Many looked on Gladys Aylward’s expedition to mainland China as foolhardy and dangerous.
It was. On her own, as a single female she carried her passport and other documents along with the only money and belongings that she had in a small briefcase with a teapot and a saucepan tied to the handle.
After she had purchased her one–way ticket to China she left the United Kingdom with a single–minded determination to do what God had commanded her to. She knew she was meant to go to China – even if no mission was prepared to support her.
