Hundred Children To Safety
In 1941 the modern and well equipped Japanese army was invading China. The war had been going for some time before the Japanese reached the town of Yangcheng. In Yangcheng was the English missionary Gladys Aylward. As well as preaching Christianity, Gladys was in charge of about 100 orphans aged between four and fifteen. She led her charges survived for three weeks, until she learnt that the Japanese had put a price on her head. Gladys realized that their only hope was to escaped to town called Sian, which was free of Japanese occupation. They set off on foot, over the hills towards the yellow river.