Arabic Bible Outreach Ministry (ABOM) began as a simple website created for the sole purpose of extending the Word of God to the unreached in the Arab world.
In 1999, ABOM’s first project was publication of the Arabic Bible on the Internet. In the early days of the internet, browser support was not available for the Arabic font. To address this challenge, ABOM rendered every letter of the Arabic Bible in image format. It was a momuental project which made the Arabic Bible - God's precious Word - accessible for the first time to the Arab and Muslim world in the 1400 years of Islamic history. Arabic is the language of the Quran (or Koran, the sacred book of Islam) and the religious language of all Muslims.
Because of the hunger for God’s Word among Arabic speaking population, ABOM continued to enhance its outreach initiatives by:
- Publishing biblically sound material in Arabic
- Conducting online follow-up and discipleship
- Developing digital Bible study tools for Arabic speaking believers
- Assisting in church planting efforts throughout the Middle East
In 2003, ABOM was incorporated as the media branch of Biblical Missions International.
In 2017, BMI added another facet of ministry by launching a mission board serving missionaries who are called to the Arab World.
In 2018, BMI launched a new ministry called Kalimati (my Word in Arabic) to oversee the Follow-up and Discipleship ministries. It also oversees a wide an active Bible distribution ministry in the Arab world.