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Lukáš Macura
Lukáš lives in the small town of Třinec in the Czech Republic. He grew up in a Christian family, attending church until he was 12. He became a believer when he was 21-years-old, thanks to the dedication of a missionary family …Read more

Serhii Bielov
Serhii grew up in a religious family in a city near Kyiv, Ukraine; however, he truly accepted Christ when he was 19. This path was not easy—he walked away from small addictions to freedom through salvation. In 2020, he …Read more

Yoan & Nadia Tsonchev
Yoan and Nadia met for the first time at Sunday School. Yoan is a Pastor's child and is a 3rd generation Christian. At 18, he received his calling from God to minister to young people and dedicate himself to youth ministry. …Read more

Dušan & Lucie Geldner
Dušan and Lucie first met in a church in Prague in 2007, when both were working in business. Dušan was also involved in sports ministry with Athletes in Action. He served as a volleyball coach at their summer sports camps …Read more

Kadri-Kristel & Sven Saagim
Kadri-Kristel served as a Josiah Venture (JV) summer intern in 2021. She had been leading the youth ministry in her home church for two years by that time, and the desire to serve more widely started to grow during the internship. Sven …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

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

Pavel Pham
Pavel was born in Ostrava and grew up in a nearby city called Havířov. He did not grow up in a Christian family and was a pretty introverted and silent kid. He just had four friends, like brothers, who he had known since …Read more

Ema Lee
Ema has been serving in the local church in Zagreb, Croatia as a youth leader for over a decade now. She first heard of Josiah Venture (JV) and their ministry in Central and Eastern Europe at an English camp in 2006. She …Read more

Liudmyla Rubtsova
In 2007, at the age of 12, Liuda repented at a Christian camp in her home town of Poltava in Central Ukraine. She came to Lviv to study at university and has stayed ever since. She has been serving at a church in Lviv for …Read more
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