Gilead was inaugurated in 1943, and since then over 8,500 have been trained. Gilead - trained missionaries have served in some 170 lands.
وَبِحَسَبِ أَحَدِ أَسَاتِذَتِهَا ،‏ تَهْدِفُ هٰذِهِ ٱلْمَدْرَسَةُ إِلَى « غَرْسِ رَغْبَةٍ مُلِحَّةٍ فِي قُلُوبِ [ٱلتَّلَامِيذِ] لِلْمُشَارَكَةِ فِي عَمَلِ ٱلْكِرَازَةِ » .‏