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.
Nicaragua: Women inmates punished for praying, denied Bibles
CSW sources report that female prisoners including some political prisoners have been
subjected to inhumane treatment after praying out loud and with rosaries in the...
She paid a price for following Jesus in Iran
“They said if I return to Islam, I could have it all… But how could I forget what Jesus had done for me? The...
North Carolina pastor released from Chinese prison after 7 years
Pastor John Cao has been released from prison in Kunming in Yunnan province on March
3rd after finishing his seven year sentence.
Pastor John Cao is...
21 Coptic Christian martyrs honored
The relics of the 21 Coptic martyrs killed by ISIS, in Libya in 2014/2015 were venerated inSt Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on their...
China cracks down on Tibetans protesting dam
The Chinese government has reportedly detained more than 1,000 Tibetans amidst
protests over a dam project that would force two villages to relocate and destroy...
Good News about Jesus is revolutionary in Yemen
Houthi attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea have put Yemen in the crosshairs of Western
forces.
The European Union is launching a new one-year naval operation...
Attack on church leaves 15 dead
On Feb. 25, a group of gunmen violently attacked a Catholic church in Essakane Village, located in the Oudalan province. The assailants opened fire...
Nicaraguan priest speaks out against Ortega’s authoritarian rule
Speaking to an audience of 1,500 gathered for the IRF Summit in Washington, D.C., a Nicaraguan priest recently told his
story of persecution at the...
Christian flight attendants fired by airline after taking a stand for...
By Jalen Jenkins –
Fired after voicing concerns about the Alaska Airlines’ support of the LGBTQ-promoting Equality Act, two flight attendants are now suing the...
China: Evangelical arrested for printing children’s Sunday School materials
Hong Kong Christian Chen Yueli, whose English name is Stephen, who was involved in the printing of children’s Sunday school materials, was taken away...