Hidden Heroes

I think that our world today is focused on nothing but the bad that we have going on. Instead of looking for the good things people have done we go and look at the drama that we have going on in Hollywood. It makes me sick that our country is so focused on image and the personal lives of the rich and famous. Why can't we take more time to focus on the people that made our world better. I think that it is so unfair that people that give there lives to save others and really help this world don't ask for any recognition and of course never get none, but the people that are causing the drama in the world get all the recognition they want because of their money.

Brother Andrew

Born May 11, 1928 in Sint Pancras, Holland. 4^th of 2 sisters, 4 brothers. Father: blacksmith. Parents both lived beyond his adolescence. Raised in Dutch Reformed church. Schooling ended 1940 due to Nazi occupation. Childhood distinctions: long-distance running and daredevil attitude. Commando in Dutch army in East Indies 1946 to 1949. Severely wounded 1949. Studied at World Evangelization Crusade school in Scotland 1953 to 1955. First trip behind the Iron Curtain into Poland in 1955 sparked idea to 'smuggle' Bibles into Communist countries. Married 'Corrie' June 27, 1958 in Alkmaar (with whom he had five children). Daredevil exploits told in God's Smuggler earned him an international reputation after 1966 but virtually stopped his own participation in smuggling. Expanded organization - called 'Open Doors' - into Latin America. Severely injured in 1971 plane crash. In 1970's developed bases in Africa and Asia. Project Pearl in 1981 smuggled one million Bibles into Red China. 1990's added focus on Muslim countries. 1995 stepped down as president of Open Doors, which had 20 offices in five 'battle zones': Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Muslim countries. Honored by World Evangelical Fellowship in 1997 as 'legendary'. http://www.heroesofhistory.com/page45.html

*Brother Andrew was a great person to spread the word of God to countries that were cut off to the rest of the world. He truly is an angel and helper of God and really shows me that anyone can take a risk and spread the word of God in any situation given.