Josiah Venture Stories

Ion Matei is from Moldova, a small but beautiful country. He is a soccer coach and trainer and is developing a Josiah Venture Edge Sports evangelistic soccer league. Currently, he is the only Josiah Venture Missionary in Moldova. He became a believer at the age of 22 and joined a local church, where he found fellowship and community. He aspires to empower young people to make disciples and to conn...

Dave Patty is the founder and president of Josiah Venture. He and his wife, Connie, have lived in the Czech Republic for 28 years. He is an incredible visionary, the author of the book "Father God", an inspiring speaker, and a faithful servant of the Lord. He is a man of deep conviction and passion and has seen the Lord work in awesome ways. In this episode, he shares his favorite movie, the books...

Lyubov Zheleva is an amazing woman of God and an inspiration as she serves as a youth leader in her local church in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. She has served as a JV intern and is now on staff as the Summer Ministry Director in her country. She has a heart and passion to see young leaders reach their potential in Christ and is already a witness of how the movement of God is transforming Bulgaria. In t...

Get ready for a fun interview with the one and only Chris Loux! He is originally from "the diamond of the South" - Arkansas, but has lived and served in Lviv, Ukraine, for the past five years. He has served as an intern multiple times, has led teams of interns, and now serves as the summer camps director for the team in Ukraine. He is also one of the most hilarious people and amazing story tellers...

Rachael Davison is originally from Northern Ireland, but has called the Czech Republic home for the past eight years. She first heard about Josiah Venture from her youth pastor and came out on four short-term mission teams before serving as a summer intern leader in 2012. She now works on the JV International Team as the International Summer Ministry Director, so she knows all there is to know abo...

Urh Kolar is a national missionary in his hometown of Celje, Slovenia. He was first introduced to Josiah Venture, camps, and Jesus in 2013. He has gone from unbeliever to on fire for Jesus. His testimony and the way the Lord has transformed his life is truly remarkable. He has been on staff for 3 years and is currently the Director of the Communications team in Slovenia and is highly involved in h...

Connie Patty is the wife of Dave Patty, the founder and President of Josiah Venture. She has lived in the Czech Republic for 27 years and has a deep passion for the Lord and is an incredible prayer warrior. She launched the Josiah Venture online Prayer Room 5 years ago, and now there is even a prayer room app that you can download right on your phone. Enjoy this wonderful conversation with Connie...

For the first-ever Josiah Venture Stories podcast, Mel Ellenwood, Vice President of Josiah Venture and missionary of 23 years, talks about how God called him and his family to the mission field. He shares about his experience with summer camps ministry, making disciples, and how to make the local church thrive. He also shares the Vision and Mission of Josiah Venture and our five Core Values.   Vis...