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Natalia Starkowska
Natalia heard the gospel for the first time in 2006 and was captivated by it. She immediately started volunteering and growing in her local church in Nowy Tomysl, Poland. Since that time, she began watching God’s movement …Read more

Jany & Lenka Šimočko
Jany accepted Christ in 2001 at the age of 16. Two years later, he joined his youth group’s leadership team to help organize their first English camp in Prešov, Slovakia. In 2006, Jany took the leadership role for his church's …Read more

Yulia & Sasha Pasichni
When Yulia and Sasha Pasichni decided to attend a teen outreach club hosted by New Life Church in Lviv, Ukraine, they had no idea how much their lives would change. It was there that these two teenagers not only met each …Read more

Ondřej & Anna Szturc
In 2013, Ondra participated in a year-long internship program with KAM (Josiah Venture’s partner organization in the Czech Republic) called Journey. He has a passion for Czech local churches. Ondra is lead pastor in his …Read more

Ion & Cristina Matei
Ion lives and serves in Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. Moldova is a picturesque and unique country in great need of the gospel. He comes from an orthodox background and did not have a personal relationship with God until …Read more

Bartek Wilkosz
Bartek’s first involvement with Josiah Venture (JV) was in 2014 when he took part in a camp called Growth Academy, organized by El Dorado—one of JV Poland’s (Fala) national projects. The goal of all of El Dorado’s activities …Read more

Alex & Alexandra Capverde
Alex and Alexandra serve together in Cobadin, Constanța County, where God has called them to invest in the young generation and in the life of the local church. Alex has been the pastor for nine years in Cobadin and, through …Read more

Gabriel & Naomi Nicolae
Gabriel grew up in south-east Romania in city called Constanta with a family filled with passion for Christ. They served as missionaries in Turkey amongst muslims for 4 years and later moved back to Constanta. It is a big …Read more

Elyse Jackson
Elyse is passionate about helping young people find ways to make meaningful contributions in their families, churches, and worlds. She has been doing that through serving with Josiah Venture since 2018. She has primarily …Read more

Kilian Spieß
Kilian grew up in the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in the German countryside, hearing about faith his entire childhood. At the age of 12, he discovered the heart of the gospel and God's love at a camp, desiring to follow …Read more
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