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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 ago in a little dodgy hotel in the Tibetan Outback (2006). I also remember the second most unique viewing experience, which was 8 years later, and also in the foothills of Tibet. (I also remember playing in our little Tibetan World Cup at 13,000 ft!)

After the World Cup recollections, we look at a new article published by an old American friend who has decades of experience in China….

The Church in China: Learning to Fly in a Birdcage

https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-church-in-china

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