Early Life
This country was occupied by the Nazis when Andrew was 11 years old.
What is Holland (or the Netherlands)?
Andrew made this bold declaration of surrender to God.
What is “The Step of Yes”?
Andrew hid Bibles and Christian materials — called this.
What is contraband?
Soviet prison camps where many Christians were sent.
What is the Gulag?
The main reason Andrew smuggled Bibles.
What is to encourage persecuted Christians / because they were hungry for God’s Word?
Andrew’s father worked in one of these as a blacksmith.
What is a forge?
Andrew learned to trust God for daily needs by playing this “game.”
What is the Game of the Royal Way?
A place where guards inspect cars and travelers at the border.
What is a checkpoint?
A person who opposes the government, often a Christian in this story.
What is a dissident?
The organization Andrew helped start.
What is Open Doors?
Andrew got this serious illness while serving in the Dutch army in Indonesia.
What is dysentery?
Andrew brought these short Christian booklets on his first trip to Poland.
What are tracts?
God’s perfect timing and care in Andrew’s life.
What is providence?
The type of government that was strongly against God and religion.What is atheistic (or communism)?400Continuing to obey God even when it is very difficult.
What is atheistic (or communism)?
This Bible verse theme is repeated: “My grace is sufficient for you…”
What is 2 Corinthians 12:9?
Andrew received this strong pain medicine in the hospital and later felt empty.
What is morphine?
The invisible barrier separating communist Eastern Europe from the West.
What is the Iron Curtain?
Andrew often prayed for God to make the guards’ eyes do this.
What is “blind” (or “make their eyes blind”)?
Continuing to obey God even when it is very difficult.
What is perseverance?
Andrew’s real first name.
What is Anne (or Andrew van der Bijl)?
This was Andrew’s big turning point in the hospital.
What is “The Step of Yes”?
Country Andrew visited on his first mission trip behind the Iron Curtain.
What is Poland?
Secret groups of Christians meeting in communist countries.
What is the underground church?
A person who prays for others (Andrew became one for the persecuted church).
What is an intercessor?
The most important lesson of the book.
What is “God uses ordinary (or weak) people who say ‘Yes’ to Him”? (or God’s power works through obedience and prayer)