It has been twenty days since the unimaginable happened when Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Our brains are still trying to comprehend this unjustified, unthinkable, and already devastating war.
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JV Kids made the tough call to transition from their annual JVK Camp to an online "JVK Camp Experience", which will take place August 19-21. Amidst the regulations and travel restrictions of COVID-19, they are grateful to be "together" in this way, across many countries.
This season of the unknown, in different ways, is familiar to our Josiah Venture team here in Slovenia. In light of COVID-19, our short-term missions teams, interns, and camps have been canceled. This unique season and rare window of opportunity to partner with new churches and spread the seeds of the gospel among youth in Slovenia... and many other factors... have led us to try something new and step out into the unknown in faith.
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As the new year approaches, we rejoice with our Global Partners in the work the Lord has done through their ministries and through His Church. We hope your heart is encouraged by looking back on some of these stories from 2019.
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Almost two years ago, Claire Patty went out from our church to serve with Josiah Venture. She works with the children of JV missionaries in Central and Eastern Europe. Having grown up a JV kid herself, she is uniquely equipped by the Lord to minister to these kids while they serve on mission with their families.
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This Fall, we would like you to pray specifically for our Fusion Music ministry. Fusion is a project launched by Josiah Venture in January 2009 reaching un-churched youth through a network of youth rock/gospel choirs and performing arts groups based in and lead by local churches.
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Last Sunday, the 2019 Slovenia Team reported out on their Fusion Camp in Starše, Slovenia this summer. It was an encouraging time together, hearing the numerous ways the Lord used the team to bring the Good News to students and families in Slovenia. Below is a recap from one team member, Amy Lazar.
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“How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your home ever singing your praise!” Psalm 84:1-4
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This Sunday we rejoiced as a body in sending off Heidi Ansiel to her new home in Slovenia with Josiah Venture. Heidi Ansiel has served on a number of short term JV mission trips over the years. She recently sensed the call from the Lord to make this a more permanent commitment. Our Grace Church family confirmed Heidi’s calling with joy.
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It is difficult to believe that four years have passed since Karis arrived in Slovenia. The date was May 5, 2015, when she began her work as a missionary with Josiah Venture in the city of Maribor. However, the Lord had begun his work on her heart years before.
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The months are passing quickly and preparations are amping up for Heidi as she prepares to head back to Slovenia. The next few weeks will involve Josiah Venture orientation and a month long missions training in Denver. However, in the midst of all this, we have the opportunity to spend a night hearing about the call the Lord has placed on her heart.
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January 18, 2019 marked Tyler, Lara, Judah and Asher Patty’s first year in the Czech Republic as a family. We thank God for the many ways he has been working in and through them with Josiah Venture. Here’s a video from them reflecting on the last year and showing us a peak into life in Czech during the winter.
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As the new year approaches, we rejoice with our Global Partners in the work the Lord has done through their ministries and through His Church. We hope your heart is encouraged by looking back on some of these stories from 2018.
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October 28th marks the one hundred year anniversary of the Czech and Slovak nations. And while this is a time for celebration for both countries, the last hundred years has also been wrought with struggle and oppression.
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It was May 16th when Heidi Ansiel set out for her Josiah Venture Internship in Slovenia with the new communications team there. She served in the local church in the city of Celje to disciple youth and equip them to fulfill the great commission (especially through Fusion). Additionally, she served on the communications team to support their work of inviting students in the community to Fusion and English camps.
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With the cooling weather, the shortening days, and kids back in school, it is clear summer is hastening to an end. And while I am tempted to bemoan the eventual loss of warm sunny days, my inbox has been filling with updates from some of our Josiah Venture global partners. They are updates that recount stories of the clear work of God in the lives of young people in central and eastern Europe this summer. These stories represent a different kind of harvest time. One I can't wait to tell you a little about!
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I'm writing to you all today, because I'm praying for Grace Church! I am incredibly grateful and humbled to get to call Grace my home church and to serve together, even across an ocean. I am thankful for your corporate support and for standing in faith for this next generation of JV Kids with our team.
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2018 Slovenia Fusion Camp Recap from Kaci Stecker
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It was a rainy Wednesday morning when the 2017 Slovenia Team set out for a two week mission trip with Josiah Venture. In the group of ten individuals who had felt the Lord calling them to service with the Fusion camp in Maribor was one Kaci Stecker.
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The week of Heidi Ansiel’s departure for Slovenia has arrived after months of preparation and support raising. I was inclined to write this post from the perspective of a friend, but as I began I started realizing how many different roles she has played in our life as a church.
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