God’s Smuggler

Brother Andrew

Apr 2009 · Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Simon Vance

About this audiobook

As a boy, he dreamed of being an undercover spy behind enemy lines. As a man, he found himself undercover for God. Brother Andrew was his name, and for decades, his life story has awed and inspired millions. This bestselling memoir recounts the incredible efforts of the young Dutch factory worker to transport Bibles across closed borders, and the miraculous ways in which God provided for him every step of the way.

Told it was impossible to minister behind the Iron Curtain, Andrew knew that nothing was too hard for God. "Lord," he prayed, "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." And they never did.

Ratings and reviews

This is my new favorite book! Not only is this book about a man of intense faith, not only is it extremely entertaining, But what I love most about it is that you get to see the main character Andrew grow from when he was a non-believer to becoming a Christian and watch as he learns to trust in God with his very life. The lessons he learns and the testimonies he has are things that we ourselves can use to grow closer to God and trust God more as well.

About the author

Brother Andrew (Andrew van der Bijl) was born in Sint Pancras, the Netherlands, and studied at WEC Missionary Training College in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1955 he began smuggling bibles to Christians behind the Iron Curtain. That work has since developed into Open Doors International, a world-wide nondenominational missionary organization.When not traveling, Brother Andrew makes his home in the Netherlands.

John and Elizabeth Sherrill have authored or coauthored numerous bestsellers with sales in excess of fifty million, including The Hiding Place, The Cross and the Switchblade, and God’s Smuggler. Their ongoing work as roving editors for Guideposts magazine has taken them from their home in Westchester County, New York, to assignments in five countries.

Simon Vance, a former BBC Radio presenter and newsreader, is a full-time actor who has appeared on both stage and television. He has recorded over eight hundred audiobooks and has earned fifty-seven Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, including one for his narration of Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini. A multiple Audie finalist, Simon has won Audie Awards for The King's Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Market Forces by Richard K. Morgan, and The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff. Winner of the 2008 Booklist Voice of Choice Award, Simon has also been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.