Did you ever have a dream? Gladys did... she dreamed of becoming a missionary. She had to overcome many obstacles to get there... but God made her dreams come true! Why? I think it was because her dream was His dream for her too. This amazing story and life was that of Gladys Aylward.
She was born in 1902 in England and became a domestic worker. She had been turned down for mission school due to her lack of education. But this didn't stop Gladys! Eventually at the age of 28 she saved enough money and bought a one way ticket to China. She took in orphans and cared for them as her own children. (Okay, I really have a special place in my heart for this woman... we adopted our daughter from China in 2007.)
She saved many children when the Japanese invaded China by taking them to safety over the mountain. She never married because she knew that she couldn't marry someone who didn't share her faith in Jesus Christ. Many books and movies have been made about this woman including "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness".
"She was known as 'Ai-weh-deh', (Virtuous One) by the Chinese who grew to love this foreigner they initially distrusted. She lived her life before God and for God and is an example of what He can accomplish using the least of us." - this quote is from a site you can find HERE.
Read a book about her and other heroes of the faith... find it HERE.
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