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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

Ioani Dhima
The faith of Ioani, commonly known as Xhoni has evolved gradually, starting from his early years. He began attending children's meetings, later advancing to youth ministry and personal Bible study. He became a Christian …Read more

Mladen & Judita Kočiš
Originally from Croatia, Judita and Mladen arrived in Slovenia in October 2008 with plans to further their education. Mladen had enrolled in a sports education program, while Judita began her studies at a music academy. …Read more

Petr & Lauren Božoň
Petr and Lauren first met in 2000, when Lauren was teaching English at a language school in Frydlant, Czech Republic. Growing up in a non-Christian home in communist Czechoslovakia, Petr trusted Christ in 2002, while attending …Read more

Jan & Naďa Kuklinek
After working for Hewlett Packard for many years, God called Honza to full-time ministry, and he began to serve in the Czech internship program, preparing new leaders for Christian ministry. Honza works for KAM (Josiah Venture’s …Read more

Salomon & Iza Krok
Salomon was born into a family of believers in the Silesian region of Poland, in a town called Cieszyn. As time went on, the faith his parents held to was not enough for him personally. Salomon had to go on his own path …Read more

Martina Pixová
When Martina became a Christian back in 2000, Josiah Venture English camp was one of her first ministry opportunities. She immediately fell in love with the English camp culture. She loved serving Czech students side by …Read more

Paul & Val Bowman
Paul’s first experience with Josiah Venture was in 1998 when he and his wife Val brought a short-term team to serve at an English camp in the Czech Republic. It marked the beginning of a deep connection with JV and a burden …Read more

Peter & Eva Hrubo
Peter and Eva met while attending college in Žilina, Slovakia during the communist era. Together they were involved in pioneering a youth ministry in their local church. Married shortly after the Velvet Revolution, Eva began …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
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These missionaries serve together at our international office, focusing on our staff ministry needs.

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International Office Staff

Adent

Jacob & Denny

Boszczykova

Iva

Božoň

Petr & Lauren

Budd

Julia

Chestnut

Robert & Audrey

Davison

Rachael

Dušek

Kseniya & Mára

Ellenwood

Mel & Amy

English

Terry & Hana

Gardner

Gwynne

Geldner

Dušan & Lucie

Hash

Dan & Laura

Hlavsa Flowers

Shelby

Kabut

Honza & Kateřina

Kajfoszova

Pavla

Kloosterhuis

John & Erin

Leech

Catherine

Linkesch

Marek

Llamas

Landen & Jenny

Nevřela

Tomáš & Lucie

Patty

Tyler & Lara

Patty

Dave & Connie

Patty

Claire

Pixová

Martina

Rogers

Stephanie

Schwarz

Pavel & Jana

Smith

Sean & Sarah

Šnajdrová

Lenka

Spieß

Kilian

Sullivan

Michael

Tichá

Kateřina

Tuominen

Spencer

Ward

Sarah

Williams

Paul & Molli

Yorman

Casey & Kristin

Zářický

Tomáš

The international office team develops systems, resources and offers support for the national organizations of Josiah Venture to accomplish what God has called us to: equip young leaders in Eastern Europe to fulfill Christ's commission through the local church.

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Ruben Moldovan Ruben serves Josiah Venture in Romania on the JV EDGE Sports team in Medgidia. His vision is to return to the Moldova region of Romania to develop the Edge ministry there, where it has not yet been established.

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Ema Kreko Ema has been serving in the local church in Zagreb, Croatia as a youth leader for over a decade now. Ema joined the JV team in the summer of 2018 and is currently developing a small team of leaders to be the next generation serving the church in Croatia.