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Sasha & Nataliya Dubovyk
Sasha grew up in Eastern Ukraine, spending the first twenty years of his life in Kharkiv. In 1999, he heard God's call on his life to become a missionary in Rivne, 800 kilometers away from his home. There, he joined a team …Read more

Ruxandra Neacsu
Ruxi grew up with her mom and grandma, who took her to church ever since she was a little girl. After graduating from high-school, she moved back and forth a couple of times for school and work, but was always drawn back …Read more

Zuzanna Smolarczyk
Zuza was born in Jaworzno in southern Poland. In her home, her family's approach to God was more religious than relational. Growing up, Zuza struggled with loneliness and insecurity, which deepened after the loss of her …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

Juraj & Miriam Šimočko
As a pastor’s kid, Miriam was 14 years old when she accepted Christ. Since then, she has been helping with ministry in her local church. She attended the School of Leaders organized by TCKompas—Josiah Venture’s (JV) national …Read more

Dawid & Aleksandra Werner
In 2002, Dawid started serving with English camps through his local church. Eventually, Dawid was asked to join Fala, Josiah Venture’s partner organization in Poland, where he helped coordinate the Ministry Team Training …Read more

Michal & Sylwia Skiba
In 1997, Michal, a young and inexperienced youth leader, was mentored by a Josiah Venture missionary who modeled Christ’s life and ministry. Soon he and his youth group began leading evangelistic English camps to reach their …Read more

Tomáš Zářický
Tomáš has always had a special affection for Josiah Venture (JV), being introduced to Christ through some of JV's missionary kids as a teenager in 2010. In the summer of 2012, he attended a Christian camp in Maine, which …Read more

Sven Müller
Growing up in a family of missionaries, serving and helping at church was a normal part of Sven’s life. He is currently serving in his church by leading a group of young people and preaching. He had other big plans for …Read more

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
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Zuzana & Jakub Smyček Zuzka Smycková serves on Josiah Venture’s team in the Czech Republic as part of the EXIT Tour program.