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What happens when a man caring for orphans takes every need to prayer, but never asks the public for money?
George Müller begins as a thieving, gambling youth in Prussia. At Halle, he studies theology for the promise of a comfortable post. A prayer meeting changes his course. The Life of Trust follows him toward England, where he gives up a pastor’s salary and makes faith the basis of his daily work.
In Bristol, Müller turns his attention to children without homes. As the orphan houses grow, so do their needs. He records money, gifts, and moments when funds run out. For Müller, these details support his belief that God answers prayer in practical matters. For readers, they bring his convictions close to the daily demands of care.
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- An unlikely beginning Follow a wayward young man as his ambitions turn toward faith and the care of others.
- Faith beside the accounts Find gifts and sums of money recorded alongside Müller's prayers and stated convictions.
- Homes for vulnerable children Trace the work from Wilson Street houses to a larger site at Ashley Down.
- A salary set aside Consider Müller's choice to give up regular pay and rely on prayer.
- A plain personal record Meet a writer who sets out daily needs rather than offering a polished narrative.
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- A wayward boyhood in Prussia
- A prayer meeting changes a student
- A call to missions leads him to England
- Teignmouth and the choice to live by faith
- Moving to Bristol and a house of prayer
- The Scriptural Knowledge Institution
- The first orphan houses at Wilson Street
- Ashley Down and prayer without asking
- What the book claims and how it has lasted
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La vita di fede
by George Müller · 1861
In Bristol, George Müller records gifts, empty larders and his resolve to ask God alone for the orphans' needs.
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A wayward boyhood in Prussia
George Müller was born in 1805 in Kroppenstaedt, a village in Prussia, and grew up near Halberstadt and later Heimersleben. His father was a tax collector, a man who held a fair amount of government money. Müller says plainly that he began to steal early, even taking from the sums his father had to account for.
His father sent him to schools meant to train him for the church. The aim was not holiness. A clergyman in that time and place had a secure living, and his father wanted that comfort for him. Müller admits that he cared nothing for God and was drawn instead to card games, drink and idle company.
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What is The Life of Trust about?
It is George Müller's account of his life, from a wayward youth in Prussia to his work in Bristol. It records how he ran schools and orphan houses by prayer alone, without asking anyone for money.
Is The Life of Trust a true story?
Yes. It is a memoir drawn from Müller's own journals and reports, first published in the 1830s and expanded over many years. It names real places, dates and sums received for his work.
Who was George Müller?
He was a German-born preacher who settled in Bristol in 1832. He founded the Scriptural Knowledge Institution and orphan houses, which cared for thousands of children, and he died in 1898.
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George Müller
1805–1898 · German-English clergyman
George Müller was a German-born Christian minister, born in Kroppenstedt, Prussia, in 1805. He moved to England in 1829 and settled in Bristol in 1832. He established orphanages there and wrote an autobiographical narrative, first published in 1837. He lived in Bristol until his death in 1898.
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