Recently I read a biography of George Muller to my children. We were impressed by the faith of this man and his work with orphans. We believe that this is the type of faith God would want all of us to have. Here is a brief excerpt of a biography of his life.
George Müller
by J. Gilchrist Lawson
Among the greatest monuments of what can be accomplished through simple faith in God are the great orphanages covering thirteen acres of ground on Ashley Downs, Bristol, England. When God put it into the heart of George Muller to build these orphanages, he had only two shillings (50 cents) in his pocket. Without making his wants known to any man, but to God alone, over a million, four hundred thousand pounds ($7,000,000) were sent to him for the building and maintaining of these orphan homes. When the writer first visited them, near the time of Mr. Muller's death, there were five immense buildings of solid granite, capable of accommodating two thousand orphans. In all the years since the first orphans arrived the Lord had sent food in due time, so that they had never missed a meal for want of food.
Our family recently watched a DVD about his life at a friend's house - it was really interesting. He was a real man of faith - a godly example.
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