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== Masa muda ==
Aylward dilahirkan dalam keluarga kelas pekerja di [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], [[North London]], pada tahun 1902. Orang tuanya adalah Thomas John Aylward dan Rosina Florence Aylward (née Whiskin). Saudara-saudaranya bernama Laurence dan Violet.<ref>{{Cite |url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/l/i/Ian-Blight/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0060.html{{self-published source|date=January 2013}}</ref>
Pada tahun 1932, ketika bekerja pada Sir [[Francis Younghusband]],<ref name=Berith>{{cite web|title=GLADYS AYLWARD – MISSIONARY TO CHINA|url=http://www.berithbpc.com/index.php/pastoral-exhortation/godly-men/221-gladys-aylward-missionary-to-china-ii-1902-1970|website=Berith}}</ref> ia menabung untuk membeli tiket kereta api ke [[:en:Yangcheng County|Yangcheng]], [[Shanxi Province]], Tiongkok.<!--The perilous trip took her across [[Siberia]] with the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]. She was detained by the Russians, but managed to evade them with local help and got a lift from Japanese ship. She travelled across Japan with the help of the British Consul and took another ship to China.
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==Pekerjaan di Tiongkok==
Setibanya di [[Yangcheng County|Yangcheng]], Aylward bekerja
Aylward became a Chinese citizen in 1936 and was a revered figure among the people, taking in orphans and adopting several herself, intervening in a volatile prison riot and advocating prison reform, risking her life many times to help those in need.<ref name="littlewoman">{{cite book|last=Burgess|first=Alan|authorlink=Alan Burgess|title=Gladys Aylward, The Little Woman|publisher=}}</ref> In 1938, the region [[Second Sino-Japanese War|was invaded by Japanese forces]], and Aylward led over 100 orphans to safety over the mountains, despite being wounded herself. She not only led the orphans to safety, but personally cared for them and led many of them to Christ. She never married, but spent her entire life devoting herself to Christ, and His work in the hearts of the people of China.
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