Founded in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, our Institute wishes to be wherever Christ has rights, wherever men and women need the salvation of Jesus Christ and his Word of Life. That is why as early as 1959 Canadian members left for Laos to help those Christians proclaim the Gospel to their own people.

Our institute is barely forty years old, but its members are to be found in twelve countries: Dominican Republic, French Guiana, USA, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ecuador, Canada, Mexico, Haiti, India, Cuba and Laos. Such an expansion cannot be explained other than by the countless divine blessings that have nourished the dynamic vitality of this Christian family that seeks to group together Christians of every age from every country and every walk of life. Built upon a solid foundation, the foundation of Christianity itself, the Institute has the capacity to adapt to everyone. Each new member, each new team, each new country having Voluntas Dei members shows once again the richness of our Christian way of life.

I hope this short summary of our life as Voluntas Dei's will help keep very much alive the life of 'old' members and that it will help newcomers discover even better the riches of this our dear Christian family. This summary will also be an in instrument, however imperfect it may be, to introduce our Institute to others.