Short memories breed short-sightedness. For my generation who witnessed first hand the momentous events of 25 years ago, it is imperative to tell the stories to a generation of Europeans too young to remember, and to reflect on their enduring significance.
Read MoreMy first visit ‘behind the Iron Curtain’ was in 1970 with the Netherlands-Soviet Youth Friendship Society, a communist front group. I had just joined a small band of Bible Smugglers led by a daring young Dutchman called Brother Andrew
Read MoreDuring the early 80s, as I became more aware of world and regional politics, European politics was dominated by that apparently impregnable wall separating East from West and of the vast empire of the USSR whose ranks were massed behind it.
Read MoreIn the exciting days after the break-up of the Soviet Union, churches grew and revival seemed to be on its way. Nikolai Ivanov from The Bulgarian Bible League remembers his church in Sophia growing from 200 members to 5000 in less than three years.
Read MoreThese are two important works written in the years following the fall of the Berlin wall. Both of them emphasise the vital influence of the “soft powers” and the thousands of ordinary Christians whose lives made a real difference. Both are available second-hand at very low cost.
Read MoreThe printing of Bibles was not allowed during the 1950’s and 1960’s in Eastern Europe where the communist ideology reigned. This painful situation was recognized by some brave Christians from the West who dared to cross the Iron Curtain
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