Birth and Early Years
Volbrecht Nagel was born on 3 November 1867 in Hesse, North German Confederation. He grew up in a pious family, but lost his parents at a young age. At the age of 18, Nagel was born again after hearing the gospel from a cobbler turned itinerant preacher and gave his life to Christ. With a desire to be a missionary, he moved to Basel, Switzerland and joined the Basel Mission Training Institute in 1886 and graduated 6 years later. He became a Reverend in the Evangelical Lutheran Mission in 1893.
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