Obstacle to Comfort [videorecording]

Ken Connolly

George Müller of Bristol became a legend in his own generation. He was the builder of schools, a supporter of missions, and a father to some 10,000 orphans. The amazing issue of his life does not lie in what he did but in how he accomplished it. He operated by faith, relying solely on God to meet all his needs and those of the ministry he founded. He refused to accept any donations from unbelievers, and when he started his Scriptural Knowledge Institution (SKI) to accomplish these tasks, he and his partner possessed no more than one shilling - or twelve pence - together. He refused to tell anyone of his needs, mentioning them only to God in private, on his knees. In reviewing the 63 years he spent in a true faith-based ministry, the results are staggering. Collectively, the school had 121,683 students. The orphanage had five mammoth buildings that accommodated the needs of 10,000...