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.
Texas Aggies fan, ‘Twelfth Man Jesus,’ enters monastery
Last year, when Texas A & M’s Aggies played South Carolina, a curious fan in the stands grabbed attention. With his
long hair and beard...
Imprisoned Iranian pastor got help from unlikely source to spread Gospel
Mojtaba Hosseini, 30, was the leader of a fast growing house church movement in Iran until the authorities raided his
church, arrested him, and sentenced...
The prophecies of Christopher Columbus and his faith-filled journey
Once regarded as a hero of western civilization, he is now derided as the instigator of genocidal policies that inflicted
sorrow, disease, serfdom, and death...
Indonesia: Church carried a mile, swallowed up after ground liquified
The powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia set off a rare seismic process called liquefaction that
destroyed a church holding a Bible camp, killing at...
Indonesia Pilot Prompted to Speed Departure Before Earthquake
In Indonesia last week, the Holy Spirit prompted a Christian airline pilot to speed the departure of his Batik Air flight from Palu. The...
How the Gospel reached the brutal “Skull Splitters” tribe in the...
The warriors from the Skull Splitter tribe walked 10 days on foot from a village deep in the Amazon jungle because they wanted to...
Communal ‘hippie house’ in S.F. Bay Area was ground zero for...
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
NOVATO, CA (ANS - September 22, 2018) -- They called it the Big House, a large...
Tortured by ISIS, Missionary leads 40 to Christ
SUDAN - Charged with being a spy, Czech missionary Petr Jasek endured a 14-month imprisonment in Sudan where he was tortured by fellow cellmates. But...
93-year-old’s dreams about Christ’s Passion
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS-April 14, 2018) -- Harriet Strand has always been quiet about her faith. She prayed...
Woman Miraculously Healed
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS - April 13, 2018) -- She is the daughter of a faith preacher...
