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
Daniel and Denisa met at a youth group camp with the Lutheran Church in Prešov, Slovakia. Daniel accepted Christ as his Savior when he was 16. After a year, he started to serve in his local church in Prešov as a member …Read more
Eva joined Josiah Venture (JV) in 2011 after participating as a student at the School of Youth Leaders in Slovakia. This school changed her view of ministry. It was there that Eva learned about discipleship for the first …Read more
Peter and Eva met while attending college in Žilina, Slovakia during the communist era. Together they were involved in pioneering a youth ministry in their local church. Married shortly after the Velvet Revolution, Eva began …Read more
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
Dan comes from Písek in South Bohemia, Czech Republic where he grew up in his unbelieving family. Since his childhood, however, he attended various basketball camps where he was able to hear about God for the first time. …Read more
Edgars and Anete are serving in Latvia as JV country leaders. They both became followers of Jesus Christ through North American churches more than 10 years ago. That is why they have a deep appreciation of short-term teams …Read more
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
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
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
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