Gladys Aylward's One-Way Ticket

In 1932, a London parlor maid named Gladys Aylward counted out her meager savings — just enough for a one-way train ticket to China. She had no mission board backing her, no guaranteed salary, no return fare. Friends thought she was reckless. Her employer thought she was foolish. But Gladys had heard the call of the Almighty and decided that storing up security in England mattered less than answering it.…