Lawson, in a remote village in the mountains. (I like to pronounce the words correctly, especially when I’m reading aloud.)Īfter several incredibly hard weeks of travel, Gladys reached China, only to find that the woman she had come to help had moved, and more than one time. Also, Vladivostok is pronounced Vlad-ih-vo-stoke, with long “o” sounds. I was glad to be able to ask a Russian-speaking friend, who was living with us when we started reading the book, how to pronounce it. Oh, and by the way, if you read the book, pronounce the town name of Chita as Chee-TAH. Her journey overland, through Europe and all the way across Russia, was quite the adventure the “little war” between Russia and China, which she had brushed off as unimportant, became quite a problem for her. She was discouraged, but soon determined that she would save all she could and pay her own way to the distant country. Gladys wanted to become a missionary to China, but the China Inland Missionary Society decided that the 27-year-old was too old to learn the difficult Chinese language. I’ve had many people tell me how much they enjoyed this book-and we sure do! I just finished reading it aloud for the third time, and even the older children, who have heard it so many times, were engrossed and didn’t want to miss a chapter. I believe it was one of, if not the, first of these books to be written. Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime is probably the best-known book in the Christian Heroes: Then & Now series. Synopsis: Gladys Aylward gave her life to spread God’s word in China, having the adventure of a lifetime along the way. Major Themes: China, Gladys Aylward, Russia Title: Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime
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