George Müller and Ten Thousand Empty Plates

In 1836, George Müller opened an orphanage in Bristol, England, with exactly two shillings in his pocket. He had no wealthy donors, no fundraising committee, no endowment. What he had was a promise — the same kind of promise Abraham carried through decades of waiting. Müller believed that the God who feeds the sparrows would feed orphaned children, and he staked everything on that conviction.…