A Father of Nations

It's the first Monday of February. And also, the first of a possible new series! I'll have to see how you like it. I love doing reearch for you folks, but there's only so many movies or musicians in the world. But the number of strong believers seems to grow all the time! And that's why I research figures of faith, so you don't have to! These will explore church history through important people. Now, if you're as excited as I am, let's get into it!

Jonathan George Ferdinand Muller (1805-98) lived in and around England, though he did travel. He did a lot of missionary works, but he's probably best known for directing the Ashley Down Orphanege and founding the Plymouth Brethren movement. But we don't talk about him very much, so I'd like to share some of his faith journey, in the hopes of inspiring yours.

When George was 24, he hoped to promote Christianity to Jews in London, and even joined a society just for that. But he got deathly ill, and went to the country to recover. He got better, then worse, then better, and felt that travelling and preaching would stop that cycle. After almost a year without hearing from the society, he just went and preached in Exmouth, before asking them if he could stay and keep preaching. In January of the next year, they refused. At this point, he cut ties, moved to Exmouth, and got married.

While there, he started five schools, one junior college, published tracks and directed an orphanege: all while continuing to preach on Sundays and raise a family!

Initially, he and his wife started caring for three orphaned girls. But over time, the ministry grew, and before his passing in 1898, he had cared for 10,024 orphans, and educated more than 120,000 other people. So, he may not have impacted many Jews in London. But God had a better, more powefull idea. And while you might never make it to where you thought you'd be, obeying the Lord can still lead you to great things.

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