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When Andrew had finished one trip he would go back to Holland where he would share his experience and then go back to one of the countries. This was something that Andrew found helpful and endeavoured to do every day of his life. This would be the first of many trips into Communist countries.

During his first trip to Warsaw, brother Andrew visited local churches, a bible shop and spoke with Christians in the country.

These numbered more than 150 pages. Working alone for the first few years, Andrew worked tirelessly in serving the churches behind the iron curtain. As part of the ceremony in the 1980s he was given an Apache name that means “He who breaks through the lines.”

There was one more honour that Brother Andrew was proud of.

Andrew sent questions to Thile who searched for answers from her pastor and the library. Andy explained that he had no money himself to give to Richard, but as he spoke, Andy saw a Shilling on the floor. At this meeting Andrew responded to the call to become a missionary.

“Somewhere in my office I still have a copy of that list,” he said.

The next year Open Doors organised the Love Africa conference in Malawi. We use them, among other things, to offer you an option for secure donations and anonymously evaluate access to our website. But Andrew knew that God was calling him to mission.

He went to encourage Christians and to attempt to build bridges among the various factions.

With Bibles in hand, he saw the prime minister, the president, and most of the generals of the various armies engaged in civil war. Working in a female dominated environment which was smitten with filthy jokes, God used Andrew and another Christian, and future wife Corrie, to reach their lost co-workers.

Once Andrew had finished painting Bulstrode, he then moved in with Mr and Mrs Hopkins. In the book God’s smuggler, Andrew describes the impact that the death of his oldest brother ‘Bas’ had upon him. He made several visits to Vietnam and his first trip to China came in 1965, shortly before the Cultural Revolution. The chairman of WEF’s Religious Liberty Commission stated:

“Brother Andrew has been the preeminent example of those from the outside who have excelled in the ministry of encouragement – the many years he has devoted himself to serving the oppressed.

Over the entrance of the wooden archway of the college were the words‘have faith in God’. Officials were angry he had broken away from the official tour and had contact with Christians so he was prohibited from entering the country again. GOD CALLS BROTHER ANDREW TO MISSION Soon after becoming a Christian, Brother Andrew attended a an evangelistic meeting taken by a Dutch evangelist Arne Donker.