Bruce Page

Canada - The Great Mission Field to the North!

God "called" me to missions in 1984 while on a mission outreach in Darmstadt, Germany. During that trip, it was prophesied over me that "I would reach many people in many nations with the Gospel of Jesus Christ." Since then, my life has never been the same! This year, I celebrated 36 years of missionary service; the call of God has taken me to many lands! Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Slovenia, Wales, and even the "nonexistent land" of the internet, where half the world's populations live more than six hours daily. 

     Like many people, I would have never considered Canada a mission field. Yet, in Jesus' mandate to take the gospel to the world, He excluded no nation! Canada has become part of AGWM's European field due to its similarities in culture and language. 

The harvest is plentiful in Canada; there are workers, just not enough! The province of Quebec, where I will be working, is considered North America's largest unreached people group. Only 0.7% of the population know Jesus personally. Most people in Quebec have never personally met a Jesus follower? And as the apostle Paul said, how can they hear if no one is sent to tell them? 

Some Interesting Facts about Quebec

Secularism is one of the most significant challenges in reaching Canada today. Secularism as a worldview is an orientation of the heart where God or gods are no longer at the center. Instead, "self" is at the center and the only plausible option for making sense of life. Secular people believe the authority of the self is "the norm" and, in a sense, the only way they can view the world. God is not the center of their universe; they are! 

     During the 1960's, Quebec was among the last to go through the "secularization" process, yet when it did, it went "full throttle" into modernity. 

• Going from the highest birth rate to the lowest
• It is the leader of common-law unions in the West.
• It went from the highest church attendance to the lowest.
• Suicide rates have climbed from the lowest to the highest. 

God has called me to take the gospel to a city of 4 million people, Montréal. Will you join me in reaching this great city for Christ? Will you pray? Will you give? Will you go, join me on mission trips? Let's do all we can to reach this great city for Christ!