Cockney Dynamite. It's our topic today.

Welcome, it's another look into the life and message of Elizabeth Alliant,

who called us to live to a higher standard and to not be satisfied with just a little religion

as a shallow substitute for giving God our best. As our series continues in the coming weeks,

we'll hear from many who are influenced by Elizabeth's life and message.

Hey, good to have you with us.

We're beginning a new series today on Gladys Alward. Are you familiar with this missionary,

this small package of Cockney Dynamite? Well, we have part one and two today of this 10-part series,

also coming later lead curator for the Museum of the Bible, Amy Van Dyke. Talks about Elizabeth

and her talents as a linguist at about creating a system for the written language of the Alka or

Waldonny people. Also, Elizabeth will be reading some letters from listeners later. So stay with us

for that. Right now, though, part one of a small package of Cockney Dynamite. What exactly

is that? Or maybe more accurately, who is that? You are loved with an everlasting love.

That's what the Bible says and underneath are the everlasting arms. This is your friend,

Elizabeth Alliant, and I want to tell you a story. I love stories. In 1960, I was at Prairie

Bible Institute at their spring conference. I attended Prairie Bible Institute back in 1948 and

1949. And so I had gone back for their spring conference. And the speaker for that conference was

that incredible little lady named Gladys Alward. I sat in the audience, which numbered several

thousand, and studied the tiny figure on the platform. She wore Chinese dress, a slim,

straight gown of some nondescript color with a mandarin collar. She was about four feet ten,

I believe, and thin as a toothpick. Her hair was also thin and screwed into a tight little topnut.

A box had to be placed at the podium for her to stand on. For otherwise, she wouldn't have been

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