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  1. Apr 28, 2010 · Aylward learned the Chinese language, a feat she called "one of God's great miracles." (The mission agencies had been sure she lacked the education for that.) Sharing the Gospel in the surrounding villages, she also began to take in unwanted children.

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    Gladys was born in Edmonton, a town north of London, in 1902. Growing up in a churchgoing, working-class family, Gladys left school at the age of fourteen. She found that working as a parlor maid in the big London houses was more to her taste than school. The work was hard, but she enjoyed living the life of the rich vicariously. One evening, Glady...

    The train trip across Europe and Asia on her own in 1932 was fraught with danger, but God supplied strangers who took Gladys under their wing until she arrived at the border between Russia and China. War was raging between the two countries, and Gladys was caught in the middle. She was briefly arrested, questioned, and released, but she still could...

    Even though Gladys was told she could never learn the Chinese language, necessity made it possible. Gladys learned the country dialect from her customers so that she could share the gospel with them. Her stories about Jesus began to garner interest in the town too, so that large crowds would gather in the evening to hear the small woman speak. Even...

    It took months for Gladys to recover. Still in a weakened state, she was flown home to London. When her health improved, she was able to take speaking engagements at various churches, telling them about the needs in China. But she was uncomfortable in Western culture and decided to return to China. When the Communists gained power in 1949, Gladys w...

  2. Jul 31, 2004 · In 1930, a young woman named Gladys Aylward left the suburbs of London and set out for China, convicted that she was meant to preach the gospel to the people of this remote land.

  3. Gladys Aylward was a Christian missionary who embarked on a remarkable journey in China. Her story, often referred to as “The Small Woman,” has been adapted into biographical dramas and sheds light on Chinese culture and the significant role of women in history.

  4. Jan 3, 2020 · Gladys Aylward was a British-born independent missionary who worked in China. When Gladys arrived in China, she didn’t have any missionary training and faced a lot of hurdles in the beginning. However, she soon found success as an evangelical Christian missionary.

  5. Not to be Forgotten: Gladys Aylward 1902-1970 Missionary to China LESLIE HAMMOND n 1930, a young woman named Gladys Aylward left the suburbs of London and set out for China, convicted that she was meant to preach the gospel to the people of this remote land.

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