At one point on her journey she was asked to get off the train as it was being used to carry only Russian soldiers. She carried two suitcases, a bedroll and wore a bright orange jacket. 15, 1932, Gladys left Liverpool Street Station by train to travel across Russia and eventually into Northern China. Every month, Gladys would save all the money she could from the small paycheck she received to buy a one-way train ticket to China. At the age of 28, Gladys dreams were momentarily crushed she decided if she couldn’t go with CIM she would go on her own. After reviewing her advanced age and test results it was determined that she was too old and unfit to learn the difficult Chinese language. Gladys applied with CIM as a candidate for China. This birthed an unstoppable desire to go to China herself. Gladys, newly reconciled with God, began attending Young Life services and reading about the far-away land of China from books in the vast library of her employer. She trudged through this life of routine until one day after attending a church service a stranger confronted her with the message of salvation.
Born in London, in 1902, to a working-class family Gladys became a wealthy family’s parlor maid at the age of 14. Gladys Aylward was born short in size and short in worldly status but what was lacking in height and social standing she made up for in determination and spirit.
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