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.
Bishop, four others stabbed during live-stream Bible study
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel of Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Sydney, Australia, was stabbed during a church Bible study as it was streamed...
Syria bloodshed continues: 440 killed in August
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 440 people in August 2023. The fatalities were
distributed as follows:
Civilian death toll: 164 persons,...
What caused imprisoned Iranian Christian to dance in his cell?
Farshid Fathi, an Iranian Christian who went to prison for his faith, recently talked about his persecution on SAT-7 PARS’ program New Identity.
Farshid was...
Evangelists in Laos Brave Persecution
Evangelists in Laos Brave Persecution
Languishing in prison after being arrested for his faith, a native Christian worker in Laos feared he would die of...
Remembering Dr. Russell P. Spittler
Remembering Dr. Russell P. Spittler might be a strong tendency for anyone impacted by his mentorship, teaching, ministry,
or friendship. Mental images come to mind...
‘God’s Smuggler’ Brother Andrew passes to his reward
The legendary Dutch-born Bible smuggler, Andrew van der Bijl, fondly known as Brother Andrew, who used his VW Beetle to deliver Bibles into closed...
She ‘intensely related’ to Mary Magdalene character on The Chosen
She was depressed, living with Mom, and thought about giving up on acting when she read the script for Mary Magdalene’s part on The...
Government prosecutor said use of word ‘sin’ could be harmful
A Finnish court has upheld the right to free speech by dismissing all charges against Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen and Bishop
Juhana Pohjola. In a...
Communists join with animists, kill pastor in central India
Six masked men in central India this month killed one of 22 Christians a Maoist group had warned to “leave the pastorship,”
sources said.
Pastor Yalam...
Letter-writing and prayer campaign launched for persecuted believers
By Christopher Proudlove --
A letter-writing and prayer campaign that helped free a Christian dissident in Russia stamped a lasting impression on me.
The late award-winning...
