God's Smuggler

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Brother Andrew said this about the people he met behind the Iron Curtain who could have escaped Communism, but chose to stay in their communities because they placed their service for God over their lives of danger for holding prayer and church services.

Elizabeth and John (1923-2017) Sherrill co-authored numerous bestsellers and co-founded Chosen Books. Now I’m not saying that we shouldn’t minister to anyone in need, and we should certainly give everyone we can the Bible. Really, except for that one part of the story my mother censored, this book is acceptable for any age.

Only as I grew up and learned more about the Soviet Union did the full implications of those hints start to gain their full force.

He converted on the spot and spent the rest of his life smuggling Bibles into Communist and Muslim countries. Now, sixty years after Brother Andrew first prayed for God's miracle protection, this expanded edition of a classic work encourages new readers to meet this remarkable man and his mission for the first time. God's Smuggler, 60th Anniversary Edition by Brother Andrew, with John and Elizabeth Sherrill and published by Hodder Faith. In similar fashion, van der Bijl and a companion, Al Janssen, visited Hamas and PLO leaders, including Ahmed Yassin and Yasser Arafat. The best thing, though, was seeing just how completely these operations depended on God and all the amazing ways He rescued and cared for His people.Brother Andrew's selfless and prayerfully dependent 'excursions' are an amazing testament to God's awesome power and provision, His kindness and His love.

I regret not having read this book sooner, but having read it now, I will not ignore its powerful message and example.His journey from a non-believer to a powerful force spreading the gospel was beautiful to read, as was seeing how God worked in his life to further His purpose. After Andrew was severely wounded during his time in the army, he began reading the Bible one day and eventually accepted Christ as his Savior.