How One Missionary Became a Movement

From a one-man mission to 1,000 missionaries in 84 countries, see ABWE’s history from 1927 to the present.

How does one man become a movement?

In 1927, Dr. Raphael Thomas was told by his missions agency to stop preaching the gospel and focus on humanitarian work only. He said no, and a new organization was born. See how God has blessed ABWE in the years since.