She soars like the eagle. Read this woman’s biography. True grit, with humility and courage —an English woman (who in her early teen worked as a housemaid) who hears God and responds, regardless of the obstacles.
I came across this biography writer through watching a video on the story of Gladys Aylward (See the end of this blog for the video*). Here is her book. Do read.
GLADYS AYLWARD – A LIFE FOR CHINA
by Carol Purves
ISBN 978 1 909281 49 3
This is the story of Gladys Aylward, a missionary to China in the 1930’s and the 1940’s. Immortalised through the filmThe Inn of the Sixth Happinessstarring Ingrid Bergman. Gladys set out to China alone, trusting in God to supply all her needs. Her call was to China alone, no other country of service would do for her.
Often her life was in danger.She received a bullet wound to her shoulder while fleeing Japanese soldier. She encountered wolves in the forest in Siberia, fortunately she only heard them, she did not see them.
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