Planting Hope in Quebec’s New Generation

The Gen Z generation is here! The real God is what they seek... and they are turning to Him - often without our assistance!

There are many of them who are tired of the angry secularism they have been forced to endure. They see it as empty, contradictory, and desperately lacking - and they are right.

If you are a student of revivals as I am, you will find that revival history seems to be rhyming these days. I believe that we are observing a broad, yet unmistakable sovereign move of God gathering momentum, particularly among Gen Z.  I also believe it is a direct answer to the consistent, travailing prayers of many faithful intercessors.

One sign of this phenomenon is that Gospel-resistant places, once thought “frozen over” are experiencing a thawing, warming, and thirsting for genuine spiritual truth - and these experiences are rising.

One remarkable example of this “thawing” is what we see happening in the province of Québec. With its stunning St. Lawrence River views and lively cultural festivals, Québec remains a unique and vibrant part of Canada’s identity. Yet, this province has been a bastion of resistance to the Gospel for over 400 years! Over eight million French-Canadians whose heritage harkens back to France, call Québec home. They are also, by far, Canada’s largest unreached people group. Less than 1% of French Québecois identify as evangelical followers of Christ.

This secular landscape was shaped by a mass exodus from Catholicism into skepticism and secularism during the 1960s, coined the “Quiet Revolution.” Today, a whole new generation of French Canadians have now grown up who, unlike their parents, are spiritually open and searching.

It is in this context that SIM Canada is answering an urgent generational opportunity to come alongside new churches and see them win this next generation of French-Québecois for Christ.

In response to this, SIM Canada’s Momentum Québec Project (#090243) was launched in October 2025.  Led by Philippe Hui, the initial goal is to rapidly and intentionally mobilize at least eight qualified SIM workers into 2-3 established church plants in the Montreal area of Québec by 2028.

Philippe, his wife Myriam, and their three children answered God’s call to go into a field ripe for harvest where millions are living and dying without Christ. They relocated their family from France to Québec because they were burdened with the urgent need in the Montreal area and have partnered with a local church-planting movement.

As missions’ mobilizers and church planters, they thrive in community and their gifting in hospitality is evidenced by how their living room constantly buzzes with guests, sharing stories and meals.

Philippe and Myriam’s journey in Québec hasn’t been easy; challenges and grief have tested them, but God’s provision has been steady, and their local church in the Montreal area has solidly embraced them and supported their calling to Québec.

Philippe and Myriam are building on the foundations of trust that other SIM Canada workers have built with the church in Québec over many years. These relationships have now opened doors for SIM Canada to send workers to partner with local church planting networks.

Faced with this unique window to reach the next generation, we are convinced that the time is now for SIM Canada to boldly commit—launching a unified push to mobilize hearts and hands for Québec’s harvest.

By establishing the Momentum Québec Project, we aim to support three strategic needs:

1. Momentum Québec is a force-multiplying project that will supply the funds needed for Philippe, a gifted mobilizer, to travel locally and internationally and recruit qualified SIM workers from Bible schools, conferences, and churches. The initial goal is to mobilize eight qualified church planters who will come along side two to three new church plants by 2028.

2. The Momentum Québec project aims to care well for our SIM workers serving within Québec’s challenging and often stressful spiritual environment. To combat discouragement and build up a healthy team, the project will provide funding for periodic mini spiritual retreats for our workers.

3. Reaching the next generation means adapting our approach to meeting them where they are - namely, in the online sphere. Momentum Québec aims to fund basic equipment and training to mobilize at least two skilled workers who will help church plants and other gospel ministries maximize their online reach and impact for the Gospel locally.

With the headwinds of secularism in Québec rising, SIM Canada has a narrow window to engage this generation and to lean into what God is doing in the province. By faith, we perceive a greater wind, the sovereign wind of the Holy Spirit moving across the harvest fields of Québec.

Pray with me for more workers like the Hui family, who will join in the great harvest and see an entire generation swept into the life-giving Kingdom of God from Québec!