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George Müller (1805-1898) was a Prussian-born English
evangelist and philanthropist. A man of faith and prayer, he established orphanages in Bristol
and founded the Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home and Abroad. |
George Müller. Preacher
and philanthropist.
George Müller. Short
biography.
Conversion of George Muller: The Orphans' Friend.
Life
and Ministry of George Mueller. by Ed Reese.
Echoes from Glory.
Selective sayings/portrait of Müller.
Recommended Books:
George
Muller of Bristol: His Life of Prayer and Faith by
A. T. Pierson. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Kregel Publications, [2000]. 375 pages.
ISBN 0825434645. First published in 1899 with the title: George
Müller of Bristol and his witness to a prayer hearing God.
Online book
George Muller: Man of Faith and Miracles by Basil
Miller. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 1972. 160 pages. ISBN 0871231824.
George Mueller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans
by Janet & Geoff Benge. Seattle, WA: YWAM Publishing,
©1999. 207 pages. ISBN: 1576581454. Age 10 and up.
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Recommended DVDs:
Obstacle to Comfort / written and hosted by Dr. Ken Connolly. A 55-minute
documentary on the life of George Müller. Santa Ana, CA: International
Baptist Missions, c1997. Available from: Gateway Films/Vision Video
and other sources.
Robber
of the Cruel Streets: The Prayerful Life of George Müller
/ presented by Russell Boulter; written, directed and produced by
Crawford Telfer. An international co-production distributed by Vision
Video, Worecester, PA, USA. Excellent documentary of the life and
times of George Muller weaving together photography of on-site locations,
historical pictures, narration and drama. 59 minutes.
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 Mary Groves Müller (1797-1870): Married
George Müller October 7, 1830. Faithful wife and co-worker
in establishing orphanage houses in Bristol, England. Their lives
together were characterized by prayer and faith and a mutual self-denial
for the cause of Christ. They had two children, a daughter, Lydia,
born in 1832 and a son, Elijah born in
1834, who died at 15 months. Mary died February 6, 1870.
 Susannah Grace Sangar Müller
(1817-1894):
Second wife of George Müller. They were married November 30,
1871. She continued with the ongoing work of the orphanages and assisted
in making the ministry known elsewhere. Beginning in 1875 they began
a series of tours that lasted for seventeen years and took them
to forty-two countries. Evangelistic in nature, these tours also
raised money for the orphanages and the caring of thousands of children. |
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