The 7 “Speak-Nots” of Modern China, Gladys Aylward: The Great Little Missionary, and the "Ghastly Summer of 1900"

Welcome to China Compass! 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). You can also email me any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. And if you want to learn more about everything we are doing, visit PrayGiveGo.us I've been back from my trip to Malaysia, Thailand, Macau, and Hong Kong for a few days now… The Memoirs of William Milne (Kindle and print versions) is now live on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-William-Milne-Missionary-1785-1822-ebook/dp/B0DJ1Q4HNR/ From Mao to modern superpower: The 75-year rise and rise of the People's Republic of China: https://news.sky.com/story/from-mao-to-modern-superpower-the-75-year-rise-and-rise-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-13225622 Macau’s Casino-Driven Economy Fueled By China https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-21/casino-capital-macau-diversifies-economy/104375020 Tim Walz taught at China’s state-run Macau Polytechnic University until at least 2007 https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/us-news/walzs-china-ties-under-scrutiny/ Sinicization of Religion: China’s Coercive Religious Policy https://www.uscirf.gov/publications/sinicization-religion-chinas-coercive-religious-policy 7 Things You Can’t Talk About in China https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/30/7-things-you-cant-talk-about-china Taiwan Deports Two Chinese Nationals for Disrupting Pro-HK Rally https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5946222 Shanxi is our Pray for China province of the week, and is matched up with Nebraska… Shanxi Overview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanxi https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shanxi Shanxi Missionaries (Gladys Aylward) https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/missionary-gladys-aylward https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Aylward http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/73.html https://www.cjvlang.com/Photos/yangcheng/smallwoman.html Shanxi Martyrs https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shanxi https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shanxi/1900-protestant-martyrs-in-shanxi