![]() When she eventually arrived, the villagers were deeply suspicious and threw mud at her! But, with time, Gladys earned the trust of those around her and helped the elderly missionary, Jeannie, to run a guesthouse for tired travellers, where they would read them stories from the Bible every night.Ĭhildren will enjoy this beautifully illustrated children's biography, which can be read to young children aged 4-5 and read by children aged 6 plus. She sneaked onto a ship, and then took another boat, another train, a bus and lastly a donkey! She met scary people who thought she was a spy. Gladys had to cross a dark forest, surrounded by packs of hungry wolves. China is a very long way away! So Gladys worked day and night until, eventually, she had enough for a train ticket to China.īut her train stopped in Siberia and wouldn’t go any further. The only problem was that she needed to pay for her journey there. While in her twenties, Gladys Aylward (1902-1970). Buy new or used from an indie through our partner Biblio. One was the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman, based on the book about her life. After failing her exam and being told that she couldn’t go, she was eventually given the opportunity by an elderly missionary in China who needed a young woman to help her. Gladys Aylward, The Little Woman With a Big Dream by Laura Wickham and published by The Good Book Company. Gladys Aylward (1902-1970) had trusted God when she traveled all alone from. Aylward, Gladys (19021970)English missionary in. ![]() While in her twenties, Gladys Aylward (1902-1970) felt called to serve God in China and enrolled at missionary school.
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