"Seeing the people, [Jesus] felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.'"
I just returned from a trip to Montreal, Quebec, where I met with a few church planters to hear and observe their mission field, vision, and strategy for reaching the most unreached city in North America. Montreal is 99.5% lost. It is a spiritually dark place, and yet the light of Christ is beginning to shine in significant ways. Although the task is overwhelming, the situation is not hopeless. Jesus told us to pray to the Lord of the harvest that he would send out workers to accomplish the mission, and that is just what I did.
Oratoire Saint Joseph overlooks Montreal from Mount Royal. As I stood on the highest point that I could get to, I prayed, "Lord, the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are so few. Please send your people here to reach this city for your glory. Jesus, bring your light to this dark place."
I invite you to begin praying for Montreal as well.
- Pray that God would send church planters to Montreal and the surrounding areas.
- Pray that the Gospel will be demonstrated and magnified in the lives of the people.
- Pray that God would raise of people of peace within Montreal.
- Pray that God will continue to provide for the church planters and missionaries already there.
- Pray about how you might be involved with what God is doing in Montreal.
My hope and prayer is that one day Montreal will be so radically changed for the glory of God that they begin to reach and transform other nations with the power of the Holy Spirit and the light of the Gospel.
