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Gladys Aylward

            Gladys Aylward was a British-born Christian missionary to China during the mid-1900s. She worked in the Yangcheng area of China, and in 1936, she became a Chinese citizen. Aylward was known for taking in and adopting orphaned children, and she eventually cared for over 100 children.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Yangcheng was bombed and temporarily occupied by the Japanese. Aylward refused to leave the area and instead acted as a spy for her adopted country. She passed on Japanese troop movements and maneuvers to the Chinese Army, and she also brought food to Chinese villagers. When the Japanese learned of her activities, they offered a $100 reward for information leading to her capture dead or alive.

To protect the orphans in her care, Aylward decided it was time to flee the area. Although she was wounded and contracted typhus fever on the journey, she led more than 100 children to safety over mountain ranges and across the Yellow River. Aylward stayed in China through WWII, and she later settled in Taiwan, where she founded the Gladys Aylward Orphanage.

God bless!
-BH

Taken on: February 24, 2020

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Camera: samsung SM-G965U, f/1.5, 1/60 sec, 4.3mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	samsung SM-G965U
Aperture:	f/1.5
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	4.3mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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