# Australia: Giant Koalas, Garibaldi, and “Drunk” John Paton (+ Trump in China) [China Compass]

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Published: 2026-05-16T12:54:00+00:00
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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 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 !   On Today's Podcast:  The Autobiography of John G. Paton: Part I ( JohnGPaton.com ) Part II will be out sometime in the next year, and is what I am working on now…   Classic Missionary Biographies that I have edited and helped to publish: Borden of Yale: The Millionaire Missionary ( BordenofYale.com ) The Memoirs of William Milne: First Missionary to Malaysia ( PrayGiveGo.us ) Unbeaten: Arrested, Interrogated, and Deported from China ( Unbeaten.vip )   This coming week's Pray for China (PrayforChina.us) cities… https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-may-17-23-2026   Thank you for listening! Subscribe + leave a review on your preferred podcast platform! If you’d like to support our China ministry, that, and everything else can be found @ PrayGiveGo.us . Luke 10, vs 2: the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few, so let's ask the Lord for more!

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