God is faithful and answers prayer Joel Preston, Müllers

God is faithful and answers prayer

by Joel Preston, Charity Leader, Müllers, Bristol

Prayer. It’s one of the first things that comes to mind for many people when they think of George Müller.

Living in Victorian Bristol, Müller was consistently confronted with the needs of vulnerable and homeless children and God stirred something in him to act. He notes in his journal how, "God’s glory was my chief aim, that it might be seen it is not a vain thing to trust in the living God."

This desire is what led Müller to adopt a principle of never asking for money, but praying for God to provide what was necessary, and He did. It is believed Müller raised the equivalent of more than £100 million in today’s money, enabling him to build five orphan homes and provide care for more than 10,000 orphaned children in his lifetime.

His legacy stands today as we at Müllers seek to bring Christian hope and wholeness to children and young people around the world. One way we do this is through the Scriptural Knowledge Institute, also set up by Müller, to provide prayerful and financial support for missionaries and Christian leaders around the world.

Because of the funds that come from prayer and the empowering work of the Spirit, we have seen children rescued from abusive families in Moldova. In Rwanda, children attend a weekly Bible class and receive a cooked meal. Trafficked children are being set free and cared for in India. God’s provision makes a difference to the many and the individual. There are many elements in such journeys to freedom and empowerment. Surely the most significant one being the power of provision through prayer. To this day, we are still seeing what George Müller set out to prove that "God is faithful and still answers prayer."