George, his wife, and his staff prayed for all their needs without letting anyone else know. It’s pretty accurate, except that the children never knew when there was a need. She said there was a VeggieTales video about George Müller. I told a friend about this book and what I was learning when I saw her this weekend. He was more successful than anyone could have believed possible and is as much an example to our generation, as he was to his. Under no circumstances would any individual ever be asked for money or materials. Praying in every penny of the costs, he supervised the building of five large orphanages housing thousands of children. Disturbed by the faithlessness of the Church in general, he longed to have something to point to as ‘ visible proof that our God and Father is the same faithful creator as he ever was’. In the early 1830s he embarked upon an extraordinary adventure. His name has become a by-word for faith throughout the world. George Müller’s life is a powerful answer to modern skepticism. Here’s the back jacket summary from Steer’s book: That was about the time of Oliver Twist, but Müller’s orphans were much better provided for and educated. If you don’t know the name, George Müller is known as a man of prayer who built and ran orphanages in the 1800’s. (No, I don’t get paid for this plug.) Who is George Müller? This powerful testimony impacted me so much that I had to share it with you. I just finished the biography George M üller: Delighted in God by Roger Steer.

George Muller by Roger Steer