Andrew van der Bijl Quotes

Netherlands, Missionary
May 10, 1928

Andrew van der Bijl, known in English-speaking countries as Brother Andrew, is a Christian missionary noted for his exploits smuggling Bibles to communist countries in the height of the Cold War, earning the nickname "God's smuggler." He is known for praying "Lord, make seeing eyes blind" before stopping at the border of a communist country for his car to be inspected.

If your vision doesn't scare you, then both your vision and your God are too small.

Andrew van der Bijl
- God
- Vision
- Scare
We think we should only go into a country if we can be sure of our return. Jesus never promised that.

Andrew van der Bijl

It's better to obey God rather than men.

Andrew van der Bijl
- God
- Men
- Obey
The Bible is full of ordinary people who went to impossible places and did wondrous things simply because they decided to obey God.

Andrew van der Bijl
- God
- Bible
- Obey
That's the excitement in obedience, finding out later what God had in mind.

Andrew van der Bijl
I'm not a smuggler, I'm a missionary. I have chosen to be obedient and not turn away from danger. So when government says, 'No!', I said, 'wait a minute', God said, 'Go!', so I didn't listen to the 'No!'

Andrew van der Bijl
- Danger
- Missionary
- Chosen
Lord, if you show me the way, I will follow You.

Andrew van der Bijl
- Way
- Show
- Follow
You can get in anywhere if you go to serve.

Andrew van der Bijl
- Get
- Serve

The bigger the darkness, the easier it is to spot your little light.

Andrew van der Bijl
- Light
- Darkness
- Spot
The Church is larger than any one nation or any one political scene.

Andrew van der Bijl
- Church
- Nation
- Scene