Day: September 23, 2025

Brother Andrew: The God’s Smuggler Who Broke Barriers

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Known as Brother Andrew in English-speaking nations, Andrew “Anne” van der Bijl (Dutch: 11 May 1928 – 27 September 2022) was a Dutch Christian missionary and the creator of the Christian organization Open Doors. Known for smuggling Bibles and other Christian material into communist nations during the Cold War, he earned the moniker “God’s Smuggler” for his actions. Biography of Brother Andrew Van der Bijl was born on May 11, 1928, in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, the fourth of six children of a poor blacksmith and an invalid mother. He joined…

Corrie ten Boom: The Christian Faith Behind The Hiding Place

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Cornelia Arnolda Johanna “Corrie” ten Boom (15 April 1892 – 15 April 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker who later became a Christian author and public speaker. She helped many Jews flee the Nazis during World War II by hiding them in her home with the help of her father, Casper ten Boom, sister Betsie ten Boom, and other family members. She was taken into custody and taken to the Ravensbrück detention camp once they were apprehended. The Hiding Place, her best-known book, is a biography that tells the tale of…