Nick Vujicic, an Australian Christian evangelist and motivational speaker, and his wife Kanae, have become proud parents of identical female twins.
Vujicic, who was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of arms and legs, made the announcement through his verified Facebook account.
According to the post, his wife put to bed on Wednesday, and both mother and babies are in good health.
“Our Identical Double Blessing from Our Gracious and Almighty God! Born Dec 20th – Olivia Mei Vujicic (red bow, 5lbs2oz @ 7:54am) and Ellie Laurel Vujicic (yellow bow, 5lbs14oz @ 7:56am) !!! Mommy (Kanae Vujicic) and Girls doing wonderful,” Vujicic wrote.
“Thank you all for your love and prayers! Babies Olivia and Ellie were born on Mommy’s Birthday, 5 pounds 2 oz and 5 pounds 14 oz. Mommy is well and so are the girls. Thank You God!” he had written in an earlier post.
Vujicic got married to his wife, Kanae, in February 2012. They have four children, including the newly born twins.