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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

Petra & Adrian Šulka
Petra was born in Bratislava, Slovakia. Ever since high school, when she was not even a Christian yet, she believed it was important to devote enough time to the next generation. She decided to follow Jesus during her first …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

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

Miriam Paszová
Miriam has been serving with Josiah Venture (JV) since April of 2013. In 2006, she had an opportunity to work as a Youth Worker in Western Europe. Some years before that, she also worked as a volunteer in the Czech Republic. …Read more

Lyubov Zheleva
Lyubov was born and raised in a Christian home in a small Bulgarian town. God's call to Bulgaria has been evident in her life and has guided her decisions about studies and ministry opportunities through the years. Lyubov …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

Kateřina & Daniel Kocyan
Kateřina and Daniel both committed their lives to Jesus as teenagers. At the same time, they felt the calling to serve full time in Christian ministry. Their desire is to see the Czech Republic and Europe transformed by …Read more

Yoan & Nadia Tsonchev
Yoan and Nadia met for the first time at Sunday School. Yoan is a Pastor's child and is a 3rd generation Christian. At 18, he received his calling from God to minister to young people and dedicate himself to youth ministry. …Read more

Lelde Keice
Lelde was 14 when she became a Christian at a youth camp, and was first introduced to Josiah Venture 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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Welcome our new staff

Tomáš & Hanka Toušek Tomáš started and is now growing the JV Edge Ultimate Frisbee league in Czech as well as leading and empowering leaders to use sports well to reach non-believing students.

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.