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.
Father beaten, loses family & home after following Jesus
A Muslim in Uganda who put his faith in Christ as the new year began has suffered serious injuries and lost his home and...
Evangelical church built in 1939 partially destoryed by fire
A church in Wad Madani, Gezira State, Sudan, was set on fire and partially destroyed by members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on...
China tightens grip on church with ‘Patriotic Education Law’
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) new controversial Patriotic Education Law came into force on January 1 and party officials reviewed the new guidelines with...
Hindu mob attacks church service after months of harassment
A church service in Asansol, West Bengal, was violently disrupted by a group of young men on 31 December. When
questioned, members of the group...
Finnish MP on trial for tweeting Bible verse
Should tweeting a bible verse send someone to jail? The answer to this question may now be up for debate at the Supreme Court...
Belarus church liquidated, Soviet-style
By Massimo Introvigne --
In August 2023, “Bitter Winter” reported that, after Minsk’s New Life Church was razed to the ground in June, members were told they...
Documenting persecution of Evangelicals in southern Mexico
By Linda Burkle, Ph.D
In November 2023, I had the privilege of attending and speaking at an evangelical pastor’s conference in Oaxaca, a city in southern Mexico....
Sri Lanka: Pastor jailed for offensive sermon
A pastor in Sri Lanka was granted bail on Wednesday (Jan. 3) after being jailed since Dec. 1 on a charge of “outraging the...
Extremists attack church building site and Christian homes
An extremist mob attacked a church building site and Christian homes and properties in Al-Azeeb village in Samalout, Minya Province, Upper Egypt on the...
Minority ruling Iran want to bring ‘heaven on earth’
“Iran belongs to Hezbollahis.”
These words, from the director of a Quranic institute near the Iranian capital, broadcasted recently on state TV, garnered widespread reaction and criticism...