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God's Smuggler
Written by Brother Andrew and John Sherill
Narrated by Simon Vance
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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As a boy he dreamed of being a spy - undercover behind enemy lines. As a man he found himself undercover for God. Brother Andrew was his name, and for decades his life story, recounted in God's Smuggler, has awed and inspired millions. This bestseller tells of the young Dutch factory worker's incredible efforts to transport Bibles across closed borders - and the miraculous ways in which God provided for him every step of the way. This story is reintroduced in a 35th anniversary edition with a new foreword and afterword. Brother Andrew's story remains as inspiring today as it was thirty-five years ago, and with this new release it will motivate a new generation to risk everything to follow God's call.
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Brother Andrew
In 1955, Brother Andrew (1928-2022) discovered that Christians behind the Iron Curtain were denied access to Bibles. He told his story in God's Smuggler, then for the next 50 years ministered to persecuted Christians around the world while presenting the Gospel to extremist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved this book—so much insight into Cold War era eastern block countries. And SO much faith in God leading to miraculous protection.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book!!
Read it, be challenged & encouraged. Convicting & amazing! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book of miracles... a must read for everyone... Joy defined...
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A beautiful story of letting God make your life happy!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fabulous book! So encouraging and inspiring!
Recommended very highly! ☺️ - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Faith building, sobering, exciting and incredible. Every single Christian should read this especially given where the USA is headed today.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Incredible! A faith-strengthening feast. A staggering witness to the goodness, power, and glory of God. Life-changing. Brother Andrew is among the Redwoods of our faith. O to walk with God as he does, to trust God completely, depend upon Him entirely, and to offer up myself to Him wholly in love, and joy, and thankfulness as he does. Praise the Lord for this book. His grace and peace to this man, those who tell his story, and to all who read it (or listen to it), in Jesus’ Name.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow! Wish I had found this books years ago, what an inspiring story about fully trusting & relying God.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such an awesome story! Very encouraging! Helps me to see people in a different light! Thank you!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I am so glad I listened to this. What a huge encouragement to me in my walk with Jesus, in my desire to share Him with others. Oh to hear God's voice like brother Andrew! My hope. Thank you!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book spoke to me at a deep level. My problem always has been not feeling that I could do something or that I had a list of “But’s” that I would tell God. The point is that he just wants us available and to trust Him to provide our needs. Many times in my life I often have wanted more. However, God always provides exactly what we need. I thoroughly enjoyed this telling of Brother Andrew’s ministry. This is a true definition of trusting the Lord to the fullest.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow. Wow. Wow. This book, ya'll. I just can't even tell you how faith-strengthening, inspiring, adventuresome, and just down-right fun and encouraging this was! Simply amazing! Very highly recommended! Every Christian needs to read this! And even if your not into non-fiction, this is still a great book! At times I had to remind myself that is *was* non-fiction. Go find a copy of this!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As a boy he dreamed of being a spy undercover behind enemy lines. As a man he found himself undercover for God. Brother Andrew was his name and for decades his life story, recounted in God's Smuggler, has awed and inspired millions. The bestseller tells of the young Dutch factory worker's incredible efforts to transport Bibles across closed borders-and the miraculous ways in which God provided for him every step of the way. Revell and Chosen now reintroduce this powerful story with two new releases: a 35th anniversary edition and The Narrow Road, an expanded youth edition. Both contain a new foreword and afterword. The youth edition also features information about ministry to the persecuted church today, including country profiles, quotes from Christians in underground churches, "what if" scenarios based on real-life threats they face, and stories from others who have participated in Brother Andrew's Bible-smuggling work. Brother Andrew's story remains as inspiring today as it was thirty-five years ago, and with these new releases it will motivate a whole new generation to risk everything to follow God's call.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a classic missionary biography. I just re-read it. I had forgotten that Brother Andrew includes his own personal testimony in the earlier chapters of the book. It's really a great story from angry, drunk, suicidal and anti-God to Christian. God placed people in Andrew's life at key points and I'm sure these people were faithfully praying for him.
The Bible smuggling part of the book is incredible and a reminder that God was and is at work to bring His Word to the unreached. Many times Bro Andrew and his team prayed as they crossed various borders carrying much needed Bibles illegally into "closed" countries in Eastern Europe and later to China. The guards nearly always searched the vehicles but found nothing! Although later Bro Andrew discovered that various secret police were fully aware of his activities and chose to allow it to continue...
Some charismatic leanings but not a big focus in the book and doesn't detract from the content. Recommended for those who need to be inspired in their Christian walk/evangelistic efforts. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As a boy, Brother Andrew dreamed of being an undercover spy working behind enemy lines. As a man he found himself working undercover for God. His was a mission filled with danger, financed by faith and supported by miracles.*As I read this book, I was drawn in to the many turns that Brother Andrew's life took. To know that this book is a true account of his life is amazing. To constantly see the power of God at work in equipping Brother Andrew to get bibles to people and spread the gospel is so awesome and encouraging.*
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Strongly encouraged by this book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thank you, Brother Andrew, for sharing how you learned to trust God. In my earlier years of Christianity I trusted much more than I tend to even think about now. I needed this refresher and catalyst to think more and pray more about trusting our Lord. Mercy is God's greatest attribute and it is often manifest in answers to prayers...... as you so beautifully show in this book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Read this years ago. A great story and testimony!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I found God’s Smuggler lost in the shelves of the library, an old edition of a book originally published back in the ‘60’s. I had some vague recollection of reading about Brother Andrew’s story in a Christian comic book once upon a time as a child, but this was the first time I had ever seen the book.Brother Andrew’s story takes one back into the depths of the Cold War in Europe, when Western Europe was not the secure prosperous place it is today. Andrew’s account paints a fascinating picture of societies on both sides of the Iron Curtain.I am not a practicing Christian and at times I felt uncomfortable with aspects Brother Andrew’s faith. However I very much enjoyed this account of one man slipping under the radar into the communist states of Eastern Europe and undermining their efforts to enforce atheism.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5One of my favourite books - The testimonies in this book are great examples of trust in God
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of my absolute favorite Christian biographies. Brother Andrew's story never fails to fill me with awe and wonder at God's strength. An absolute must-read for Christians or anyone interested in Christianity and missions.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A powerful look at our faith and the power of our God.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very interesting story of a man that took bibles into communists countries.