Activate Ministries

This being Activate's third trip back to Montreal, it is encouraging to see God's work continuing in the ministries we visited with before.  Ministry in Montreal presents such a unique dynamic, especially when most of our team do not understand French well.  This is why in the last few years we've transitioned into ministry, mainly in english speaking churches.  Since being welcomed into english churches, we've connected with so many youth and youth ministry leaders.  There is such a passion among these youth to see friends and family encounter God.  And as we've

said before, Quebec being predominantly a Catholic province, it can be difficult to bear witness to others.  This is not because the transformation that Christ brings is not evident, but there appears to be much different understanding of a person's connection to God.  To many people God is a distant being, whose favor can only be earned.  Things like grace and relationship with a Savior are not common ideas outside of the protestant church.  But in the last three years, a hunger to seek God and be the change that youth want to see in their province, is stirring.  God is at work in the dark places of this world.  While we hear so much about hurting youth involved in self-harm or substance abuse, broken families, homelessness & divorce.  God hears the cries of his people and is responding by birthing new dreams and visions to see His Church to reach out.  Be encouraged, get involved!!!