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.
ISIS kidnapped her at 14, freed after 10 years of being...
A 24-year-old Yazidi woman was liberated from Islamic State (IS) captivity in northeast Syria on 4 February.
The woman was 14 years old when IS...
Christian convert facing prison in Iran may be deported from Turkey
A Christian convert who fled Iran in 2013 to escape his impending imprisonment on account of his faith now faces the
threat of deportation from...
Christian falsely accused of blasphemy
A 72-year-old Christian in Pakistan was arrested and charged with blasphemy on Saturday (Feb. 10) based on a false accusation filed in retaliation over...
Global survey reveals 415 Million Christians in Asia
The Center for the Study of Global Christianity recently reported that Asia has one of the fastest growing Christian
populations, with more than 415 million...
China: CCP uses ‘fraud’ charges against house churches collecting offerings
For decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sought to dismantle Christian churches who refuse to register with the government-run Three Self Patriotic Movement....
China: More members of church arrested and tortured
After the epidemic of COVID-19 was comprehensively eased in 2023, the CCP has launched more frequent crackdowns targeting The Church of
Almighty God (CAG). Frequent cases of torture,...
Iran: Christian brothers arrested for spreading ‘propaganda’
Two brothers arrested before Christmas and detained for a month have been charged with “deviant educational or propaganda activities contrary
to the holy Islamic law...
The dramatic escalation of ISIS attacks in January 2024
Although the Counter-ISIS International Coalition command and the leaders of Syria Democratic Forces announced the elimination of the so-
called Caliphate of the “Islamic State”...
ISIS kills Muslim attending Catholic Church
The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a shooting at a Catholic Church service in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday (Jan. 28) that killed a
Muslim...
Arrested Christian convert held in unknown location, parents worried
A Christian convert arrested last week remains in detention in an unknown location, according to a report by an Iranian Christian news site.
Iman Golzar...