We are currently reading Janet & Geoff Benge’s book “The Guardian of Bristol’s Orphans”. This book takes you through the life of George Muller. As we read each chapter of this book it just amazes me at how God provided for this man and those he cared for and is a reminder that He is still the same God today and can provide for us if we allow Him to. I will not give away too much of the story in the hopes that you will pick up a copy and take part in this journey along with us. Just let me say that it is definitely worth every minute of your time. After we have read one chapter my children ask for just one more chapter and I have to say no as we have other subjects to attend to. It is my secret wish that I really could go on and just finish the book, however it has me in suspense and that is what a good book ought to do to the reader!
It begins when George was a young man in Prussia during the early 1800’s. He lived his teen years with no care or regret. His journey takes you through his beginnings of drunkenness, stealing, lies and much more. It isn’t until later that we see redemption and a man who has found his purpose in life. We all have purpose and we all need hope and this man George still lives to tell through this book of the redemption and provision that God can do through one person. George opened his heart to the need that was around him. He and his wife opened their home to several poor orphaned children during the mid 1800’s in Bristol, England and later that number grew to over ten thousand children who needed a place to call home. There is so much history to this book and is a must read to those who wish to know learn about the heroes that have gone before us. If you wish to take part in reading this book please share any insights with us.
Your friend,
Lisa.
I have just finished reading The William Booth story by authors Janet & Geoff Benge to my children. I had heard a little about William Booth so I was curious to know and learn more about this man of faith. Little did I know that he grew up only an hour away from where I grew up. He was born in Nottingham, England in 1829 and died 1912. He is most know for the founding of the Salvation Army. He became a Christian during his teen years and went to work at the age of 13 as a pawnbrokers apprentice where he spent some of his teen years. He disliked his job, but knew that his mother needed the income for their family because his father had passed away. It was during these years of working as a pawnbrokers apprentice that he saw the poverty and desperation of the many people who came into the shop each day to pawn their goods for money. Some of the money would be used for food, but most of it went to buying alcohol. It was such a sad and dark time. William Booth saw the horrors of evil and did something about them. He saw injustice and acted on making things right. He fought mighty hard while he was in London. It was his later years that he and his wife Catherine Booth cared for the people of the East End of London. During these later years he ministered to the people when no one else cared or considered to. He had a heart for the people.
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