Gladys+Aylward


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Gladys Aylward, born in London around 1904, surrendered her life to God’s call to be a missionary in China. At age 26, Gladys applied for the China Inland Mission but did not pass the examination. Finally, she heard of a 73 year old woman who needed the help of a younger women. Gladys wrote to her and was accepted to come if she was able to make her way to China. =====

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She set out for China in 1930, and soon began to run the missionary inn there. Gladys began taking in orphans, and the Lord used her in a great way to reach the Chinese ladies as well. As people stopped at the inn, the ladies were able to give the gospel by telling Bible stories. God gave her an open door with the Mandarin, and continued to serve the Lord in China being known as “Ai-wed-deh” (virtuous one). Gladys went on to found the Gladys Aylward Orphanage where she worked until she was sixty years old. Gladys Aylward died on January 3, 1970, just short of her 67th birthday, and was buried in Taiwan. ===== || [|www.omf.org] **__ [] __** ||   ||
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