Frans Bakker (1919-1965) was born in Zeeland in The Netherlands. Orphaned as a young child he grew to possess a rich knowledge of God’s Word, eventually becoming a minister at the age of 37. He held two brief pastorates in Huizen and Driebergen before his early death. His Praying Always, widely read in its original Dutch, was translated into English by Cornelis & Frederika Pronk, and is published by the Trust.