Brother Andrew

God's Smuggler

God's Smuggler is the remarkable true story of Andrew van der Bijl — known simply as "Brother Andrew" — a Dutch factory worker and former soldier who heard the call of God and responded with reckless, joyful obedience. Beginning with a deprived childhood in Alkmaar, Holland, moving through his reckless years as a soldier in Indonesia, and culminating in his audacious Bible-smuggling missions behind the Iron Curtain, the book traces one man's journey from restless aimlessness to world-changing faith. The central thesis is disarmingly simple: God is looking for ordinary people who will take Him at His word. Brother Andrew's famous "Customs Prayer" — asking God to make seeing eyes blind to the Bibles crammed into his little Volkswagen — became the signature image of a life built entirely on the conviction that God honors bold, obedient faith. Over ten million readers have been gripped by this story, and its challenge remains as urgent as ever: will you trust God enough to act on what you believe?