Flight OF THE FUGITIVES Introducing Gladys Aylward Six-year-old Mei-en screamed in terror when she realized her gypsy owner was about to sell her to a foreign lady.
But foreigners in China were considered "devils," and Mei-en thought surely the little woman in Chinese clothes would eat her for supper But this time Mei-en\'s new owner was the compassionate and respected missionary, Gladys Aylwa.
Times were hard in the mountainous region of China in 1934, and orphans were often sold for pennies.
Flight OF THE FUGITIVES Introducing Gladys Aylward Six-year-old Mei-en screamed in terror when she realized her gypsy owner was about to sell her to a foreign lady