Raimonds grew up in a small community in eastern Latvia, where he became a follower of Jesus through a youth ministry in a local church. Still a teenager himself, he started leading youth in that same ministry until he eventually …Read more
David first came to Latvia in 2003 to work with international students and was shocked by their history and how many of his Latvian friends came from broken families. He became burdened for Latvian teenagers to encounter …Read more
When Baiba was 15, she became a believer through the local youth group. Two years later, she joined a local church youth-leader team and was introduced to Josiah Venture (JV) through a missionary serving with them. At the …Read more
Emīls grew up in a Catholic church in a small town of 3500 people in Latvia. His life changed when he started attending a local Josiah Venture Fusion group and eventually ended up joining the team to help out with teaching …Read more
Zuza has known God since she was little, but it was thanks to her time in youth ministry that her relationship with him became personal. At the age of 15, she first came to a conference organized by El Dorado, one of JV …Read more
Darius (Romanian) met his wife Bia (Brazilian) at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Both had a desire and passion to serve the Lord and to make the name of Jesus known. Together, they decided to move to Romania because their …Read more
In 2011, Sajmir met Irma, who shared his passion for faith and service. Their shared dedication laid the groundwork for a strong partnership, culminating in their marriage in 2015. This union marked the start of a new chapter …Read more
In 2004 while in a JV nine-month internship program, Lukasz discovered his passion for middle school students and his calling to ministry. That same year he developed El Dorado, a camp and conference ministry in southern …Read more
Originally from Upper Austria, Dominik met his wife Simona while they were both students in Bucharest. He was studying at the Pentecostal Theological Institute, and she was completing her degree at the Academy of Economic …Read more
Lelde was 14 when she became a Christian at a youth camp. She was first introduced to Josiah Venture (JV) in her second year of high school when her local pastor encouraged her to go to a leadership training run by JV Latvia. …Read more
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