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Weronika Kusmider
Weronika was brought up in a Christian family but didn’t believe in God herself. She was broken, without hope and purpose in life, and struggled with depression. When she gave her life to Jesus at the age of 17, she knew …Read more

Tomáš & Hanka Toušek
Tomáš Toušek is from a Christian family. He put his faith in Christ at 16 years old on a ski outreach trip in Austria through another organization. After that, he started doing ministry in his local church working with young …Read more

Anđelko & Kristina Trninić
Anđelko accepted Christ after witnessing God set his brother free from heroin addiction. Anđelko lives with his wife Kristina in Novi Sad, the second biggest city in Serbia. In 2015 he started serving as a youth leader in …Read more

Juljan & Suela Muhameti
Juljan was 14 years old when he became a Christian In Albania. 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 …Read more

Jana & Eduard Řezníček
Jana has been working with children and young people in the Czech Republic for more than 25 years. She worked after the Velvet Revolution as a Scout leader, a teacher at elementary schools, and a children's pastor. Inspired …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

Peter & Barbora Linkesch
Peter gave his life to Christ at a youth camp when he was 10 years old. He served in various ministries of his church since he was 15 years old. He started with the middle-school ministry (meetings for 10-15 year-olds) at …Read more

Urh & Doroteja Kolar
Doroteja and Urh both grew up in Slovenia, but in very different families. Neither of them believed in God growing up. They both came to know Jesus through Josiah Venture's Summer camps. They met at a Fusion Camp in 2013. …Read more

Timotej & Lucia Mahrik
Timo and Lucia grew up in the same church—CB Church in Žilina, Slovakia. Both of their fathers were strongly involved in ministry there; Timo’s dad was a leading pastor and Lucia’s dad was one of the elders. Timo and Lucia …Read more

Olena Slobodnychenko
Olena was born in Ternopil and has lived there her whole life. When she was 8 years old, she started attending a church kids’ club and Sunday school through the invitation of a Christian elementary school teacher. There, …Read more
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See our new staff with a heart for the youth of this region.

New Staff Raising Support

Andriiets

Vitaliy & Sofia

Blažek

Daniel

Bowman

Paul & Val

Cabadaj

Marián & Michaela

Capverde

Alex & Alexandra

Cazacu

Christian & Estera

Danciu

Dominik & Simona

Gjermeni

Ermal & Nertila

Hujdusova

Barbora

Jumerovic

Zvezdan & Tatjana

Kittel

Zuzana & David

Kroeker

Brian & Aubrey

Krok

Salomon & Iza

Leech

Catherine

Macura

Lukáš

Mészáros

Lucie & Filip

Moldovan

Ruben

Nicolae

Gabriel & Naomi

Protopopov

Pavlo & Maria

Rokosz

Jan & Tereza

Rolavs

Emīls

Saagim

Kadri-Kristel & Sven

Skyba

Serhii & Yana

Spieß

Kilian

Šulka

Petra & Adrian

Szabados

Bálint

Tedder

Caleb & Cassandra

Tsonchev

Yoan & Nadia

Tsupik

Vladyslav & Yelyzaveta

Tuominen

Spencer

Valentini

Viktor & Miriam

Wilkosz

Bartek

God continues to bless JV with exceptional new staff that have a heart for the youth of Central and Eastern Europe. All of our new staff are raising support to serve on the field full-time.

Welcome our new staff

Salomon & Iza Krok Salomon wants to equip young people all over Central and Eastern Europe to serve their local churches through photography, film, and graphic design. He has a passion to see them used creativity to bring glory to God and make disciples.

Support a national missionary

Olena Slobodnychenko Olena Volovyk serves on Josiah Venture’s team in Ukraine. She serves on the Camps team and in her local church doing camp and youth ministry.