num_pages: 208
description: Written for readers age 10 and up -- enjoyed by adults! Without formal education or a missionary organization to back her, Gladys raised her own finances for the overland trip that would bring her to the country and people that God had etched so deeply on her heart...China! What follows is an amazing adventure of faith and determination. Gladys Aylward, a housemaid from England, dared to trust God in the face of dire and seemingly hopeless circumstances. Her life is one of the truly great missionary stories of our era.
language: English
title: Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime
titlecomplete: Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
characters: Gladys Aylward
genres: Biography Memoir, Nonfiction, Childrens, History, Faith, Christian, Historical, China, Christianity, Biography
ratings_count: 5997
places: China
series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
publisher: YWAM Publishing