Josiah Venture Stories

This episode features three individuals who are bringing the gospel to today's public square of social media and powerful online platforms. Alex Ralevic is a 16-year-old Serbian with over 40k followers on TikTok. He made his first video on a broken phone, using an orange as a stand. Janči Máhrik is a pastor in Slovakia and has a podcast in Slovak called "Zabudnuté Cesty," which translates to "Forgotten Ways." He and his co-host, who is also a pastor, use this podcast to show people how Bible truths apply to the modern world. Abel Aronica is a Hungarian who lives in Romania. He uses his knowledge of all things technical to help churches livestream their services. Over 50,000 people have access to sermons through these live streams. We hope you enjoy these stories. Please pray for the Christian influencers across Central and Eastern Europe who are carrying the gospel to today's public square. @aleksa.ralevic on TikTok @zabudnutecesty Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠⁠⁠

Paul Williams serves as the Vice President of Finance & Operations for Josiah Venture. In this capacity, he works alongside the President and other executive team members to provide leadership, support, and strategic thinking in the operations of JV. Paul lives in the Czech Republic with his wife, Molli, and their daughter Mae. They have three additional young adult children (Tate, Claire, and Grant) who all live in Texas. In this informative episode, Paul shares how God called him to move from the business world into serving as a missionary, the humbling journey of support raising, his philosophy of living generously, and more.  Shortly after the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, Paul, his wife Molli, and their new baby moved to Prague, Czech Republic, for a two-year work assignment. The year was 1996, and during that time, they fell in love with the Czech Republic and its people. In 2009, while attending a home gathering, Paul and Molli were introduced to the ministry of Josiah Venture and were overjoyed to know that God was working in a place they had grown to love so much.In the summer of 2019, Paul and Molli helped lead a team from their home church in Texas to serve at a Josiah Venture English Camp in Poland. Through that time, God began to capture their hearts with the vision of Josiah Venture. Soon after that, they believed God was leading them to join JV in the Frydlant office. Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠⁠⁠

Zuzi Džubakovska decided to follow Jesus when she was 10 years old at a camp organized by Child Evangelism Fellowship. Since then, her life has been one big adventure. During her management studies, she started working in business and continued in marketing and customer success for a few years. Meanwhile, she served in her home church—Bratislava City Church—where she became a member of the worship band and helped out with the Josiah Venture young adult ministry called EXIT. In 2019, she answered her calling to join full-time ministry. The Lord directed her to TCKompas (Josiah Venture Slovakia’s partner organization) and their EXIT Tour ministry, which brings evangelism to high schools through a prevention program. She currently works with the Point Online team on their website and helps with internal human resources for the JV team in Slovakia. Zuzi lives in Bratislava, Slovakia, with her husband, Feri—who also came to Christ through TCKompas. They continue to serve together in her home church and serve other people with their open home. They never turn down an invitation for good coffee! They love to laugh and enjoy spending time with people and praying for them. Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠⁠⁠

Liuda Rubtsova has served at her church in Lviv for 10 years and recently joined Epokha, JV’s national organization in Ukraine. She currently coordinates the work of the Communication Team in Ukraine and strives to capture and tell the stories of God's amazing work, even amidst the war.  She is one of the key youth leaders at her church, serves on the worship team, and participates on the church council. Liuda especially enjoys organizing large Christian events, meetings, and conferences for young people. Mentoring teenage girls has a special place in her heart. In this episode, Liuda shares about joining the team in Ukraine just over a year ago, her love for discipleship, and how she has felt God's nearness during times of war. She also encourages everyone to keep praying for Ukraine.  You can still give to our Help Ukraine Fund. War is still going on in Ukraine, and you can stand with us as we pray for peace. Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ben Robertson and his family have lived and served in the Czech Republic for five years now. Ben met his wife, Sarah, in 2012 while they were both serving as Josiah Venture summer interns in the Czech Republic. During that experience, they developed a deep desire to serve full-time in Czech as they witnessed young people being deeply impacted by Jesus. Ben and Sarah now live in Ústí nad Labem with their children, Phoebe, Jadon, and Khloe. They serve on the regional team, helping to equip, train, and disciple youth leaders in their city and the northwest region of the Czech Republic. Ben and Sarah desire to come alongside the churches in their region to see disciples multiplying, leaders strengthened, and the churches empowered to live out the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. Ben completed a Masters in Transformational Leadership from Bethel Seminary before starting his service with Josiah Venture. He is passionate about equipping, training, and coaching transformational leaders. Follow @ben_the_coach for more! Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠⁠⁠

For the month of January, we invite you to listen to the main talks from our annual 2023 fall conference. The theme was "Lifeline: First Responders and the Anxious Generation." We brought in Dr. David Van Dyke, a marriage and family therapist, and professor at Wheaton College, to speak and train us all in what it looks like to be like Jesus for people in need. Our goal was to equip youth leaders across the region with practical tools to respond to the ever-increasing mental health issues among the youth in their ministries.⁠ Thank you for listening, and please continue to pray that we will be first responders for the anxious generation who are fully present, ask good questions, listen well, and point them to the love of Christ. Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠

For the month of January, we invite you to listen to the main talks from our annual 2023 fall conference. The theme was "Lifeline: First Responders and the Anxious Generation." We brought in Dr. David Van Dyke, a marriage and family therapist, and professor at Wheaton College, to speak and train us all in what it looks like to be like Jesus for people in need. Our goal was to equip youth leaders across the region with practical tools to respond to the ever-increasing mental health issues among the youth in their ministries.⁠ Thank you for listening, and please continue to pray that we will be first responders for the anxious generation who are fully present, ask good questions, listen well, and point them to the love of Christ. Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠

For the month of January, we invite you to listen to the main talks from our annual 2023 fall conference. The theme was "Lifeline: First Responders and the Anxious Generation." We brought in Dr. David Van Dyke, a marriage and family therapist, and professor at Wheaton College, to speak and train us all in what it looks like to be like Jesus for people in need. Our goal was to equip youth leaders across the region with practical tools to respond to the ever-increasing mental health issues among the youth in their ministries.⁠ Thank you for listening, and please continue to pray that we will be first responders for the anxious generation who are fully present, ask good questions, listen well, and point them to the love of Christ. Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠

For the month of January, we invite you to listen to the main talks from our annual 2023 fall conference. The theme was "Lifeline: First Responders and the Anxious Generation." We brought in Dr. David Van Dyke, a marriage and family therapist, and professor at Wheaton College, to speak and train us all in what it looks like to be like Jesus for people in need. Our goal was to equip youth leaders across the region with practical tools to respond to the ever-increasing mental health issues among the youth in their ministries.⁠ Thank you for listening, and please continue to pray that we will be first responders for the anxious generation who are fully present, ask good questions, listen well, and point them to the love of Christ. Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠

For the month of January, we invite you to listen to the main talks from our annual 2023 fall conference. The theme was "Lifeline: First Responders and the Anxious Generation." We brought in Dr. David Van Dyke, a marriage and family therapist, and professor at Wheaton College, to speak and train us all in what it looks like to be like Jesus for people in need. Our goal was to equip youth leaders across the region with practical tools to respond to the ever-increasing mental health issues among the youth in their ministries.⁠ Thank you for listening, and please continue to pray that we will be first responders for the anxious generation who are fully present, ask good questions, listen well, and point them to the love of Christ. Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠

For the month of January, we invite you to listen to the main talks from our annual 2023 fall conference. The theme was "Lifeline: First Responders and the Anxious Generation." We brought in Dr. David Van Dyke, a marriage and family therapist, and professor at Wheaton College, to speak and train us all in what it looks like to be like Jesus for people in need. Our goal was to equip youth leaders across the region with practical tools to respond to the ever-increasing mental health issues among the youth in their ministries.⁠Thank you for listening, and please continue to pray that we will be first responders for the anxious generation who are fully present, ask good questions, listen well, and point them to the love of Christ. Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠

Happy New Year! For the month of January, we will be sharing the main talks from our annual 2023 fall conference. The theme was "Lifeline: First Responders and the Anxious Generation." Dave Patty kicked off the conference by talking about the anxious generation and ways we can respond. Our goal for this conference was to equip youth leaders across the region with practical tools to respond to the ever-increasing mental health issues among the youth in their ministries.⁠ We invite you to join us for this teaching podcast.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and thank you for tuning in to this special Christmas end-of-year episode! This will be short and sweet as host Gwynne Gardner recaps the year, remembers God's faithfulness, and gives you all a few important announcements for the year ahead. Consider this your audio Christmas newsletter from Josiah Venture! Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Summer Internships⁠ If you are interested in knowing more about ForMission, you can email: formission@josiahventure.com How to leave a rating & written review on Apple Podcast: 1. Go to the “Josiah Venture Stories” show page. 2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the “Ratings & Reviews” section. 3. Select a star rating! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4. Tap “Write a Review.”5. Give the review a fun title along with your description. How to rate a podcast on Spotify: 1. Open the Spotify app on your device. 2. Tap the Search tab, then type in “Josiah Venture Stories” into the search bar. This will lead you to the podcast’s show page. Yay, you found us! 3. Tap the star icon immediately underneath the podcast description. 4. Drag your finger or tap on one of the five stars to leave a rating. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5. On Spotify, you need to listen to at least one episode before you can give a rating. *Currently, you can only rate a podcast in the Spotify mobile app and not on web players. *You can also follow the podcast on Spotify so you never miss an episode.

Kilian Špiess grew up in Germany, and during his childhood, he attended an Evangelical Lutheran Church where he heard about God and faith. At the age of 12, he discovered the heart of the gospel and God's love at a camp, and since then, he has desired to follow Jesus. After years of serving at camps and being discipled, Kilian explored his heart for missions during internships in Manchester and Chemnitz, Germany at the age of 19, leaving him with the desire to reach people for the sake of the gospel.In 2020, he started studying Theology, Mission, and Ministry at ForMission College. Studying the depths of God and his word, Kilian focused on missional leadership in his dissertation, proposing new ways to combine leadership styles in ministry. After finishing his Bachelor's degree in 2023, Kilian took on the role of an academic administrator on the Higher Education team for Josiah Venture. In this role, he supports students and staff of ForMission College in order to enhance their college experience. His goal is to develop existing processes and pave the way for new experiences, equipping Christian leaders in Central and Eastern Europe for effective missional ministry. Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠⁠⁠

Happy Thanksgiving from the JV family! This episode features 12 of our missionaries serving across Central and Eastern Europe (Diana “DU” Anton - Romania, Wendi Rumbold - Slovakia, Ermal Bimaj - Albania, Katie Humerian - Ukraine, Ross Nielsen - Bulgaria, Ellie Mouchet - Poland, David Kingdon - Latvia, Sarah Ward - Czech Republic, Indrek-Eliel Tambek - Estonia, Trisha Wynn - Slovenia, Kilian Spieß - Germany, and Judita Kočiš - Croatia). They share what they're grateful for this season, their favorite Thanksgiving foods, and a meaningful Bible verse about thankfulness that holds a special place in their hearts.  We pray you have a truly amazing Thanksgiving wherever you may be celebrating. This holiday is a beautiful time to cherish the presence of loved ones and to reflect on our blessings and God's unwavering faithfulness. Thank you so much for listening! "May your thanksgiving be regular, loud, and unifying, declaring the goodness of God and how his steadfast love is so very real and present and deep and luxuriant." - Dave Kingdon Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠⁠

Dan and Laura Hash are founding members of Josiah Venture and have served in Poland for 30 years. They live in Mikołów, Poland, and are blessed with a son, Jacob, and his wife, Becca, and granddaughter, Clara, who also serve in Poland with JV. In this episode, you will hear their faith journeys, how they were first connected to Josiah Venture, what life was like in Poland during those early years of ministry, what they are involved in now, words of wisdom, and so much more. They are now on the member care team responsible for marriages, counseling, and counseling resources and developing the member care people in each country. Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠

Dr. David Van Dyke, or DVD, serves as Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program and Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Wheaton College. His areas of expertise are working with adolescents and their families and integration of Christian faith and systems thinking. He's a Fulbright Scholar in Hungary, and he's also started "With U Projects" with his wife Tara. It aims to strengthen the understanding of life's big transitions and learning better skills for healthy connection. DVD has spent time each year in Prague, where he supervised, trained, and consulted with mental health professionals from nine Central and Eastern European countries (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Serbia). He also developed g a post-master marriage and family therapy certificate that is culturally appropriate for Central and Eastern European professionals and meets EU regulations, which is set to launch in the Summer of 2024. In his personal time, he likes traveling, being with his family, kayaking with his wife, and exploring family history. This episode is hosted by Rob Chestnut, Director of the Training Team and International Team for Josiah Venture. He also recently helped lead the 2023 Fall Conference team. The theme for the 2023 Fall conference was "Lifeline: First Responders and the Anxious Generation," and DVD was our guest speaker.  Learn more about Josiah Venture  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠⁠

This episode features one of the seven talks from our annual Spring Conference that happened back in May. The theme of this year's conference was "Missional Be-Attitudes." After three years of Covid and an ongoing war in Ukraine, you may feel a bit like a passenger on a plane that has flown through some turbulent air or a sailor on a ship that has sailed through a challenging storm.  After all the shaking and rocking, you may need to pause and make sure all the ropes are tied down and that your key instruments still work. During the week of the conference, we had space to focus back on the core of who we are, and we invite you to join us in this process.  We asked questions like; Who do we need to be to stay on mission in turbulent times? What key attitudes will keep us on track no matter how difficult the storm? The theme verse for this conference was 1 Corinthians 15:58, “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” Enjoy listening, and I pray this teaching encourages you. Thank you for being on mission with us!

This episode features one of the seven talks from our annual Spring Conference that happened back in May. The theme of this year's conference was "Missional Be-Attitudes." After three years of Covid and an ongoing war in Ukraine, you may feel a bit like a passenger on a plane that has flown through some turbulent air or a sailor on a ship that has sailed through a challenging storm.  After all the shaking and rocking, you may need to pause and make sure all the ropes are tied down and that your key instruments still work. During the week of the conference, we had space to focus back on the core of who we are, and we invite you to join us in this process.  We asked questions like; Who do we need to be to stay on mission in turbulent times? What key attitudes will keep us on track no matter how difficult the storm? The theme verse for this conference was 1 Corinthians 15:58, “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” Enjoy listening, and I pray this teaching encourages you. Thank you for being on mission with us!

Jonathan Rosen began serving full-time with Josiah Venture in October 2012 after many summer internships in the Czech Republic. He and his wife, Veronika, and their daughter, Hailey, live and serve in the city of Ostrava, where they help lead their local church's high school and young adults' ministries. They also focus on encouraging and equipping youth ministry leaders throughout the city of Ostrava. Currently, Jonathan is waiting in the hospital for a heart transplant. He shares about his health journey, how he and his family are doing, and how you can pray for them as they are in a difficult time of waiting and trusting in the Lord. *This episode was recorded on Sept. 6th. Since Friday, Sept. 8th, he has been in the city of Brno waiting for the transplant to take place. Prayers for Jonathan: Pray that he stays in remission! Pray that God heals his heart miraculously or provides a heart for the transplant soon. Pray for his family, as they are two hours away. Pray for strength and peace for his wife Veronika as she parents their 15-month-old daughter Hailey.  Pray that the faith of the believers around them would be encouraged. Pray that God would use this health journey to bring the non-believers around them to faith in Jesus. Click here to donate to the Rosen's Ministry fund. Learn more about Josiah Venture Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.josiahventure.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@josiahventure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: social@josiahventure.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP⁠