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Michal Soukup
During his 18 year long journey as the youth leader in his home church (CB or Church of the Brethren), Michal realized that the most necessary group of people in the Czech Republic to reach is the youth. Those within the …Read more

Elisaveta Stoitseva
Lizzy first heard of Josiah Venture (JV) and its ministry in Central and Eastern Europe at a training conference in 2016, and she was captured by their vision for reaching young people. That’s where she first felt called …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—Istinski …Read more

Raimonds & Marta Logins
Raimonds grew up in a small community in eastern Latvia, where he became a follower of Jesus through a youth ministry in a local church. Still a teenager himself, he started leading youth in that same ministry until he eventually …Read more

Darina Malá
Darina is passionate about music, helping other Christians grow deeper in a relationship with God, as well as reaching out to young people. She has been involved in youth ministry since high school, but it became more intentional …Read more

Dawid & Aleksandra Werner
In 2002, Dawid started serving with English camps through his local church. Eventually, Dawid was asked to join Fala, Josiah Venture’s partner organization in Poland, where he helped coordinate the Ministry Team Training …Read more

Pavla Kajfoszova
Pavla (Paja) was born in the Czech Republic and comes from a non-Christian family. Before joining Josiah venture (JV), Paja earned her bachelor’s degree in Economy and worked as a Sales officer and Coordinator for Silesian …Read more

Pavel & Jana Schwarz
Pavel and Jana were married in 2009 and spent their first years of marriage together in Prague. In 2012, after 7 years with General Electric, Pavel accepted the offer to serve with Josiah Venture in organizational development …Read more

Ieva Ābola
Ieva was introduced to Josiah Venture while leading an English camp in her country of Latvia in 2010. She served for three summers as a national intern and saw firsthand the need for purpose and meaning in the faces of the …Read more

Szczepan & Kamila Cackowski
Szczepan was born to a Christian family in northwest Poland. His journey with youth ministry started at age 15 when he began co-leading his church’s youth group. For many years, he served and discipled young people, as well …Read more
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2013 Spring Conference - Upside Down Kingdown

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Welcome our new staff

Zuza Szymik Zuza’s desire is to help raise up new Josiahs in Poland who will be the leaders, not of the future but leaders of today, and who will create and lead ministries that God gave them a passion for.

Support a national missionary

Olena Volovyk Olena became a Christian at a Josiah Venture English camp in Ukraine. Now she is equipping churches throughout her country to use camps as a disciple-making tool.