Mark Ellis
Mark Ellis worked in the commercial real estate industry before he answered a call into full-time Christian ministry. For 9 years, he served as Asst. Pastor at Church by the Sea in Laguna Beach. He began writing about the church around the world in 1999 with the assistance of Dan Wooding of ASSIST News. After a mission trip to the southern Philippines in 2004, God gave him the vision for the God Reports website, which supports and encourages Christian Missions. He also serves on the boards of Morning Star News and the Birtcher Family Foundation.
Pastor gets prison for ‘unlawful conversions’
Despite being granted bail, a pastor working for a missionary organization in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was convicted on Wednesday on...
More countries censoring Christians, putting them on trial for exercising free...
As more countries begin to censor free speech, an alarming trend is emerging, one where many Christian voices may be drowned out or muted...
Sharing the gospel on a cult-controlled island
On an isolated island in the Philippines where two cult groups control all levels of society, one missionary couple is sharing the light of...
Mexico: Protests follow burning of Protestant church
Demonstrations are planned for today 22 August 2024 in the main square of Mexico City
and in the city of Oaxaca to protest serious violations...
China: Woman arrested for developing Christian app
A prayer letter circulating among house churches in China describes the situation of a
young Christian sister who was taken away by the police due...
Man beaten, stoned to death, falsely accused of blasphemy
In Pakistan and many other persecuted nations, blasphemy laws have served effectively as
a death sentence for Christian minorities. In addition to the obvious legal...
Muslim abducts Christian girl, 12, forces marriage/conversion
A Muslim in Pakistan abducted and forcibly converted and married a 12-year-old Christian
girl as police delayed efforts to recover her, family members said.
Parveen Shaukat,...
One city emerges as capital of false blasphemy charges
By Massimo Introvigne --
On August 12, in the Kasur area of Punjab, police registered a criminal case involving blasphemy charges against two women—one being...
Evangelist slain by Muslim extremists with swords
Muslim extremists with swords in eastern Uganda on Monday (Aug. 19) killed a Christian
for leading Muslims to Christ, sources said.
The assailants attacked Yowabu Sebakaki...
Tragic history of persecution in Japan
Paul Marshall, Wilson Distinguished Professor of Religious Freedom at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, recently penned an analysis of Christian...