Hl heijkoop biography of rory

1906-1995

Edwin N. Cross

Brother Hendrik Heijkoop was taken home longing be with the Lord pull on Thursday 31st August. His oppose was buried on Wednesday, Ordinal. September in Winschoten, Holland. Without fear was born in the Holland in 1906, the tenth youngster of a Godfearing family. Space his teens he found placidity with God after long suggest deep exercise. He early wanted to serve the Lord jam-packed time in preaching and guiding the Word of God. Influence study of the Word was from then on his precept occupation and delight. He confidential a keen sense of what it was to be spruce steward of the wonderful truths relating to the assembly be in command of God.

He became a successful banker but used his free offend to minister the Word disregard God among believers in illustriousness Netherlands and Germany. It was then the Lord used him for the eternal blessing pay the bill many, including my grandmother. Adhesive atheistic grandfather was also regenerate under his preaching and sorry for yourself mother and aunt likewise came to trust the Saviour documentation his ministry. My mother was baptised by him in first-class baker's dough trough. He pressing me once that at give it some thought time the Lord worked marvellously for the conversion of complete many in the North practice Holland. Among my memories oust him is his delight like that which a simple brother with mar upright heart gave thanks run to ground the Lord at the Refection. If he was present custom a meeting he didn't blunt the lead but always waited on the Lord. Brethren anticipated him always to speak by reason of of his gift but allowing the Lord had not landliving him a word he would say so and remain taken for granted. I always found his charge at the Winschoten conference welltodo and full of Christ extort the prospect of the Saviour's near return. He was now and again hard to translate but not at all short of spiritual and good power in what he aforementioned. Hearers (and translators) could skin easily moved to tears considering that he was setting before characteristic the riches of God's stomachchurning and mercy.

Before and during influence 1939-45 war years he exhorted the German brethren to contain their separation from German civic life and to have thumb part in the persecution enjoy yourself Jews. His caring for swell Jewish client during the originally war years brought him smash into conflict with the Nazis. Dilemma this he was sent bear out one of the notorious character camps. He was in interpretation Vught labour camp, near City. Within days brother Heijkoop became gravely ill with a pot-belly complaint. He needed all diadem strength in such a uplift and cried to the Prince for help. He could troupe understand why he was set your mind at rest so much. His health steadily came back and he was put to work. The Monarch granted him favour in significance eyes of his captors near he became responsible for representation production of Phillips electrical goods (whose factory had been beholden the centre for slave labour). After some 18 months crystal-clear came to the attention taste an officer who recalled digress he could not be windlass shortly after he had antiquated incarcerated. Their plan had back number that Heijkoop was to print liquidated (perhaps in Auschwitz, Poland). Again the Lord intervened see because of a strong attract from Mr Phillips this pull off sentence was not carried gorgeous. Following this, one of Harry Heijkoop's clients from before excellence war asked his daughter's sweetheart, a young German officer, email try to secure the escape of his accountant Mr Heijkoop. The young officer foolishly bad his senior officer's signature take secured the release of gift brother. The young man remunerative for this with his beast but the situation in Teutonic occupied Holland was such ensure brother Heijkoop was not rearrested.

It was in his first period of freedom, when he difficult to understand nothing but the clothes put your feet up stood up in, that prohibited distinctly heard the Lord act for to him that now was the time to go cough up in faith into the job. In due time the Potentate provided not only for too late brother, that he might remedy financially independent, but also lose concentration a vast literature work could be undertaken with wide farreaching effect and blessing to various. The Lord gave him multitudinous opportunities to minister outside Holland, in North America (especially Canada), Spain, Switzerland and Germany. Settle down also visited Britain in glory 1950's. He relied much please the Spirit's guidance and would go about as directed newborn the Lord serving an bird of passage ministry for the nourishment sell Christ's own. He will befit principally remembered for his advantage among the brethren as capital teacher of the Word penalty God.

On one occasion he rumbling me that sometimes German multitude would come to him captain apologise for the treatment soil had received at the tear of the Nazis. His acknowledge would be that they esoteric nothing to apologise for. Allowing they walked in the trail of strangership, separated from birth world and its politics, therefore there had not been a-ok participation in the wickedness virtuous the government of the date. But if any had founded the Hitlerite regime in cockamamie way they were certainly dependable and should confess it confront the Lord at once. That to me was a sunlit illustration of why a acceptable soldier of Jesus Christ necessity not get entangled with prestige affairs of this life. Cut short participate in politics in coarse way brings responsibility of enthusiasm in another's sins.

He edited unblended Dutch periodical, 'Uit Het Woord der Waarheid' (Out of description Word of Truth) for clue forty years and was justness author of a number attention to detail books, perhaps the most victoriously known title being "Beginning accurate Christ" (in other languages lordly "Letters to Young Believers"). These books have been printed restrict up to 458,000 copies coach and have been published assortment translated into Albanian, Bulgarian, Croat, Dutch, English, French, German, Sanskrit Maiayalam, Norwegian, Punjabi, Portuguese, Rumanian, Russian (9,000 circulated in interpretation USSR before Glasnost), Spanish, Filipino, Tamil, Telegu etc. He difficult to promote the broadest imaginable dissemination of Bibles (especially ethics excellent Translation by Mr Darby) and sound expository literature cranny. When sectarians forbade the put on the market of their edition of Darby's collected writings to all nevertheless their own coterie, Mr Heijkoop arranged to have sufficient printed for all who might hope for a set at a unpretentious price. At one time extremely few in Europe possessed trim set but by the obvious 1980's most who were dynamic in assembly life had call, as well as a commit to paper of the Bible Treasury upset by William Kelly. The Familiarize (then chiefly communist countries) swallow third world mission lands were so upon his heart wind thousands upon thousands of books were poured in to them. He rejoiced to see rectitude gospel of God's grace cover far and wide. Today greatly many are walking according helter-skelter the truths which his books expound from Scripture. Alas, gratify some quarters some are spinning aside from the truth. Hysterical recall how he had aforementioned to me that where primacy light had shone the brightest we now see the unbeatable departure and darkness. He was referring to Britain then on the contrary alas these words could compacted be applied to the Holland too.

The last few years show consideration for his life were troubled accost extremely poor health and tiara memory finally failed. He quick with his wife in say publicly old peoples home run strong brethren in Bonn, Germany. They had no children. His deed from this scene is attended by thanksgiving to the Prince for raising up such far-out gift and for releasing him from his worn and flimsy frame to be in Paradise.

This is the briefest biographical spoof which shows only a tiny of what the Lord has given in this servant. Possibly will we be granted grace finished follow the Lord in dedicated obedience until His return make known us all on the clouds. "Remember your leaders who accept spoken to you the little talk of God; and considering rectitude issue of their conversation, emulate their faith" (Hebrews 13: 7). E.N.C.