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George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)

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If you are wondering where all the miracles of today are, where is God in all of this thing called life? This book quickly answers the question? The answer is --Where are the people of faith? The story of George Muller is such a compelling story. I could not put it down and I keep coming back to it for inspiration.
In a world of all the Christian book fads, this reminds us of an earlier time of a simplicity of faith, faith that will change the world. This book is written well and reads very fast. Children over 12 should not have any trouble reading it and it could be read to children 5 and up. If you are looking for inspiration look no further. I highly recommend this book.

George Muller is a biography of a missionary to Bristol's orphans. The book starts with George at age 16 getting caught by the police for leaving numerous hotel rooms across the country without paying. It follows on with George as a divinity student at Halle University. There George acts like no other divinity student; he gambles, steals and drinks. He ends up in a Bible Study and after a few days becomes a Christian. George continues on with college all on his own without any help from his father. He watches as God supplies all his need at just the right time. God begins to call George to the mission field. George then becomes a pastor in Teignmoth, there he met and married Mary Groves. George and Mary lead a simple life with very few accessories. God then lead them to do missions work in Bristol. Once George and Mary moved, they started a Breakfast Club in Bristol. For the Breakfast Club they invited everyone in the neighborhood to come to their house for breakfast where Mary feed them and George would lead the devotions. They had the house stuffed in the morning with people even sitting on the floor. Through a five-year-old orphan girl George felt the call to work among the orphans in Bristol, which were of great number. The book follows on with all George and Mary's preparations for finding a spot and opening the orphanage. The orphanage grows into five houses in town, with a waiting list growing every day. But this orphanage was different then any other orphanage in Europe, the orphans that came, came free of charge. Never were the orphans required to pay anything. George would not ask for money from anyone but God. God never failed to provide meals for the children, and at just the right time. The orphanage grew so much that to have so many children in town just didn't work. So the orphanage moved out of town were there was plenty of room for the orphans. The book continues on for the rest of George's life where he continues to do work among the orphans until the day he dies.

shared this book with my teen and pre-teen boys to show how God worked in Mueller's life! amazing!

my mother passed this book along to me after she read it to my younger siblings. it is written at a "young adult" level, which was great, because the story was so gripping, I was glad to be able to read it through in a few hours. sometimes God writes the best story possible in the events of history through the lives of His people, and no amount of "literary prowess" is necessary which would get in the way of those pure and unadulterated facts.

This story has inspired me to: pray specifically and trust completely; give away every extra dollar that I have; get rid of at least half my books; stop reading books about the Bible, and read no other book than the Bible until I've read it completely through, or until another book seems as appealing, embracing the possibility that I may never read another book in my life; live a life of complete devotion to Jesus Christ.

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When George Muller was a teenager he was a very rebellious kid. No one could make him obey (not even his father). Here are 3 examples of his bad behavior: 1) George had spent the night at a rich hotel, but the only problem was that he was broke. In the morning instead of paying, he jumped through a window and ran away. The police were right there, so George spent his Christmas behind bars. 2) George's father, Johann Muller, set some money on his desk, and left the room to see if George would steal from him. When he came back, some of the coins were missing. George lied that he hadn't taken the money. The result was a beating. 3 When college was almost over, George owed his friends money, so he smashed the lock on his suitcase and pretended like he had been robbed. He told them he had no more money to pay them back. They, of course, believed him, and started giving HIM money because they felt sorry for him.

Then George got saved in a wonderful way. He changed and became completely opposite of the way he was as a teenager. His best character was faith, he believed God for everything (everything!!!!!). It was amazing how God supplied all of his needs like: clothes, food, and wood for the fire. George had a passion for the children of Bristol, so he wanted to open an orphanage. The only problem was that he needed money. That was soon taken care of. People started donating large sums of money to him to build an orphanage. God even supplied the workers!!!

I would rate this book a 7 out of 10. Why? Because it didn't have that much action or humor in it. I liked it because it showed how strong George Muller's faith was in all parts of life. If you are a person who has a hard time believing God for stuff you should definitely read this book. It will help.

Another one of these books that you just can not put down. It's an easy read of just 200 pages and each ones brings new and exciting testimony of what God does for us.

Great for young readers, my 10 year old could not put it down. It was also a great easy read for adults. My wife and I loved it!

Although the subject of the book is wonderful, several pages of the book were missing (pg. 33 - 48). In its place were pages from an entirely different book (Gladys Aylward). I returned the first copy and got a replacement. Unfortunately, the second copy had the same missing pages replaced with the same alternate book. The printing company has made the mistake.

Hello, my name is Emily, i am thirteen and also home schooled. I am on my mothers account with her permission, to review this book. I absolutely loved this book! I had six weeks to read it but, i read it in four days!!! In this book watch as a sixteen year old boy who spent Christmas in jail, transforms into a loving missionary who takes care of more than 2,000 orphans! This book will inspire and leave you thinking and feeling closer to God than ever before. I highly recommend this book, its awesome!

My kids and I really loved this book, we originally got it from the library, but once we read it we were all in agreement that it was a must for our personal library. My children (8yr girl, and 6yr boy) learned so much about that time period and were really amazed at the transformation that took place in Mr. Muller's life--he started out as quite the rascal and was utterly transformed by meeting Christ! What a challenge to our faith--it really gave the children empathy for others as well as a new perspective on having faith. I was personally convicted on so many levels--we are looking forward to reading it again.