George Müller
George Müller
George Müller (1805–1898) was a German-born Christian evangelist who founded and directed the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England. Born in Prussia, he lived a restless youth until, as a theology student at Halle, a prayer meeting in 1825 brought him to faith. He moved to England in 1829 and in 1832 settled in Bristol as a pastor. In 1836 he opened his first home for orphans, determined to show that God answers prayer: he never asked anyone for funds, relying on prayer alone to meet every need. The work grew into five large houses at Ashley Down, and over his lifetime he cared for more than 10,000 children, providing them with food, education and training for work. In his seventies he traveled the world preaching, and his life of faith and generosity has inspired Christians ever since.
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Britain's Reformers and Philanthropists
John Howard exposed the harsh conditions in prisons and inspired lasting reform, and William Wilberforce led the parliamentary campaign that abolished the British slave trade in 1807. George Müller cared for more than ten thousand orphans in Bristol, Florence Nightingale transformed nursing and hospital sanitation, and William Booth founded The Salvation Army to serve the poor.
