Bob Finley (missionary)

Robert "Bob" Finley (1922 – March 22, 2019) was an American missionary to Korea, Japan and China, who founded International Students and Christian Aid Mission.

His fame as a Christian athlete drew large crowds to Youth for Christ rallies where he served alongside Billy Graham as a field evangelist for the new ministry.

[2] After World War II, Bob went to the Far East to hold large evangelistic meetings with Youth for Christ, and was personally supported by Billy Graham.

While serving in Korea, China and Japan, Bob caught a vision for supporting native evangelists which he observed to be far more effective than foreigners.

As part of this strategy, Bob formed a division called Christian AID (Assisting Indigenous Developments), to help finance the ministry work of returning students to their country.