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Andy van der Bijl (born 11 May 1928), more commonly known as Brother Andrew, is a Christian missionary famous for his exploits smuggling Bibles to communist countries in the height of the Cold War, a feat that has earned him the nickname "God's smuggler". Image File history File links Brother_Andrew. ... Image File history File links Brother_Andrew. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... The holy Jewish scripture: The Torah. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a popular movement. ... For the generic term for a high-tension struggle between countries, see cold war (war). ...


Van Der Bijl was born in Sint Pancras, the Netherlands, and was the fourth of six children to a poor blacksmith. After the fall of communism in Europe, Brother Andrew shifted his focus to the Middle East and has worked to strengthen the church in the Islamic world. Blacksmith Blacksmith at work Blacksmith at work Blacksmiths fire Hot metal work from a blacksmith A blacksmith is an artisan specializing in the hand-wrought manufacture of ferrous (iron) metal objects, such as wrought iron gates, grills, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, weapons, decorative and religious items, cooking utensils... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a popular movement. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...   Islam? (Arabic: الإسلام al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ...


See also

Open Doors is an international Christian mission, helping the Church in countries where Christians are persecuted for their faith or cannot practise their faith freely. ...

References

  • Brother Andrew; Sherril, John; & Sherril, Elizabeth (2004) God's Smuggler, Chosen Books. ISBN 9-780800-793012
  • Brother Andrew & Janssen, Al (2004) Light Force, Revell. ISBN 0800718720
  • "Statistics on Brother Andrew." Accessed July, 2005.

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