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Peter & Katka Michalčik
Peter started full-time ministry with Training Center Kompas (Josiah Venture’s partner organization in Slovakia) in 2004. Prior to this, Peter was a physics teacher and spent his free time with his youth group. Passionate …Read more

Anna Janoušková
Anna first encountered Josiah Venture in 2007 when she attended her first English camp as a teenager wrestling with her faith. Because of this experience, her view of God was significantly impacted, and her faith deepened. …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

Alin Udrea
Growing up in a large family, Alin has always loved to play and work with children. By his first year of high school, he was already volunteering for underprivileged children from a center in Bucharest. He came to know God …Read more

Rycho & Noemi Bednarz
Noemi and Rycho grew up in Christian families and got married in 2005. They live in Ropice, Czech Republic, and care for 4 children—twins Simeon and Sára (12 years), Miriam (9), and Rebeka (7 years). They first encountered …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

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

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

Mára & Kseniya Dušek
Kseniya and Mára both met Jesus at Josiah Venture (JV) camps in 2012. Kseniya in Ukraine; Mára in the Czech Republic. They, then, met each other in 2017 at the JV Media Academy and got married in 2018. Kseniya and Mára …Read more

Weronika Butowicz
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
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Zac & Kim Shepperson

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Zac and Kim Shepperson first experienced Slovakia in the summer of 1999 while leading a short term mission trip to the capital city of Bratislava. Their heart has always been for young people, and so it wasn’t surprising when God called them into the movement he began in Eastern Europe through Josiah Venture (JV). God led them back to Slovakia to serve full-time with JV in 2001 with their two girls and subsequently added two boys to the family. They work with Kompas Training Center (JV’s partner organization in Slovakia) training young leaders through a leadership school, conferences, and camps. They live in Zilina and serve in their local church as elders and teachers.

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Other Slovakia team members ↓

Hrubo

Hrubo

Peter & Eva

Michalčik

Michalčik

Peter & Katka

Skonc

Skonc

Daniel & Maruška

Rumbold

Rumbold

Ed & Wendi

Howard

Howard

Josh & Alica

Šimočko

Šimočko

Jany & Lenka

Sucháčová

Sucháčová

Eva

Chase

Chase

Mark & Amy

Malá

Malá

Darina

Harčar

Harčar

Daniel & Denisa

Pončák

Pončák

Michal & Katarína

Šimočko

Šimočko

Juraj & Miriam

Kostlán

Kostlán

David & Daniela

Polláková

Polláková

Ivana

Sabová

Sabová

Simona

Mahrik

Mahrik

Timotej & Lucia

Myjavec

Myjavec

Miloš

Gibbs

Gibbs

Aaron & Megan

Linkesch

Linkesch

Peter

King

King

Alex

Šulka

Šulka

Petra & Adrian

Benešová

Benešová

Barbora

Welcome our new staff

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.