'''Gladys Aylward''' (1902-1975) was a [[British]] [[missionary]] from [[London]] who went to the [[Shanxi Province]] in [[China]] between the years of the [[Sino-Russian War]] (in 1930) and the Rise of [[Communism]] (in 1945). She was famous for leading 94 children from [[Yangcheng]] to [[Xi'an]] across mountains, avoiding [[Japan|Japanese]] soldiers, keeping the children fed, clothed, and warm while also carrying 4 different fatal [[disease]]s. | '''Gladys Aylward''' (1902-1975) was a [[British]] [[missionary]] from [[London]] who went to the [[Shanxi Province]] in [[China]] between the years of the [[Sino-Russian War]] (in 1930) and the Rise of [[Communism]] (in 1945). She was famous for leading 94 children from [[Yangcheng]] to [[Xi'an]] across mountains, avoiding [[Japan|Japanese]] soldiers, keeping the children fed, clothed, and warm while also carrying 4 different fatal [[disease]]s. |