Editing Gladys Aylward (section)

==Death and legacy==
Aylward died on 3 January 1970, about a month and a half short of her 68th birthday, and was buried in a small cemetery on the campus of Christ's College in Guandu (關渡基督書院), [[New Taipei City|New Taipei]], Taiwan. She was known to the Chinese as {{Lang|zh-tw|艾偉德}} ({{lang-zh|p=Àiwěidé|l=The Virtuous One' – a Chinese approximation to 'Aylward|labels=no}}). Her ministry in Taipei continues to develop and is now called Bethany Children's Home.{{Efn|https://bethany.org.tw}}<ref name="wellman201">{{harvnb|Wellman|1998|page=201}}</ref> The new director, Sharon Chiang ({{Zh|t=江秀圈}}), was called from [[Seattle]] to develop Bethany Children's Home further for its new vision and new building.<ref name=":0" />{{Tone inline|date=April 2024}}

A London secondary school, formerly known as 'Weir Hall and Huxley', was renamed the Gladys Aylward School (now the [[Aylward Academy]]) shortly after her death. There is a [[Blue plaque|blue commemorative plaque]] on the house where Gladys lived near the school at 67 Cheddington Road, London N18.

A "house" was named after Gladys Aylward at Fernwood Comprehensive (formerly Secondary Modern) School, in Wollaton, Nottingham, and likewise at St Nicholas’ primary school in Crosby, Liverpool, which she visited while touring the UK in 1963.

Numerous books, short stories, and films have been developed about the life and work of Gladys Aylward.

Legacy continues: Given that although the number of orphans in Taiwan has been decreasing, the number of broken families and at-risk/abused children and youth continues to rise, Honorary Chairman Professor Peter Zhi-Ping Lin (林治平教授) cast the vision of “Let children come to me,” “Come to me to find rest” from Bible, led to the establishment of 'Lai Lou來樓/Come' building, designed by Joshua Jih Pan (潘冀建築師), <https://www.jjpan.com/en/project/all/bethany-childrens-home>. In 2020, Chairman Simon Hung (洪善群長老) invited Dr. Sharon Chiang (江秀圈博士), who had been residing in Seattle for 30 years, to take up the position of Director of the Betheny Children’s Home. In October 2024, it was renamed the 'Betheny Children and Family Foundation' (財團法人臺北市基督教伯大尼兒少家庭基金會), with Dr. Sharon Chiang continuing to serve as the CEO, leading the entire team in developing cross-age social work to serve cross ages from the young to the elderly. In addition to caring for vulnerable children who have experienced abuse or neglect, the foundation also offers a professional counseling center as well as free online CR (Celebrate Recovery), Step Group to serve Chinese communities worldwide, continuing the work of missionary Gladys Aylward. Related records and information can be found on the Betheny website: <https://www.bethany.org.tw/>