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After looking back at the most (and least) popular episodes from the past year or so, I share the story of almost dying when I lost my brakes (with five South African friends in tow) going down a 14,700 ft. mountain pass in Tibet. Then, we run through a few China stories that have been sitting on the backburner for awhile, followed by the final Pray for China of the year (Dec 29-Jan 4). Check out all the links/details below!

Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast network (Christian Podcast Community)! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I share a new Chinese city or county to pray for every day. Send any questions or comments to chinacompass@privacyport.com. Everything else can be easily found at PrayGiveGo.us!

Also, I’m now on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/chinacompass), which not only allows for donations, but also lets me sort podcast episodes into various collections, making it easier to find all the episodes on a certain topic or region, like Tibet, North Korea, or Hong Kong. 

Check out this past week’s bonus Christmas episode with my wife and daughter…

Speaking of old episodes, I want to do a sort of Year-End Round Up of the episodes which received the most downloads (and which ones were listened to the least). And since I didn’t do this at the end of last year, I’ll also give the top and bottom three from 2024 (my first year): 

Top 3 Episodes from 2025:

Dec 5: Doug Wilson Joins China Compass (2286)

Sept 13: Charlie Kirk: “America Must Shape Up, or China Wins” (1745)

Virtual Tie- Apr 20: Easter in a Chinese Church │"Ignorant Hillbilly" Vance Insults China's Peasants (1551)

Virtual Tie- Aug 30: Are All Chinese Students Commies and Spies? (Deace Says Yea, I Say Nay) (1548)

Bottom 3 Episodes from 2025: 

Jan 1: More Prostitutes or Pastors in China? / Near Death on New Year's (Prison Pulpit)(967)

Feb 7: In the Face of a Secret Trial, What Will I Do? (Prison Pulpit)(952)

July 24: Syrian Pastor/Family Massacred (They Shot Patients In Bed) (Prison Pulpit) (903)

Top 3 Episodes from 2024:

Aug 24: Tim Walz: China Asset?  + Black Dragon River & Double Duck Mountain (1864)

Aug 17: From Chinese Reality TV to NSA, Chatting with Brent in Moscow (ID) (1743)

Sep 14: Millions of Unadoptable Babies + China's 3 Forbidden "Ts" (& Martyrs of Tianjin) (1680)

Bottom 3 Episodes from 2024:

11-21: Wang Yi on God's Use of China's "Unrighteous Politics" (Prison Pulpit #5) (1077)

11-15: Wang Yi on God Raising Up and Deposing Dictators (Prison Pulpit #4) (1006)