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
Lukáš found friends in the local church during high school. They accepted him amongst themselves despite the fact that he was clearly against the idea of God, and they even allowed him to help organize various youth events …Read more
Mykola came to Christ at age 14 in eastern Ukraine. He started to serve his church in the children's ministry and that developed into doing youth ministry. Later, he became a deacon in his church and also led the family …Read more
Jéňa has been serving full-time with Josiah Venture in the Czech Republic since September 2011. After finishing his degree in Education, Jéňa continued studying Music. During the second year of his studies, he was offered …Read more
Šimon gave his life to Jesus at the age of twelve. At the age of fifteen, he started serving in the Lutheran church in Hanušovce nad Topľou, where he helped with the youth ministry. Later, he became part of the high school …Read more
Emīls grew up in a Catholic church in a small town of 3500 people in Latvia. His life changed when he started attending a local Josiah Venture Fusion group and eventually ended up joining the team to help out with teaching …Read more
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
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
Lelde was 14 when she became a Christian at a youth camp. She was first introduced to Josiah Venture (JV) in her second year of high school when her local pastor encouraged her to go to a leadership training run by JV Latvia. …Read more
Vlad was born in Luhansk to believing parents. He decided to follow Jesus during a church camp in 2011 and began to serve on the worship team playing electric guitar. When the war started in 2014, Vlad moved with his family …Read more
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