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Andrew "Anne" van der Bijl (Dutch: [ˈɑnə vɑn dər ˈbɛil]; 11 May 1928 – 27 September 2022), known in English-speaking countries as Brother Andrew, was a Dutch Christian missionary and founder of the Christian organization Open Doors.
Learn about the life and ministry of Brother Andrew, the founder of Open Doors and a legendary Bible smuggler. Discover how he travelled to persecuted Christians behind the Iron Curtain, in China, Africa, and more.
27 wrz 2022 · Anne van der Bijl, also known as Brother Andrew, was a Dutch evangelical who secretly brought Bibles into closed Communist countries for decades. He wrote the best-selling book God's Smuggler and founded Open Doors, a ministry to support persecuted Christians.
Brother Andrew is a Dutch missionary who smuggled Bibles and Christian literature to persecuted churches behind the Iron Curtain. He also travelled to the Middle East and broke religious barriers to strengthen the persecuted church worldwide.
29 wrz 2022 · The founder of Open Doors, who smuggled Bibles behind the Iron Curtain and advocated for persecuted Christians, died at 94. Arab evangelicals praised his devotion, books, and ecumenical cooperation in the Middle East.
Learn about the life and ministry of Brother Andrew, a Dutch missionary who smuggled Bibles and Christian literature to Communist and Islamic countries. Discover how he inspired Open Doors, an international ministry that supports and strengthens the Persecuted Church worldwide.
In 1955, a young Dutchman went to Warsaw and discovered the existence of a church that was oppressed, isolated and apparently forgotten. He became known as Brother Andrew. And from 1955 to 1967 he travelled throughout Eastern Europe, delivering Bibles, encouraging those he met, and recruiting others to help him.
