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Helplessness Plus Faith

Dear Friends, In my note to you last month I shared a challenge to bring impossible prayer requests to the Lord this year.  In the light of this, I want to add another crucial thought about prayer. “Prayer…

This race truly is amazing

Dear Friends, Have you ever seen an amazing race? I did last week, as 111 summer interns finished a cross-country contest to discover who could make it in the least amount of time from Prague to our…

Life-Changing Work

Thanks for praying – let me tell you how God is answering.In February I asked you to join us in prayer for training conferences the JV team would lead for young leaders during the months of February and…

Looking at the Present Through the Lens of the Past

Dear Friends, To be honest, it is hard for me to follow world news these days. The brutality of the ISIS fighters and the devastation being experienced in Ukraine are causing so much human…

Lasting Change

Dear Friends, What brings lasting change? As a New Year begins I’ve been reflecting on change. There is a list of things I want to grow in this year, but I know that my human nature naturally resists…

The Tunnel

Dear Friends, What does a tunnel have in common with Christmas? Radim trusted Christ at a JV English camp in Czech this summer. Last week his mom, Martina, joined him on Sunday morning – her first visit…

Ukraine Then & Now

Josiah Venture missionaries, Ben Williams and Syava Garvas, walked down the hallway of energetic junior highers and into a classroom of 7th and 8th grade Ukrainians ready to learn some English. Okay,…

A Rescue Mission

Dear Friends, On platform #1 of the Prague main train station stands a bronze statue of a short man with two small children. I get choked up every time I see it. In 1939, shortly after Hitler annexed…

U-Turn: Vahur’s Story

In Estonia’s atheistic culture, Vahur Kobin grew up what he describes as a good Christian boy influenced by his mother and grandmother’s faith. When he rebelled and turned to partying, drugs,…

Estonia: Then and Now

100 young leaders. The phrase was on Dave Cupery’s heart and mind as he and his wife, Jen, started thinking about moving to Estonia. It was 1998 at the time and clearly God had placed the specific vision…

Re-Jesus: Now That the Conference is Over

I leaned in against the table in a room set up to be a “World Café” at Josiah Venture’s Malenovice training center, as I listened to my new friend Iveta tell me about her conference experience. “When…

Not At The End

Dear Friends, Gabe looked to his left, and then surprised us all with his comment. “Next time I expect I will be standing in the middle and not on the end.” As you probably know, this year marks the…

Re-Jesus: Pavel’s Story

I’ve always been glad that Jesus told stories to illustrate his teaching. When he talks about seeds or birds, missing coins or lost sons, it makes more sense, even today, than if he’d used complicated…

Re-Jesus: JV’s Fall Training Conference

“Whoever claims to abide in him must walk as Jesus walked.” – 1 John 2:6It’s nothing new. As a movement, Josiah Venture has always been about Jesus. But this week, we are going back to the basics.As…

A Chance to Serve: Stojce’s Story

Stocje Nikolov grew up looking for love and happiness in the wrong places. After an attempted suicide during his mid-teens, Stojce was given a second chance at life. God led him from Macedonia to…

Serbia Then & Now

“I’ll tell you who I think God is,” Ljubisa, a young man in his late teens, said as he and missionary, Steve Brown discussed the evening program at an English camp in Serbia last summer.“Our village has…

Next Gen Leaders: Edgars’ Story

Edgars Deksnis comes from a Baptist family in Latvia. When he fully committed his life to following Christ at the age of 20, God began giving Edgars leadership opportunities at church and youth group.…

Latvia Then & Now

He is only 17. With a cowlick and great sense of humor, Valters seems like your average teenager living in the small town of Priekule, Latvia. He’s been a Christian for a few years now, has “Jesus always…

Praying For Safety

Dear Friends, These days, I find myself praying a lot for safety. News affects you differently when danger comes close to people you know. Dear Israeli friends of ours have a son deployed on the front…

It’s a Relationship: Katka's Story

In 1995 Katka Vlnova was one of many young Czechs who came to an English Camp put on by Josiah Venture. Today, she serves on the Bteam, walking alongside nationals throughout JV and directing conferences…

Pray for Ukraine

Dear Friends, Josiah Venture staff serve in 13 countries, but right now the one that I think about every day is Ukraine. Sometimes I feel like we are back at the start of World War II, when Hitler annexed…

I Will Follow You

When the boat is tossed upon the wavesWhen I wonder if You’ll keep me safeEven in the storms, I’ll follow YouEven in the storms, I’ll follow You” – Jon Guerra “I will follow you” I have listened to this…

Lessons from Maiden Square

Dear Friends, As I write this in early March, Ukraine has been at the forefront of my thoughts and prayers for many days now. This rapidly changing crisis is the most significant geopolitical event in…

None of the Above

Dear Friends, Think back to your experience in high school. You may remember more about your extracurricular activities and friendships than the specific content of your classes. Perhaps you were involved…

Fighting for a Lasting Revolution

Dear Friends, As I write today, the first day of 2014, Ukrainian protesters are again filling the streets of Kiev, continuing their call for an end to corruption in government and responding to the latest…

20 Years of Eternal Fruit

Dear Friends, This month is a historic one for Josiah Venture. In November of 1993, twenty years ago this month, the first two Josiah Venture couples moved to the countries of the Czech Republic and…

Supporting our youngest missionaries

Dear Friends, This month they head back to school. Just like young people in your town, right? Well, not exactly. The children of the missionaries you support have the special challenge, and privilege,…