George Muller: Food For Orphans Sent From God

[In George Mueller's orphanage] One morning the plates and cups and bowls on the table were empty. There was no food in the larder, and no money to buy food. The children were standing waiting for their morning meal, when Muller said, 'Children, you know we must be in time for school.' Lifting his hand he prayed, 'Dear Father, we thank Thee for what Thou art going to give us to eat.' There was a knock on the door. The baker stood there, and said,

'Mr. Muller, I couldn't sleep last night. Somehow I felt you didn't have bread for breakfast and the Lord wanted me to send you some. So I got up at 2 a.m. and baked some fresh bread, and have brought it.'

Muller thanked the man. No sooner had this transpired when there was a second knock at the door. It was the milkman. He announced that his milk cart had broken down right in front of the orphanage, and he wanted to give the children his cans of fresh milk so he could empty his wagon and repair it.

- Christian Hall of Fame Series (No.23) by Ed Reese