China Compass

On this week’s China Compass podcast, I sit down with long-time friend, Pastor Dan, to discuss his family's rich Missionary Legacy in Asia (China + Malaysia), their relationship with Hudson Taylor, and much more... I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twitter/X ( @chinaadventures ) where I share a new Chinese city to pray for every single day. Feel free to email...

On this week’s Prison Pulpit I talk to my good friend, Pastor Dan, about the death of his adult daughter on the mission field, and how to pray for others who go through similarly devastating circumstances.  I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twitter/X ( @chinaadventures ) where I share a new Chinese city to pray for every single day. Feel free to email an...

In honor of my good friend Brent P, who teaches rhetoric at New St. Andrews in Moscow, Idaho, and along with his lovely wife is expecting their first baby any day now, I am re-sharing this lightly edited episode (from 2024) in which we discussed a wide range of topics, including: Brent carrying the Chinese Olympic torch in 08! Learning from a North Korean classmate Eating "creature soup" and grubw...

This week’s episode of the Prison Pulpit begins with a few thoughts about the ongoing situation in Venezuela, as well as the lesser-known persecution in India, before taking a deeper look at the current situation for Christians in China, and how things have continued to worsen since around the time of the pandemic in 2020.   I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow m...

I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben, recording today from Lima, Peru… I’m in a bit of a hurry today, but wanted to touch on a few different things. First, I wanted to mention the tragic earthquake that happened in Venezuela the other day and what I know. Second, every time the World Cup rolls around I remember my first World Cup viewing experience, which took place 20 years ag...

Today’s episode is a lightly edited version of an interview I did with Ray Comfort* one year ago this week. We spoke via Zoom from my hotel on the China border (Ray was at his office in LA) about my deportation and attempts to re-enter China, the dangers of being arrested as a spy, Ray's early memories of  "starving China", preaching amidst persecution, and more. I also took some time t...

Today I'm sharing a lightly edited version of a conversation I first had with my two daughters exactly one year ago this week, on Father's Day. I personally enjoyed listening to it again, and even learned a few things that I had forgotten (lol), even though I am one of the actors in the story. Thank you for listening and please join our family in praying for China!   I'm your China travel gui...

This week’s episode of the Prison Pulpit once again gives us the opportunity to talk about Wang Yi’s Early Rain Church in Sichuan, China. The church was forcibly closed down in December of 2018, which is when Wang Yi went to Prison. The remaining congregation has continued to be harassed all these years. I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twitter/X ( @ch...

I recently sat down with the Campus Preacher, Keith Darrell, to discuss a variety of topics, including his "favorite" bar in Butte, Montana, Chinese racists and feminists, and getting heckled (and shut down) while preaching Down Under.    Campus Preacher Podcast: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/8304 Campus Preacher Website: https://www.campuspreacher.com/ Campus Preacher...

Welcome to the weekly “Prison Pulpit” series on the China Compass podcast! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X ( @chinaadventures ) where I post daily reminders to pray for China ( PrayforChina.us ). To learn more about our ministry endeavors or get one of my missionary biographies, visit www. PrayGiveGo.us !   Why the Prison Pulpit? I record this w...

I was blessed to sit down once again with Pastor Doug Wilson in his Idaho office to discuss a variety of China-related topics, including Trump's China tactics and whether or not Doug thinks he'll ever stand on the Great Wall of China. We also spent quite a few minutes discussing his early years in Japan, which was sort of unplanned. The conversation was fascinating and fun and we only stopped beca...

Welcome to another special episode in the weekly “Prison Pulpit” series on the China Compass podcast! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben, currently returning (overland) to Oklahoma from Moscow, Idaho. You can follow me on X ( @chinaadventures ) where I post daily reminders to pray for China ( PrayforChina.us ). To learn more about our ministry endeavors or get one of my missio...

Today’s podcast was recorded on the highway en route to Moscow, ID. I discuss a few things I forgot to mention from Vanuatu, a big prayer request from China, a few thoughts on Iran, and more.  Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast network! I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X ( @chinaadventures ) where I share a new Chinese city or county to p...

On my final day in Vanuatu, as I continue my work on Part II of John G. Paton’s autobiography, I read a portion from the forthcoming book that includes both George Mueller and C.H. Spurgeon. Then I discuss the growth of the Chinese church in the capital city of Vanuatu, Port Vila, before looking at the Chinese cities to pray for this week ( PrayforChina.us ).   I'm your China travel gui...

As Americans celebrate Memorial Day, I'm busy traveling the South Seas (Vanuatu), so today's show (#200!) is a mashup of two shorter bonus episodes I recorded exactly two years ago, when the podcast was just getting started. The first discusses John G. Paton on his birthday (May 24, 1824) , as well as a little bit about his contemporary Hudson Taylor. In the second, I spill the beans about the day...

My Australian friend Brett Lee-Price recently published a timely article about China’s need for solid theology, and what some Australians are doing about it. I’ve been meaning to share this for a few months now, and today felt like the time after meeting with Brett on Monday during a whirlwind week down under.  I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twi...

Recorded in three parts, today’s podcast was recorded in Victoria and South Australia, as I attempted to follow John Paton’s footsteps from his “crowning adventure” Down Under in 1862. The bulk of the show was recorded in my car just below the “Giant Koala” on Australia’s “Great Western Highway.” Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feas...

Welcome to this special episode of the China Compass Podcast, which was originally recorded on this day last year (2025) as #30 in the weekly “Prison Pulpit” series. I'm leaving Malaysia today for more than three months, so it seems fitting to post a final Malaysia-themed episode.  I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X ( @chinaadventures ) where I pos...

Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast network! I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X ( @chinaadventures ) where I share a new Chinese city or county to pray for every single day.  Feel free to write anytime: chinacompass@privacyport.com . All my books, substack, patreon, and everything else can be easily found at PrayGiveGo.us !   Classic Missio...

I’m finally back home in Malaysia (at least for a little while) after a truly “round-the-world” trip, and today I want to briefly cover a few different topics including a critical ministry update in Iran and a strategic opportunity in China later this year.  I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twitter/X ( @chinaadventures ) where I share a new...

Today’s podcast once again takes me down memory lane, as I share memories from my arrest and interrogation in China 8 years ago this week (recorded last year on the 7th anniversary).  Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast network! I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X ( @chinaadventures ) where I share a new Chinese city or county to pray for e...

I’m running out of time this week, but managed to record a few thoughts from a small lounge in the Houston airport, on my way to teach in Lima, Peru, on the (almost) anniversary of my arrest in China.  I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twitter/X ( @chinaadventures ) where I share a new Chinese city to pray for every single day. Feel free to email anytime...

Today’s podcast was recorded in a church parking lot in Enfield, CT. The show travels down memory lane, as I try to remember more details from the days leading up to my arrest and interrogation on the night of April 30, 2018, including a look at a number of things I did wrong that likely led to my capture by the Chinese Communist police.  Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feas...

I’m in Spain for a few days and today’s podcast looks at a particularly dark era of Spain’s persecutory past, and how it connects to the man who became the first protestant martyr in Peru.  I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on Twitter/X ( @chinaadventures ) where I share a new Chinese city to pray for every single day. Feel free to email anytime...

Today’s unique podcast starts in Africa, strolls through the Chinese slums of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and winds up in far NW China! Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast network! I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X ( @chinaadventures ) where I share a new Chinese city or county to pray for every single day.  Feel free to write anytime: chinaco...