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Kuldar & Margaret Kaljuste
Kuldar and Margaret Kaljuste joined Josiah Venture (JV) in September 2009. God gave Kuldar a vision to reach young people in his country, Estonia. In 2009, He and his wife both responded to God’s calling and moved to the …Read more

Dušan & Dana Drabina
Dusan and Dana have been married since 2008. They started dating while Dana was finishing her master’s degree at University of Malta. Dusan earned his Master of Economics in Prague and diploma in Business Administration …Read more

Sara & Dawid Kominek
Sara's journey with youth ministry started at the age of 16 when she started leading her church’s youth group with two other friends her age. Supported personally by Josiah Venture staff, she began her first steps in ministry. …Read more

Pavlo & Maria Protopopov
Pavlo started following Christ in 2010 in Ukraine and felt immediately called into ministry. Since that time, Pavlo has been a key part of organizing three new churches. In 2018, he started Reconciliation Bible Church, where …Read more

Zala Cempre
Growing up in Slovenia, Zala believed that God existed. However, it wasn’t until her second English Camp with Josiah Venture, in 2009, that she realized that her understanding of God was wrong. After camp, she started going …Read more

Sajmir & Irma Brazhdi
In 2011, Sajmir met Irma, who shared his passion for faith and service. Their shared dedication laid the groundwork for a strong partnership, culminating in their marriage in 2015. This union marked the start of a new chapter …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

Sebastian Michalski
Sebastian was born into a Catholic family in Mysłowice, Poland. He fully understood, truly accepted the gospel, and accepted Jesus into his life when he was 17 years old. Five years later, Sebastian heard about Fusion Katowice …Read more

Nadiya & Artem Vorobyova
Nadiya first came in contact with Josiah Venture in 2008 through an English camp at Christ Fellowship Church in Lviv, Ukraine. Doing these camps several years in a row opened her heart to the youth in her city. While looking …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
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Samuel & Šárka Hust After finishing an internship at KAM (JV’s partner organization in Czech) in 2002, Samuel made a step of faith and obeyed the Lord’s calling to full time ministry.