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Acts News Network (ANN) is an independent news source launched in Canada in 2003.

Marney Blom has dodged Kassam rockets, interviewed heads of state and reported stories ranging from post-genocide Rwanda and war-torn Bosnia to the discovery of the earliest known Hebrew texts in Israel.

A graduate of the University of Toronto and Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, for more than 25 years Marney has produced human-interest news features for radio, television and the internet. Beginning her career as a reporter/producer for Crossroads Christian Communications, Inc. in 1993, Marney has traveled extensively throughout North America, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Marney’s work has appeared on Context: Behind the Headlines, CBN News, Christian World News, Heaven TV7, Israel Vision, TBN, 100 Huntley Street, Mundo Cristiano, Evangelische Omroep (EO), The Faytene Show and It’s A New Day. Her articles have been published in Asian Report, Faith Today, Revival Magazine and on Christianity.ca.

In September 2009, Marney directed and produced the highly acclaimed Canadian documentary film From the River to the Ends of the Earth, released in 230 locations across Canada (see https://www.actsnewsnetwork.com/2023/06/from-the-river-to-the-ends-of-the-earth-2/). In 2013, she directed and produced the film, Between Heaven and Earth — a journey into the Father’s heart for Israel.

Marney’s historical novel Shadow of the Sun (www.shadowofthesun.org) was published by Toviyahu Books in 2020. This true account details her own family’s against-all-odds survival of Japanese occupied Dutch Indies during WW2. Marney has also written the screenplay of Shadow of the Sun and is working to bring the extraordinary story to life on the big screen.

 

Steven Bryan – Senior Editor

Marney Blom – News Director  

Vanessa O’Brien – Writer

Carrie Hart – Reporter

Alicia DesMarteau – Reporter/Writer

Tal Silver – Videographer/Video Editor

Ken Jansen – Graphic Design    

Dina Doucet – Contributer