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Mar 22, 2023 | 6 min read | Josh Yates More Than a Name What is the name again? Josiah's adventure? Josiah Venture? Who is Josiah? What is a venture? Have you ever tried to explain the name of Josiah Venture to your friends, churches or a stranger you just met? I am sure I am not the only one who has received several questions about our name. As a new teammate to... Read more
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Mar 13, 2023 | 3 min read | Dave Patty
The Wise Carpenter
Dear Friends,I wonder who taught Jesus how to be a carpenter.
Think about it for a moment. Although he was the all-powerful, all-knowing God, Jesus became fully man... Read more
Feb 23, 2023 | 8 min read | Kristy Williams
One Year of War
For 365 days, Ukraine has been on the center stage of history. This has been a year of unprecedented hardship for our Josiah Venture Ukraine team serving God in the midst... Read more
Feb 14, 2023 | 3 min read | Dave Patty
In His Steps
Dear Friends,It takes perseverance to reach the lost.
Before Covid, there were over 50 young people attending the Fusion choir at the Matthews church in Riga, Latvia. Then... Read more
Jan 18, 2023 | 6 min read | Geri Fuehring
How Should Prayer Look?
Here it is, the year two thousand twenty-three, and things have changed radically in my lifetime. I will turn sixty this year, which means I have seen the hand of the Lord... Read more
Jan 12, 2023 | 3 min read | Dave Patty
Puzzle Pieces
Dear Friends,
You begin to understand the pieces of the puzzle when God puts them together.
Three years ago, Oleksii and Yuliia moved from Ukraine to Slovenia to start a... Read more
Dec 20, 2022 | 6 min read | Diana Anton
The Real Deal
As I sit at my desk tonight to write this blog post, there are sounds of carols coming from outside our apartment building here in Bucharest, Romania. Christmas is coming!... Read more
Dec 7, 2022 | 3 min read | Dave Patty
Simplicity
Dear Friends,
What was your most memorable Christmas?
I was born in the Philippines to missionary parents, but because of my dad’s leadership role in the mission headquarters... Read more
Nov 30, 2022 | 6 min read | Ben Robertson
Little Experiments
In 2020, as our Josiah Venture missionary team was quickly evolving and adapting to keep up with the wreaking havoc of COVID, our leadership team decided to try a unique... Read more
Nov 7, 2022 | 3 min read | Dave Patty
Zeal
Dear Friends,
What do you want more of?
Ben, our Ukraine country leader, recently passed on an unusual prayer request. His family spends part of almost every day in bomb... Read more
