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Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)

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Wow, this book is awesome! I definetely recomend it. You must read this one! I am twelve years old, and I could not put the book down, and neither could my Mom. Just start reading it, and you will not stop! An excellent Christian book. This book tells about a young Christian lady that feels called to China to be a missionary. One of the most exciting parts of the book is when she is stuck in Russia and she has to find a way out or she will work in a machine factory all her life. Another exciting part is when her train stops in the middle of a battle field! Incredible is the part where she is running from Japaneese soldiers; also when they bombed her village. Wow! And tracking over mountains with one hundred kids isn't boring either. Please read this book, it is one of the best books I've ever read!

I've literally just tucked my children into bed, having read the last three chapters of this amazing story--we couldn't stop! My 7 year-old son was intrigued from start to finish, and my 4 year-old daughter, asked "Could we read it again, PLEASE? " I'm now on the look-out for any other books about Gladys Aylward. What a shame that I grew up not knowing anything about this Godly, brave woman. What a story! We've been reading a chapter each day aloud, and have enjoyed every single word. I highly recommend it!

My boys and I (ages 10 & 6) just finished reading this wonderful book. We home school and read many books together. Honestly, my guys did not want to read about a woman missionary. However, by the middle of the book, they would ask me to read another chapter. It was inspiring and exciting. Her life was full of life and danger. It was incredible for my boys to realize this was a real story, not fiction. I highly recommend it as a book to read as a family. We loved it.

This biography of Gladys Aylward takes as resources all of the other biographies. It is written at a level so that children 9 and up can enjoy and benefit from. Gladys' life shows how God can do great things through a submitted and willing servant. Gladys started life as a servant for wealthy families, but God had other plans for her. While at a revival meeting, she became convinced that he was leading her to China. Even though she knew no Chinese, had no contacts in China and flunked out of China mission school, Gladys saved up her money and bought a one-way ticket to China. The adventures and close escapes she had keep you glued to the pages, all the while glorifying God and all that He did for the Chinese people through His humble servant. Well recommended for home-schools.

We saw the movie "Inn of the Sixth Happiness" and had to know more about this amazing woman. Our search lead us to this book. I read it out loud to my 12 year old daughter as my husband did the driving back from our Christmas vacation in Illinois. We read it straight through as we drove straight through! It was even more exciting than the movie! We, too, are on the lookout for anything more we can find to read about Gladys Aylward -- a true role model for our kids!!!

It is incredible to think that a single young lady could accomplish so much in such a short lifetime. Only someone sold out to God could be used in wonderful ways like this. Thank the Lord that people like Gladys Aylward do answer the call to spend their lives serving Him. She gave up all of the normal comforts of western life and totally followed God's will. She even sacrificed the hope of a husband and family, but God gave her a bigger family than she could have ever imagined! She dared to head off into the unknown with nothing but her faith in God. It proved to be more than enough and God blessed her with spiritual fruit beyond our understanding. You must read this book! It is so well done and inspiring! It would be great for the whole family. I pray He will call out many more people like Gladys Aylward into the dark corners of the world.

I read this to my children a few weeks ago, and I found it incredibly moving. I am not one to get sentimental over books, but I found this story so inspiring and really incredible. The book begins with Gladys being told by the head of a missionary school that she would never make it on the mission field. She isn't cut out for missionary work. She is urged to go back to being a professional housekeeper. Instead, Gladys stubbornly chooses to pay her own way to China. God uses her in a mighty way, eventually bringing the mandarin (similar to a governor) to faith in Christ. I was so touched by how God was able to use her in spite of what others thought that it brought me to tears.

I've come to the conclusion that any book by these authors is worth reading -- every book I've read of theirs is excellent.

This book is amazing. I'm 11 years old and I've probably read it 5 times. Our family has read through at least 30 of these, and this is one of my favorites. Gladys Aylward's story is unbelievable - she started out as a housemaid with poor grades and ended up a missionary in China, as well as the mandarin's trusted advistor! The thing I love about Gladys is she never gave up. She only had a few pennies saved up; she knew no one in China; she didn't even know what she was going to do there. On the journey she rode into a war zone in Russia and was forced to walk the 30 miles back to the nearest town; she was almost forced to work as a machinist for the Communists for the rest of her life; she was put in prison, robbed of all of her things, traveled on a mule litter for two months. When she finally arrived the person she was to work for died and she experienced executions, prison riots, persecution, bombings, and much more! These books are both cliffhangers and a way to build your faith and learn about other people who had amazing courage, strength, and faith in the Lord.

Gladys is my heroe. I was spellbound by not only her difficulties but her tenacity to stay the course when circumstances said to throw in the towel. I've never had a book grab my heart like this one. I immediately bought two other versions of her story and the movie, 'Inn of the Sixth Happiness' based on her story. Lord help me to be as focused as Gladys was.

I think this is one of my favorite non-fiction books. The Principle at my School was talking about Gladys Aylward, I had no idea who she was. I decided to read this book, at first I had paused thinking this would be some boring non-fiction book, but it wasn't. This book is full of information, but it isn't cluttered, the authors wright in a way easy for children to understand. I would say this book is good for children in 5th Grade up, do to beheadings. I would get this book if I were you.