song’s beautiful.
>>OK, anything else?
I want to hear it again.
Seriously, it was unbelievable to see you.
>>OK, I don’t take that very well.
I actually take it as mockery, I don’t know why.
I do, I don’t believe it.
You have to learn to accept compliments.
>>Yeah.
>>That night, I was told I was going to be singing with one other lady, Renee.
I think about an hour before that, she’s like, no no no.
I’m not singing tonight, it’s just you singing.
I’m like, oh great.
>>I just need to get my brain.
It’s getting better, slowly.
>>And for some reason, I was so tired and I don’t know if it was the heat as well,
but like an hour before I was to perform, I could not think.
>>Thank you Jesus.
And when I have a bad day, and Dear Lord.
That’s it!
I have just solved the problem.
Dear Lord….
>>It was a great experience again for me just to sing with all these gorgeous kids, they’re
like, dressed in like sailor’s outfits, and they’re like, three or four or five
years old, and they’re all holding hands, and they’re like swaying in the background.
Super cute.
I don’t know how I got through that night.
All I can say is, God gave me a real peace to get through it, and a strength that I simply
didn’t have.
And I just trusted him with it, and it worked out really well that night.
>>I’m the stage manager…
Are you?
OK, great.
>>I just want to check with you one thing real quickly, because, uh, tonight after your
sharing, you’ll be doing a song together with Ruth and the symphony, right?
Really.
>>I can get her anything.
I’m singing?
>>Uh, the main singer will be Ruth.
>>I can get ready.
You can get ready.
So yes.
>>OK.
So, yeah, that’s just what they want…
Fantastic.
Alright.
[[Crosstalk]] One day he’s going to do that.
Hey Nick, you’re on!
Yeah, solo.
A capella.
>>It’s not spontaneous, you know.
When I plan for Nick’s schedule, or even run through Nick’s schedule, I try not to
overdose him with what’s going on tomorrow or the day after or the day after.
I want to thank you so much.
And, uh, I know you wanted me to come here for a sound check for I Can Do Anything.
So, uh, you only get the last key, is that right?
Alright.
So what key have you got.
Laaaa!
>>There’s a reason why we invite a choral group together with Ruth to take the lead
and sing, because we know Nick actually is a…he’s not ready to sing, yet.
I’ve never done this, ever anywhere.
I’m going to try it and sing.
In front of a live audience.
It is my honor to share the stage with the singers coming up on stage.
And the Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra.
I’m nervous.
>>But I’m glad that, um, I was not there, that’s why, because if I was there, probably
Nick would have said No, Ignatius, I’m not going to do it.
So, you know, but in front of the request of the host party, probably Nick won’t say
no.
So it’s good, he’s not playing, but I think it turns out great that Nick enjoys
his own song.
He can get ready for this.
I can get through anything, I can get through anything if Jesus loves me.
Hahaha.
So we are here today on part two of the series with interviewing Nathan Millnick.
Today if you’re watching from home, we have a special guest, we have my sister, Michelle
Vujicic.
Everyone welcome Michelle to the show.
>>It’s been a pleasant time touring with you, Nick, it’s been quite an adventure.
Fantastic.
So we want to give you the honor of asking Nathan Millnick…
>>Some questions about you.
What’s the most annoying thing about Nick?
>>Oh, wow!
>>I’m allowed to ask these, you know.
>>I’m allowed to answer these.
OK, so.
I don’t really work for Nick anymore, so here we go.
OK, you really want to know?
Here it is.
>>All the time!
I’m sure you’ve got something.
>>Nick only drinks coffee in the morning, right?
So, literally, he drinks coffee, he uses the restroom, and then takes a shower.
It’s been like an hour since he’s woken up, and you’ve been up for, like an hour
and a half.
Guess what he says after that hour and a half.
Good morning, Nate.
You think to yourself, Nick, I’ve been up for an hour and a half.
Why are you saying good morning now?
But for him, apparently, that’s the point where you say good morning to somebody, so.
>>I’ll also give you the advice that he gets angry, so keep…
>>Hangry?
What’s hangry?
>>Angry when you’re hungry!
Oh.
>>I was thinking like hand grenade plus angry.
>>Yes, that makes much more sense, Nate.
But I don’t have a hand, anyway.
>>That’s the point!
That’s why I didn’t understand the joke.
>>Well, of course, there is always room for more, deeper talks and, involvement in one
of the sessions they chit-chat and discuss about back to the old days, when Michelle
shared about…she was a bit shy and even shame of admitting she has a brother like
Nick.
I think that brings some of the challenges on how to interact with a special needs brother,
and to be I would say to lift behind the shadow of Nick.
>>I wasn’t aware of Nick being teased when I was in school, though, when I saw him at
school.
And I don’t think Nick was aware that I was also being treated differently as well.
Well, when Nick was being bullied, I don’t think he even told me or Erin, I think he
only told Mum, right?
Yeah.
I’m not even sure why he didn’t tell anyone but you told Mum.
Is there any reason?
Well, I think I maybe felt a little ashamed, or I didn’t want to admit that I was going
through something, because I didn’t want sympathy, you know, everybody was already
sympathetic to me, you know, oh, he has no arms no legs, and now I didn’t want people
to say, oh, he has no arms no legs and he’s getting bullied, you know, I didn’t want
sympathy.
But it’s not like I didn’t tell anyone.
So Mom and Dad knew.
>>Yeah, cause I know that, I don’t think us three actually communicated that with each
other.
Cause I think me and Erin were going through stuff at school we didn’t tell you, because
we didn’t want to make you feel like it was your fault, and we didn’t really want
that to be an issue, and I think you didn’t tell us as well because you didn’t want
it to be a burden to us.
You think it would have helped if we did?
>>I think it would be healthy.
I really think it’s healthy if the whole family can communicate openly with each other
to support each other.
I mean, I was younger when you were being bullied, but if I was, say, Erin’s age,
a bit older, I think it’s a very healthy thing for a family to do.
It’s a maturity in not always just thinking about yourself, but really seeing, OK, I’m
in a situation, who else is in that situation.
I think that if, as a family we communicated that, I think love would be reinforced in
your life.
>>It brought back a lot of childhood memories, myself being asked a lot of questions from
my own childhood, and having to reflect on that.
It was a great thing for me to just remember where it came from, and just to remember what
it was like to be a kid with Nick.
I mean, for the most part it was a lot of fun, and you don’t even realize that it’s
a bit different than other people, ‘cause for me it was just normal, and he still is
normal to me.