Who was Andrew? A discple of Jesus?

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!  Jesu Jevu!

   Andrew!  Just who is he?  Did he do anything?  What?

Andrew in Greek means "manly" or "of valor".  He is the son of Judah.  Where was he born?  Bethsaida in the province of Galilee.  Galilee?  Oh, that is where he was a fisherman with his brother, Simon Peter.  Who? We'll talk about him later.

  Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, UNTIL, the time when John Baptized Jesus and pointed Jesus out as the Messiah.  At this time he left John, followed Jesus and took his brother to follow Jesus.

   However, Andrew and Simon Peter returned to their occupation of being fishermen until Jesus came.  Matthew 4:18 King James Version (KJV)¹⁸ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

 Okay, then, Jesus saw them casting their nets, and.........????? 
¹⁹ And he (Jesus) saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
²⁰ And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
  Notice, Jesus called them, they did not say wait I need to tell .........; or can you come back tomorrow........; or whatever.  They immediately dropped their nets and followed Jesus.  Is your faith that strong?
  Andrew brought people to Jesus, first was his brother, then he brought many others.  And when they fed the 5 thousand - Andrew was the one who brought the boy with the 5 loaves and 2 fish (which resulted in a miracle).
  Andrew, during the Passover Feast, was the one who brought the Greeks to see Jesus.  This prompted Jesus to say: "when I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all men to myself.”
  The last time we see Andrew is in Acts where he witnessed the resurrection and ascension of Jesus. 
  Andrew seemed to know Jesus came to save, not just the Jews, but all the world.  So, Andrew seems to be quiet but quite instrumental in spreading the word of Jesus Christ, saviour of the world.
   He was said to have preached in Achaia, Galatia, Cappadocia, Bithynia and even Scythia (modern day Russia) which was a land inhabited by barbarians (Col. 3:11). 

  So, what happened to him? It is said he was crucified on a  cross in the shape of an X and that he was tied (instead of nailed) and that he was on the cross for 2 days before dying. 

During those two days he preached the Gospel to everyone who passed by. 

   This I found and thought was very interesting. 
In 345 AD, the Roman Emperor Constantine (who was a Christian) had Andrew’s bones carried to the far northwest to modern day Scotland which is why the X shaped cross on which Andrew died became Scotland’s national flag in the year 1385

Hope this gives you an idea of who Andrew is/was!  Love you all.

Johnny