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.
Terrorists storm Coptic church, spraying bullets at ‘infidels’
Among attacks on church buildings and mosques in Sudan after fighting broke out within the Sudanese military last month,
a priest and other Christians were...
India: Prayers urged after 17 Christians killed, 100 churches burned
Our local partners in India have brought us an urgent prayer need from Manipur, a state in northeastern India. At least 17 Christians have...
Forty Christians kidnapped during worship service
Gunmen kidnapped 40 Christians on May 7th, during church worship in northern Nigeria.
Reverend Joseph John Hayan, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)...
How despotic governments could use AI to persecute Christians
By Billy Hallowell --
As calls to take a cautionary approach to artificial intelligence (AI) continue to percolate, a persecution watchdog is sounding the alarm...
Sudanese Christians suffer amidst civil war
Sudanese Christians living in areas of Khartoum have painted a desperate picture of life
caught between warring armies, with one pastor saying the worsening situation...
Kidnapped schoolgirl will spend 20th b-day in captivity
On Sunday, May 14, Leah Sharibu will spend her 20th birthday the same way she spent the last six: in captivity.
Leah was just 14...
The cost of free speech in Nicaragua
On 9 February this year, Nicaragua removed 222 political prisoners from prison – including several Christians – stripped them of their citizenship and sent them into...
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM VIOLATIONS IN CUBA SPIKE IN ONE YEAR
By Ken Camp --
Documented violations of religious freedom in Cuba more than doubled from 2021 to 2022, a new report revealed.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide—a human rights...
Wuhan pastor & scientist wife imprisoned, violation unclear
Pastor Li Taiyuan and his wife Dr. Zhang Yi have been detained by Wuhan authorities for two years. Their case recently
went to trial. The...
Terrorists kill 12 Christians
Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on April 16 killed 12 people in attacks on predominantly Christian villages of central
Nigeria that continued until April 19,...