God's Smuggler

by Brother Andrew, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill

Overview

A True-Life Thriller That Will Leave
You Breathless!

In the anniversary edition of this electrifying real-life story, readers are gripped from the first page by the harrowing account of a young man who risked his life to smuggle Bibles through the borders of closed nations. 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.

Working undercover for God, a mission that continues to this day, has made Brother Andrew one of the all-time heroes of the faith. His narrow escapes from danger to share the love of Jesus will encourage and embolden believers in their own walks of faith.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441229014
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/28/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	175,799
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Brother Andrew began taking Bibles to Christians behind closed doors in 1955. His ministry, Open Doors International, continues to help Christians in the world's most oppressed countries. The author of numerous books, he lives in the Netherlands.

John and Elizabeth Sherrill, co-authors of numerous classics and two of the co-founders of Chosen Books, have traveled the world in search of stories that reveal the power of God. Learn more at www.elizabethsherrill.com.

Editorial Reviews

06/01/2017
Gr 5–7—This timeless, best-selling classic from the late 1960s has been abridged for middle school readers. Told in first person, the narrative recounts the author's early years as an average Dutch boy living in pre—World War II Holland and during the occupation by Germany. Later, after a confrontation with his father about his future, teenage Andrew decided to join the military and live his own life. However, this all abruptly changed when he received a serious injury to his ankle and was eventually released from the army. With the encouragement of some lifelong Christian friends and a miraculous turns of events, Andrew was able to attend an independent seminary (one not affiliated with any organized church). While visiting postwar Poland and working in the refugee camps of West and East Germany, Andrew realized that his main desire was to provide native language Bibles to Christians behind the Iron Curtain. Thus began a lifetime of smuggling Bibles into communist countries right in front of border crossing guards. More than once, the guards overlooked the forbidden cargo even when it was piled on the front seat of the car. Some frightening episodes pepper the narrative, although all ends well. The Sherrills have done an excellent job of condensing the original story without paraphrasing the text. The only regret is that there is no epilogue—only a paragraph that refers to Brother Andrew's website. VERDICT A strong addition to collections in need of Cold War—era memoirs with a religious theme.—Eldon Younce, Anthony Public Library, KS

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