George Müller (27th September 1805 - 10th March 1898) |
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| The children were given good clothes to wear and enjoyed clean, warm homes. They were brought up to share in some of the household duties. They never went hungry although, unknown to them, the stocks of food frequently ran out. Day after day gifts were brought to the Homes, rarely more than enough for one or two days but never too little. |
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the nursery |
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As they prayed and trusted God amazing things happened. For example, one morning with no bread or milk with which to prepare breakfast, 'grace' was said and God thanked for what He would provide. Just then, the door bell rang and there was the baker who could not sleep during the night and had got up and baked a whole batch of bread for the orphans. |
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in the kitchen |
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| He was followed by the milkman, whose cart had broken down in the road outside and he needed to off-load the churns of milk to repair the wheel. | |
| Although resources were often stretched, Müller and all his staff continued to trust God, as this note from one of the Homes shows: "With potatoes from the children's garden and with apples from the tree in the playground (for apple dumplings) and 4s 6d the price of some articles given by one of the labourers, we have a dinner. There is much needed but the Lord will provide." |
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tea time |
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