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.
Three Christian leaders arrested, including pastor’s wife
By Ning Meng --
Following the recent re-arrest of Brother Wang Xiangchao of the Sai Er Te Young Adults Fellowship, Brothers Shao and Sister...
China: 30 leaders arrested from large underground church
Chinese authorities on Friday detained a prominent leader of one of China’s largest underground churches, Zion Church, along with at least 30 other leaders of the...
Taliban gains surprising international acceptance
On Sept. 30, the last day of the U.N. General Assembly’s High-Level Week, the U.N. Security Council temporarily lifted a travel ban on Taliban...
China: Crackdown on pastors’ online activities to include Taiwan
In an environment of continued tightening of online governance across all sectors of society, the Chinese government announced on Tuesday that it will impose...
Was pastor’s death an accident or murder?
More than six months after police in southern India dismissed the death of a pastor as a road accident, Christians in the region say...
Kidnapped pastor killed after ransom payment made
Armed groups in Kwara state in north-central Nigeria killed a local pastor after abducting him and receiving ransom payments from his community.
Rev. James Audu...
Presbyterian pastor survives assassination attempt
A Presbyterian pastor narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Sunday morning after being shot in Islamabad’s Iqbal Town.
Pastor Kamran Naz, head of the Presbyterian...
Muslims try to seize Christian school in Sudan
A years-long Islamist attempt to seize a Christian school in Sudan continued this month even as people displaced by war have taken refuge in...
US sends 100 to Iran in night flight
A few minutes after midnight on Tuesday, September 30, the New York Times published a
breaking news story about a flight in the air on...
Disabled Iraqi Christian killed while livestreaming the Gospel in France
On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Iraqi Christian Ashur Sarnaya was traveling late to his apartment in Lyon, France. While in his wheelchair, he started a...