Mark Krupa

Mark has been full-time with Josiah Venture since May 1999 after serving two summers as an English Camp Summer Intern. Mark was amazed that so many youth were interested in hearing more about Jesus Christ at camp and after camp, but he realized there were not enough qualified workers to follow-up with their curiosity during the fall, winter and spring months in their hometowns. So after studying Construction Engineering and Business, he went to mission school and moved to Czech to passionately engage in youth ministry and in training youth workers. Mark has a heart for encouraging and equipping Christians, especially those who pastor Czech youth. His desire is that youth in every city in Czech would have access to a healthy youth group under good leadership. Mark now lives in Frydlant n. O. Czech Republic and is involved in leading the nine-month Czech youth pastor Internship training. He hangs out with the local church youth group and serves the church as one of its five elders.