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Jakub & Monika Vejmělka
Kuba Vejmelka comes from the city of Brno, where he was raised by Christian parents. In 2016, he and his wife Monika got married. After a few years of working for a giant international software company, they accepted God's …Read more

Bálint Szabados
Bálint lives in Veszprém, a small town in Western Hungary where young people need the gospel desperately. He felt God slowly leading him into full-time ministry through his growing passion for serving young people. Through …Read more

Dušan & Lucie Geldner
Dušan and Lucie first met in a church in Prague in 2007, when both were working in business. Dušan was also involved in sports ministry with Athletes in Action. He served as a volleyball coach at their summer sports camps …Read more

Tomáš & Lucie Nevřela
Lucie joined Josiah Venture in March of 2006 and worked for the Exit316 project. In 2008, she joined a team of Czech women serving young female leaders through discipleship and coaching. She also worked in the KAM office …Read more

Honza & Kateřina Kabut
Honza and Kača were first introduced to Josiah Venture (JV) through a JV summer camp in 2007. That was the first time they served with KAM, JV’s partner organization in the Czech Republic. Then in 2011, they helped launch …Read more

David & Daniela Kostlán
David grew up in a Christian family in the Czech Republic. After graduating high school, he went to study sociology, beginning in Prague and finishing in Bratislava, where he met his future wife. For several years he worked …Read more

Kuldar & Margaret Kaljuste
Kuldar and Margaret Kaljuste joined Josiah Venture (JV) in September 2009. God gave Kuldar a vision to reach young people in his country, Estonia. In 2009, He and his wife both responded to God’s calling and moved to the …Read more

Tino & Cristiana Peste
Tino and Cristiana are living and serving the Lord in Constanta, Romania. Constanta is situated in South-East Romania, by the sea, and is a multicultural metropolis that hosts over fourteen different ethnic groups. Tino …Read more

Svyatoslav & Khrystya Garvas
Svyatoslav (Syava) has lived in Lviv, Ukraine all his life. He came to know Christ through a youth program at New Life church. Almost immediately after, he began to serve in the youth ministry, where he met his future wife. …Read more

Lelde Keice
Lelde was 14 when she became a Christian at a youth camp. She was first introduced to Josiah Venture (JV) in her second year of high school when her local pastor encouraged her to go to a leadership training run by JV Latvia. …Read more
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2023 Spring Conference - Missional Be-Attitudes

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2022 Fall Conference - Messenger of Hope

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2022 Spring Conference - Burden to Blessing

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JV Spring 2021

Renew: a theme we can all benefit from. For our online JV Spring gathering we had a central focus of being renewed around Colossians 2:2, complete with multiple speakers to guide us through three themes:…

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JV Spring 2020

“For I am the Lord…your God…who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, ‘Do not fear; I will help you.’” Isaiah 41:13 The Almighty, Omnipotent, Holy One holds my hand. I Am walks with me throughout…

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2019 Fall Conference - The Great Commandment

The Great Commandment: Renewing the Heart of Youth Ministry. These talks will help you think deeply about God’s love for us—and the implications for your ministry. You'll be challenged to press into how…

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Welcome our new staff

Petra & Adrian Šulka Adrian and Petra Šulka both serve on Josiah Venture’s team in Slovakia, where they both serve on the EXIT TOUR team and lead their local church’s youth group.

Support a national missionary

Timotej & Lucia Mahrik Timo is joining Josiah Venture Slovakia as Executive Director of Operations and Lucia is a high school teacher. They currently live and serve in Žilina.