These Are My People

"Somehow, some way, I know the Lord wants me in China," Gladys Aylward wrote. But how was she ever going to get there? She was thirty years old and still a parlour maid. She had no education, no money, and no mission board to send her. Set against the background of war between Japan and China during the 1930s, this book is the true story of how God led Gladys Aylward from the cold, foggy streets of London to the bleak mountain ranges of the Shanshi province. Her steadfast faith touched Chinese hearts from all walks of life; her nursing skill saved the lives of many war-stricken Chinese; and her compassion led her to provide a home for hundreds of Chinese children--