The Orphan Father Who Never Sent a Single Appeal
In 1836, George Müller opened an orphanage in Bristol, England, with exactly two shillings in his pocket and no fundraising plan whatsoever. Over the next...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 112:1-10.
In 1836, George Müller opened an orphanage in Bristol, England, with exactly two shillings in his pocket and no fundraising plan whatsoever. Over the next sixty years, he would shelter over ten thousand orphans, build five large orphan houses on Ashley Down, and handle the equivalent of millions of pounds — without once publishing a financial appeal or asking a single donor for money.…
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