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Petr & Lauren Božoň
Petr and Lauren first met in 2000, when Lauren was teaching English at a language school in Frydlant, Czech Republic. Growing up in a non-Christian home in communist Czechoslovakia, Petr trusted Christ in 2002, while attending …Read more

Benjamin & Hana Šramo
Benjamin grew up in a Christian family; however, God first touched him at a camp when he was 11 years old. He learned that God is real and wants to work in and through him. At just the right time, God led people to remind …Read more

Barbora Benešová
Baška decided to follow and give her life to Jesus at a teenage church camp at the age of 13 in Slovakia. The Lord began to put on her heart the teenagers in her city, so she began ministering to teens and young adults. …Read more

Gabriel & Iulia Boldura
Gabi was born and raised in a Romanian christian family. Although he lost his father at a young age, he felt God's calling to serve as a teenager. He became involved in his local church in Hunedoara as a youth leader and …Read more

Noemi Bednarzova
Noemi grew up in a Christian family. She lives in Ropice and takes care of 4 children - twins Simeon and Sára (16 years old), Miriam (13 years old), Rebeka (11 years old). Her first contact with Josiah Venture (JV) was …Read more

Julia Budd
Julia first served with Josiah Venture as an intern in 2013 in the Czech Republic. That summer, she saw how camps could be a powerful tool for discipleship as young people encountered Jesus for the first time, and young …Read more

Zuzana & Feri Džubakovskí
Zuzka decided to follow Jesus when she was 10 at a camp organized by Child Evangelism Fellowship. Since then, her life started to change, and she knew that it would be one big adventure. During her management studies, she …Read more

Hanka Motlochova
Hanka grew up in Baška near Frýdek - Místek, and, in 2011, she started going to the newly established Fusion in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí. Thanks to this, she invited God into her life and became part of the local church. After …Read more

Karina Taracinska
At the turn of 2022/2023, Kari left corporate life to accompany the wounded young generation in Poland. It is extremely easy for her to connect with the hearts of the young generation, because her story of transformation …Read more

Ester Lachmanova
Ester started ministry with Josiah Venture (JV) in November 2024. She wrestled with her faith a few years ago; however, after watching the TV series The Chosen, God drew her heart back to him and showed her how he sees her—with …Read more
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