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.
India: His father’s transformed life drew him to Christ
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service SOUTHERN INDIA (ANS -- March 15, 2018) -- His father was larger than life, a brawling...
The day a Buddhist monk showed up for discipleship training
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service YANGON, MYANMAR (March 16, 2018) -- Brother Stephen facilitates a three-month discipleship training program in Myanmar,...
Atheist astrophysicist Stephen Hawking dies
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service CAMBRIDGE, UK (ANS - March 14, 2018) -- Famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who struggled for most...
Billy Graham’s casket made by convicted murderer in Angola Prison
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service ANGOLA, LA (ANS - March 2, 2018) -- The body of the legendary evangelist, Billy Graham,...
Former lesbian says it’s not ‘gay to straight; it’s lost to...
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS -- February 24, 2018) -- She still maintains she was “born that...
After Muslim woman came to Christ, her brother plotted to kill...
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service EAST AFRICA (ANS - February 21, 2018) -- She was born into a Muslim family in...
In his near-death experience of hell, he saw Christians who refused...
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA (ANS - January 23, 2018) -- Alec Rex was driving down a busy street in...
Jewish girl watched the birth of Israel, was disowned by her...
By Mark Ellis, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (ANS - January 19, 2018) -- She was born in Jerusalem when it was...
Are mysterious trumpet sounds in the sky a warm-up for Christ’s...
By Mark Ellis, Special to ASSIST News Service SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS -- May 21, 2015) -- “And He will send His angels with a great...
Four college grads went around world, loving and serving in the...
By Mark Ellis, Special to ASSIST News Service SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS -- May 18, 2015) -- Some college students embark on travel adventures after graduation,...
