God's Smuggler

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Giving up smoking, Andrew was able to start saving to buy books. Andrew bought dictionaries and commentaries and so began studying in his spare time. One day Andrew learnt about the bible college in Glasgow run by the WEC mission. At Glasgow bible college Christians could be trained up for mission in 2 years. I will say that the events recounted here caused me to reevaluate my own life, my own Christianity, my own faith and my attitude toward faith. I've known for some time that the phrase "my faith" is a misnomer in that we need "the faith of Christ" not "our own" faith. Brother Andrew (Andrew van der Bijl) lived that out. He did it (with God's help) in a simple low key way. From his home in the Netherlands he traveled to and through the Iron Curtain countries and later across the world witnessing and speaking of Christ.

The book inspired numerous other missionary smugglers, provided funding to van der Bilj’s ministry Open Doors, and drew evangelical attention to the plight of believers in countries where Christian belief and practice were illegal. Van der Bijl protested that people missed the point, however, when they held him up as heroic and extraordinary. Brother Andrew, founder of Open Doors, passes away". Eternity News, www.eternitynews.com.au. 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022 . Retrieved 1 October 2022. Cornelia van der Bijl Passes Away at 86". missionsbox.org. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018 . Retrieved 17 November 2018. Having read God's Smuggleras a child, I know that your story has inspired millions of people around the world to speak out on behalf of the voiceless and suffering.”In September 1953, Brother Andrew started his studies at the WEC Glasgow bible college. Over the entrance of the wooden archway of the college were the words‘have faith in God’. During the following two years whilst studying, Andrew learned about having faith in God and put his faith into practice in many ways. The Kings Way On Andy van der Bijl’s 69th birthday, he was honoured by being awarded ‘The Religious Liberty Award’ which was presented by the World Evangelical Fellowship (WEF). The chairman of WEF’s Religious Liberty Commission stated: Morgan, Timothy C. (18 March 2013). "Brother Andrew's Prophetic Plea: Stop Murdering Terrorists". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018 . Retrieved 12 November 2018.

He spent two years studying to be a missionary at the Worldwide Evangelization Crusade school in Glasgow, Scotland.Corrie was married to a missionary and Andrew very much continued to live like a missionary, smuggling bibles into closed countries. Over the years, God blessed Corrie and Andrew with five children, three boys and two girls. Andrew starts working with others

In God’s Smuggler, van der Bijl related a prayer that he uttered, which he would later call “the Prayer of God’s Smuggler.” Unsure of Gods will for his life, Andrew spent a Sunday afternoon alone with God, speaking aloud with God. Through this time, Andrew realised that he needed to say ‘yes’ to God who was calling him to mission. Before this, Andrew had been saying ‘Yes BUT I am lame.’‘Yes BUT I have no education’. Andrew said yes. In an amazing instant, Andrew made this step of yes, and in God’s grace he healed Andrews lame leg. Lord,” he recalled praying, “in my luggage I have Scripture I want to take to Your children. When You were on earth, You made blind eyes see. Now, I pray, make seeing eyes blind. Do not let the guards see those things You do not want them to see.” a b c d e Raska, Francis D (9 May 2015). "BIBLES FOR COMMUNIST EUROPE – A COLD WAR STORY – PART I". Hungarian Review. VI (3). Archived from the original on 3 March 2022 . Retrieved 30 September 2022.Returning home a cripple to his old town, Andrew’s life was empty. He had not found the adventure he had been looking for.