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.
Police raid church’s youth summer camp
By Yu Bing --
On July 25, police raided Zion Reformed Church’s youth summer camp and administratively detained four members for 15 days.
Authorities apprehended Pastor...
Muslim allegedly killed wife after she converted to Christianity
A Muslim in eastern Uganda on July 9 killed his wife for converting to Christianity that morning, a relative said.
Amina Nanfuka, 31, had returned...
India: Dozens arrested on conversion charges
Nine Christians, including eight women, were recently jailed on false charges of conversion in Uttar Pradesh, India.
The police arrested eight women and one...
Persecuted ‘Mayflower Church’ fled China, granted asylum in Texas
By Ken Camp --
Pastor Pan Yongguang prayed for his flock throughout their more than three-year ordeal, when he and members of his persecuted...
Sunday night slaughter of 6 Christians by terrorists on motorcycles
Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Sunday (July 16) killed six Christians in Benue state, Nigeria, the latest of 37 Christians slain the past...
Egyptian president pardons Christian imprisoned for his faith
Patrick Zaki is an Egyptian graduate student. An outspoken believer and religious rights activist, he wrote an opinion piece
in 2019 in which he described...
Persecution in Russia has increased since Ukraine invasion
By Ken Camp --
Persecution of religious minorities by Russia has escalated since the invasion of Ukraine, where Russia’s military has destroyed houses of worship...
Pastor transferred to prison 1,000 miles from home and family
An Iranian pastor who has spent most of the past four years behind bars has now been transferred to another prison on the
other side...
New believer martyred after leaving Islam
About two weeks after a 22-year-old Muslim in eastern Uganda put his faith in Christ, villagers killed him July 8 for leaving
Islam, sources said.
Abudu...
Chinese street evangelist hounded by authorities says prison is good place...
By Yu Bing --
Chinese street evangelist Chen Wensheng revealed that government authorities deceived and intimidated his Christian friends in an effort to get them...