Arrested for Spying on North Korea, Illegal in Tibet, and China's Wild, Wild West

China Compass Sponsors: Pray for China Interceding for all the Cities of China PrayforChina.us   Unbeaten The Story of My Arrest, Interrogation, and Deportation from China  Unbeaten.vip   The Memoirs of William Milne  200th Anniversary Edition! https://milne.my/   Borden of Yale: The Millionaire Missionary No Reserve, No Retreat, No Regrets www.BordenofYale.com   The Autobiography of John G. Paton Prayer, Perseverance, and the Transformation of Tanna www.JohnGPaton.com   After a brief look at our China Compass sponsors and this week’s Pray for China cities, we revisit a few exciting stories from LAST summer which didn’t get the traction I had hoped. First, we head to Jilin (Lucky Forest) and my arrest on the North Korean border in 2003 (13:25). Then we trek to Tibet where I talk about the geography and language, and my four ILLEGAL visits to the region, the last of which got a gun pulled on me (29:01). Last, we hop on the train for an epic journey across far west China’s Xinjiang Province (followed by layovers in Urumqi, Dalian, Hiroshima, Tokyo, and Okinawa on my return “flight” home to central China (45:25).   Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me (@chinaadventures) on Twitter/X where I post new/unique Chinese city prayer profiles every single day. Also, you can email me any questions or comments (bfwesten at gmail dot com) and find everything else, including my books, at PrayGiveGo.us!   Pray for China places of the week (Follow @chinaadventures to see which city daily) https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-aug-24-31-2025   Follow or subscribe to China Compass and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. And don’t forget: Follow @chinaadventures on X, and find everything else @ PrayGiveGo.us.  Luke 10, verse 2, the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Talk to you again soon!