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Sebastian & Gloria Forjan
Sebastian, raised Catholic, attended church as almost every Slovene but didn’t believe in God. In 1995, he put his faith in Christ. While he served in the army for nine months, God put a burden on his heart for the youth …Read more

Dušan & Dana Drabina
Dusan and Dana have been married since 2008. Dusan has been serving with Josiah Venture in the Czech Republic since January 2004. Dusan got his Master’s Degree in Economics in Prague and Diploma in Business Administration …Read more

Milan & Zdenka Michalko
In 1970, Milan Michalko was born into a Christian family in Ostrava, Czech Republic – the city where he still lives today. His parents were very active believers, which made for quite an interesting childhood, considering …Read more

Petar & Femke Tatarski
Petar (from Bulgaria) and Femke (from the Netherlands) met in Velingrad, Bulgaria in August of 2014. Femke was serving with a team from her church and Petar was working with Josiah Venture's partner organization in Bulgaria—True …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

Lukasz & Jola Kropisz
In 2004 while in a JV nine-month internship program, Lukasz discovered his passion for middle school students and his calling to ministry. That same year he developed El Dorado, a camp and conference ministry in southern …Read more

Paula Zveja
Paula was born in Ventspils and has lived there her whole life. Since she was born, her mom was part of the church and Paula attended Sunday School and later, youth nights. When she was 12, through a difficult family situation, …Read more

Dorin & Nicoleta Dumitrascu
Dorin is living and serving in Galați; a city in South-East Romania, close to the Republic of Moldova, by the Danube River, a place with a great need for the good news and hope. After years teaching Romanian Literature and …Read more

Simona Sabová
Simona grew up in a loving, but broken home where Christ wasn't known. She learned about God through her piano teacher, who at that time served as a youth leader in the local church. After three years of constant reminders …Read more

Juljan & Suela Muhameti
Juljan was 14 years old when when he become Christian. Since his family was culturally Muslim, Juljan first found a copy of the Koran and read it cover to cover. The god described there seemed cruel and impossible to please. …Read more
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Juraj & Miriam Šimočko Juraj works for the Conference team of JV Slovakia and Miriam works for JV Slovakia’s School of Leaders. They live in Košice, with their two children, where they lead the high-school ministry in their local Lutheran church.