ABN is a non-denominational ministry committed to presenting the Word of God and its transforming message of Jesus Christ to Arabic, Aramaic, Kurdish and English-speaking people worldwide through media.

God has appointed ABN to accomplish a crucial task among the Middle Eastern people worldwide. ABN longs for increasing unity of the Spirit among the diverse groups of Arabic Coptic, Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christians. ABN longs for more Muslims to know Jesus as their Savior and Lord. ABN longs for all of its viewers to grow in faith, love, and righteousness so they can become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.

Dr. Bassim and Haifa Gorial are Iraqi missionaries. They surrendered their life to the Lord in 1989, and then attended Bible College in Berwick Upon Tweed, England. They heard the Lord’s calling on their life to serve Him among Chaldeans and Arabs. After moving to the U.S., they began an outreach to the community through Bible translation into the Chaldean language, and through directing and dubbing 12 biblical movies in the Chaldean language. They then expanded their ministry to a weekly local radio program in Chaldean, which then developed into a weekly TV program on local cable. In 2005, ABN satellite TV was launched.

• We believe in the Holy scripture as the Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit without any mistakes or error, as the prime guidance for life on earth. (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
• We believe there is one God in three persons, Father Son and Holy Spirit, eternal God in essence and equal in power and glory who created everything on earth and in heaven by His eternal word. (2 Corinthians 13:14; Matthew 28:19, John 14:26, 15:26, Luke 3:22
• We believe in Christ, born of the Virgin Mary, without human consent and dying on the cross and raised on the third day and sitting at the right hand of the Father in His glory as he was from the beginning with the Father and the Holy Spirit. (Luke 1:30-35)
• We believe in the Holy Spirit who convicts us of sin, holds us accountable, leads the sinner to faith in Christ Jesus, indwells us, guides us, teaches us and gives us power to serve God. (John 16:8-11; Galatians 5:16-17)
• We believe man was created in the image of God, but fell because of sin; only through repentance and faith in Christ Jesus can man be saved, not by any other way. (John 1:12, 1 John 1:8-9, 2:1-2)
• We believe in the second coming of Christ and this blessed hope motivates us to live a holy life of worship and serving the believers. (1 Corinthians 15:52-58)
• We believe in the bodily resurrection of believers to eternal life with Christ and of unbelievers to eternal punishment and separation from God. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; John 5:28-29)

ABN’s vision is based upon Matt 24:14: “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

• Spreading the Gospel to each Arabic, Aramaic, English, and Kurdish-speaking person.
• Reaching nominal Christians with the transforming message of the Gospel.
• Evangelizing to Muslim people through dialog and discussion.
• Helping viewers grow spiritually through Biblical teaching, prayer, counseling, and encouragement.
• Building relationships with supporters through continuous communication.
• Promoting and developing unity in the Body of Christ through working with various denominations of Middle Eastern and North African Christians.
• Giving people opportunity and resources to reach their Christian life goals. Involving the audience in different spiritual issues of Christian growth.

FAQ: Why did we decide to call it ‘Aramaic Broadcasting Network’ when we broadcast in other languages too?

Answer: The founders of ABN ministry, Dr. Bassim and Haifa Gorial, are Iraqi missionaries who have been called to serve the Aramaic community. When ABN first began, programming was produced and broadcast in only the Chaldean language.

As the need to reach other groups arose, so did the need to expand in other languages. Today, ABN broadcasts in four languages: Chaldean (a sub-sect of Aramaic), Arabic, English, and Kurdish. With only one media platform, all four languages ABN broadcasts in today are combined on one TV station. Our prayer is that the Lord will open doors for ABN to expand each of its four broadcast languages on its own media platform in the near future.