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Sebastian & Gloria Forjan
Sebastian, raised Catholic, attended church as almost every Slovene but didn’t believe in God. In 1995, he put his faith in Christ. While he served in the army for nine months, God put a burden on his heart for the youth …Read more

Ema Kreko
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

Szczepan & Kamila Cackowski
Szczepan was born to a Christian family in northwest Poland. His journey with youth ministry started at age 15 when he began co-leading his church’s youth group. For many years, he served and discipled young people, as well …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 the summer of 2012, Tomáš attended a Christian camp in Maine, which deepened …Read more

Mára & Kseniya Dušek
Kseniya and Mára both met Jesus at Josiah Venture (JV) camps in 2012. Kseniya in Ukraine; Mára in the Czech Republic. They, then, met each other in 2017 at the JV Media Academy and got married in 2018. Kseniya and Mára …Read more

Zuza Szymik
Zuza grew up in a religious family, but it wasn't until she was 18 years old and attended an English camp that she encountered a living church for the first time. Since then, she has been involved in different outreach projects …Read more

Natalia Starkowska
Natalia heard the gospel for the first time in 2006 and was captured by it. She immediately started volunteering and growing in her local church in Nowy Tomysl, Poland. Since then, she has been watching God’s movement in …Read more

Weronika Butowicz
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

Inguna Raudina
Ingūna grew up in Riga, the capital city of Latvia. She became a Christian when she was seventeen through a local church youth ministry and served on the youth team for many years. It is here that she first learned about …Read more

Jiří & Jana Jedlička
Jirka Jedlička, widely known as JJ, was born in South Bohemia. For 20 years, he lived in Prague but he and his family currently make their home in a city in the Czech Highlands known as Trebic (Trzebeach). After working …Read more
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Serving the JV family in HR, finances, and partner relations.

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Other JV missionaries in United States

The Barnabas team in North America serves the Josiah Venture family by providing access to care, support, and resources. We have great people serving the greater JV family in several important categories, HR, Finances, and Partner Relations.

Welcome our new staff

Marcus & Gwen Mitchell Once they move to Hungary in 2021, Marcus and Gwen will be coordinating camp ministries, establishing partnerships between U.S. churches and local Hungarian churches, coordinating mission teams coming to Hungary, and serving in their local church.

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Terry & Hana English Terry is currently serving as the Vice President of Strategy and Training for Josiah Venture, ensuring the staff is equipped to train and equip local churches in evangelism and disciple-making. Hanka is a popular high school teacher, which is how she is able to ensure they stay up-to-date with changes in youth culture.

United States

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