George Müller's Empty Plates and Overflowing Tables
In 1838, George Müller sat at the head of a long table in his Bristol orphanage, staring at three hundred empty bowls. There was no...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 6:38.
In 1838, George Müller sat at the head of a long table in his Bristol orphanage, staring at three hundred empty bowls. There was no food in the kitchen. Not a single loaf of bread, not a drop of milk. The children were already seated, hands folded, waiting for breakfast. Müller bowed his head and prayed aloud: "Dear Father, we thank You for what You are going to give us to eat."…
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