Josiah Venture Stories – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Diana "DU" Anton serves in Bucharest, Romania, alongside her husband Bogdan. DU shares her spiritual journey from a young age and her calling into full-time ministry with Josiah Venture. She recounts her initial resistance to ministry, her supportive family, and her life's work in discipling young women and promoting the gospel. DU also details her personal challenges and triumphs, including her journey to marriage at 34 and the miraculous birth of their son, Adam, after years of struggle with infertility. The interview provides deep insights into the spiritual climate of Romania, DU's faith-driven life, and her hope and encouragement for young people today.     Connect with Us:

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In this podcast episode, Mateja Todorovska shares her remarkable journey from growing up in a Catholic church to becoming deeply involved in New Age practices and the occult. After believing she was serving God through these practices, Mateja's life changed dramatically in December 2018 when she encountered Jesus while watching a YouTube video. This revelation led her to repent and fully embrace Christianity, even leading her former New Age followers to Christ. Mateja lives in Slovenia with her family, works with Josiah Venture, and is committed to helping others through her faith. Mateja also provides guidance on how to engage lovingly with those who are still involved in New Age beliefs.

Connect with Us:

• Follow @josiahventure on Instagram
• Learn more about Josiah Venture at josiahventure.com
• Contact: social@josiahventure.com
• Online Prayer Room
• Summer Internships
• Mission Trips

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Jesus was more than just a good teacher or an amazing leader.  He embodied all he taught and put flesh on all he communicated.  He was (and IS) the Word, Light, Life, and so much more.  When people encountered him, they were changed in a manner that was hard to explain.  Can we be transformed today in similar ways?

The theme of our 2025 Spring Conference was "Jesus Stories: Transformative Encounters with Christ." We were led by Peter Mead, a gifted Bible teacher, author, and pastor from the UK. He guided us through six stories of Jesus from the Gospel of John. This specific talk is called "DRAWN." Prepare yourself to be surprised and changed through these "Jesus Stories."   Get to know Peter More:

• pouredout.org
• www.cordeo.org.uk
• Biblicalpreaching.net
• The Biblical Preaching Podcast - On Spotify
• The Biblical Preaching Podcast - On Apple Podcasts

Connect with Us:

• Follow @josiahventure on Instagram
• Learn more about Josiah Venture at josiahventure.com
• Contact: social@josiahventure.com

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Casey Yorman lives in the Czech Republic with his family. He is the Director of Edge Sports International and helps lead the entire International Team. In this episode, he shares about his journey to the field, his love for sports, and how God healed him from long Covid. 

He and his wife Kristin first heard about Josiah Venture in 2002 when a group of high school students from their church in California went to the Czech Republic to teach at a JV English camp. The following year, they were invited to become JV summer interns in Romania. This experience really awoke in them the desire to share the gospel with youth in Central and Eastern Europe.

In 2011, the Yorman family (this time including their sons, Caleb and Benaiah) moved to Czech so that Casey could fill the role of Speciality Team (S-team) Director as well as Director of both Camps and Edge Sports. In 2015, Casey decided to step down from his roles leading Camps and the S-team to focus solely on JV Edge Sports International. Casey serves all of our JV countries in training coaches in discipleship and quality coaching, helping cast vision for JV countries that are struggling to get Edge Sports started, writing training material, recruiting more coaches to help, networking, fundraising, and casting vision for what is ahead.

 

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This Fall, we are doing a special 5-part series of the podcast featuring some original worship songs written by Josiah Venture missionaries.
These songs are connected to the theme we studied during our annual Spring Conference this past May. The theme was "Burden to Blessing: A Journey Through the Psalms." We learned about five soul paths highlighted in the book of Psalms: Lament, Sovereignty, Repentance, Wisdom, and Praise."
During this series, each songwriter who is interviewed will share their background in music, and the process of how they wrote the song, and then at the end of the episode, you will get to hear their original song. 

This bonus episode features Tyler Patty, the author of the original song inspired by the soul path "Lament" entitled "Right Hand - A Corporate Lament." Tyler serves with his family in the Czech Republic on the International Team as a facilitator and tutor with ForMission college on the Central and Eastern European campus. He is featured on episode 28 of the podcast, so after you listen to this episode, you can go and hear more about ForMission.

Listen to "Right Hand - A Corporate Lament" 

*All of these songs were recorded live during our conference. 

Burden to Blessing Spring Conference 2022 Teaching

 

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Kuba Vejmelka lives and serves in his hometown of Brno, Czech Republic. He grew up in a Christian home, but in high school, he went through a season of deconstructing his faith. "I came to a point where I needed to figure out if my faith was my own or my parent's." He began spending time with Monika, his now wife, and realized that she had something different. "I saw something in her that I didn't have, some kind of different light and beauty, and I realized that it was the presence of Jesus."

In the spring of 2018, God called Kuba to join Josiah Venture's Czech national organization—KAM. Kuba leads a team of people whose primary focus is to prepare training events and materials for both Josiah Venture workers and youth leaders in the Czech Republic to equip leaders to serve Jesus and reach this young generation with the gospel.

He and Monika currently live in Brno and serve their local community. In April 2020, their first child Rozalia Nora was born.

 

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KAM: Křesťanská Akademie Mladých (Christian Academy of Youth)

https://kam.cz/

 

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This year, TCKompas or Training Center Kompas, the Josiah Venture national organization in Slovakia, celebrated 30 years of operation. Alongside this momentous occasion, on June 3rd, a big leadership transition happened within Kompas. The baton of leadership was handed off from one national leader, Peter Hrubo, to another, Timo Mahrik. In this episode, the two of them share their personal testimonies about the team in Slovakia and the story of this leadership transition.

 

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https://www.tckompas.sk

Summer Internships

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Ryan Palmer is originally from Seattle Washington and has been assisting with short-term teams for Josiah Venture since 2009.  In Seattle, Ryan is a high school teacher who teaches astronomy and biology.

In this episode, Ryan explores the mission behind "short-term teams" and why they are so essential to Josiah Venture's ministry in Central and Eastern Europe. He shares the joys and challenges that came with serving with short-term teams, along with what he has learned. At the end of this episode, Ryan explains what he hopes to see in future short-term teams, and emphasizes that there are more ways to serve the kingdom of God than being a full-time missionary.

 

Learn more about Josiah Venture

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Contact: social@josiahventure.com

Summer Internships

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Damaris Iordache is an intern serving with the Communications team this summer as a videographer. Damaris is from Galati, Romania, and studies Marketing at the University of Bucharest. She is 21 years old and going into her final year.

In this episode, Damaris shares her testimony, how she came to accept Jesus, and her experience as an intern for the C-team. At the end of the episode, she explains her hopes for her country and how people can be praying for Romania.

 

Learn more about Josiah Venture

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Social Media: @josiahventure

Contact: social@josiahventure.com

Summer Internships

Josiah Venture Prayer Room: pray.josiahventure.com

Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP: josiahventure.com/prayer-room-app

Josh Benning is an intern serving in Germany this summer. Josh is from Brookfield, Wisconsin, and is studying Elementary Education at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He is the second youngest of five and is minoring in German and Spanish teaching at his university.

In this episode, Josh shares how he first heard of Josiah Venture, why he decided to intern in Germany, and his time during this internship. At the end of the episode, he offers encouragement and advice to others considering a Josiah Venture internship and what God has been teaching him through his experience.

 

Learn more about Josiah Venture

Website: www.josiahventure.com

Social Media: @josiahventure

Contact: social@josiahventure.com

Summer Internships

Josiah Venture Prayer Room: pray.josiahventure.com

Josiah Venture Prayer Room APP: josiahventure.com/prayer-room-app