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Miloš & Ráchel Paštrnák Miloš decided to follow Jesus during his first year of high school. Youth meetings played an important role in this decision, along with the testimony and prayers of his older siblings and parents. After studying management, he moved to Bratislava, where he worked for several years in financial analysis and controlling. At the same time, he … Read More

Zuzana Belancová From an early age, Zuzka was led to God by her mum, but it only started to make sense to her at the age of 15, when a classmate invited her to the English Camp. There she realized that Jesus is really God. He died and rose from the dead also for her so that she could live … Read More

Vanesa & Daniel Verčimák Vanesa comes from a traditional Christian family, but she first heard about the personal dimension of a relationship with God in 2016 at English camp in Slovakia. She discovered that Jesus was not only here 2,000 years ago, but that He still loves her today and even wants to have a relationship with her. She gradually … Read More

Alex Tománek Alex comes from Slovakia. He grew up culturally Roman Catholic, but a few months after his third Josiah Venture English camp, the gospel penetrated his heart and mind.  As a result, he started attending a Lutheran church. At that church, he got involved in the youth group and the English camp ministry. Because he himself experienced God changing … Read More

Adam Velebír Adam grew up in Bardejov, Slovakia. He was involved there in the local Lutheran church since his childhood, because his parents served there as pastors. He decided to follow Christ after his confirmation and, since 2013, has been involved in serving at camps with Bardejov youth teams. He first encountered Josiah Venture (JV) Slovakia when he attended one … Read More

Šimon Kolesár 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 youth ministry team at his school in Prešov, which he later led. He went to college … Read More

Marek Linkesch Marek grew up in Košice, Slovakia. After being involved in church life since early childhood as a pastor’s kid, he made his personal decision to follow Christ at the age of 12. Soon after that, he began serving in the local church, helping with tech stuff and later on leading a small group with younger boys. His first … Read More

Benjamín & 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 him of his value in Christ in order to inspire him to … Read More

Lukáš & Daniela Večerík Lukáš found friends in the local church during high school. They accepted him among them despite the fact that he was clearly against the idea of God and even allowed him to help organize various youth events and summer camps (KECY). Thanks to that, God slowly transformed his heart.In the summer after high school, everything clicked … Read More

Alex and Tabita King Alex first served with Josiah Venture in 2013 after being asked to join an English camp team in Slovakia. That trip exposed him to all that God was doing there and showed him the heart behind God’s call to reach all nations. Over the next six years, as he went on more short-term trips and completed … Read More