As you have probably noticed by now I enjoy reading and writing about men & women who have made a difference in the lives that they touched!  Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all make a positive difference for Christ in the lives that we touch each day!
 
Charles Spurgeon was a ‘man who made a difference’ in the lives that he touched! He was a great British pastor in London!  I love his story of ‘raising money for the orphans’. He went to Bristol hoping to raise £300, which was a huge amount of money in those days, for the homeless children of London.  At the end of the week his financial goal had been met!
 
That night, as he bowed in prayer, Spurgeon was clearly prompted to give the money to a co-laborer of Christ named George Mueller. “Oh no, Lord,” answered Spurgeon, “I need it for my own dear orphans.” Yet Spurgeon couldn’t shake the idea that God wanted him to part with it. Only when he said, “Yes, Lord, I will,” did he go to sleep.
 
With great peace, he made his way the next morning to Mueller’s orphanage and found the great man of prayer on his knees. The famous minister placed his hand on Mueller’s shoulder and said, “George, God has told me to give you the £300 I’ve collected.” “Oh, my dear brother,” exclaimed Mueller,” I’ve just been asking him for exactly that amount!” The two servants of the Lord wept and rejoiced together.
 
When Spurgeon returned to London, he found an envelope on his desk containing more than £300. The Lord had returned the £300 he had obediently given to Mueller, with 300 shillings of interest!

Charles Spurgeon truly made a difference in the lives he touched that week in Bristol!