As we begin our transition to the States, we are thankful for our church in Banská Bystrica. Being a part of this church for 12 years is a blessing! God is doing amazing things in our church, and we see how he is expanding what it means to be a church and focusing us on […]
This year Josh took 5 Slovak colleagues on recruitment tour. They traveled around to churches and schools and talked to young people about coming and serving on teams or as Interns in Slovakia. Josh has been doing this for the last 7 years and loves connecting with churches and schools and inspiring people to be […]
Josh has been traveling a lot during September going to meetings as the year begins and Fall Conference. There were a number of meetings involving camps, where the camp leaders both locally and across JV spent time reflecting on last summer and beginning the process of preparing the camps for next summer. It is a lot […]
The months of September and October were busy and full of meetings and conferences for Josh. Alica was able to spend a whole week with her sister and her kids while Josh was at the Josiah Venture Fall Conference. It was a sweet and blessed time for the cousins and Alica with her sister before […]
This year we had Beny with us as we were at JV Kid’s Camp. It was a lot of fun to have him there, and everyone enjoyed playing with him and helping, but it was definitely a challenge to care for five 10-year-olds in our group and little Beny. Halfway through the week, we finally […]
This summer, Alica’s sister, who lives in Australia, came to visit for the summer with her two kids. They spent time with Alica’s mom most of the summer but also visited us for a couple of weeks. Jasmin is three years old, and Matthew is one and a half years old. It was a lot […]
We have continued discipling young people through our small groups and youth group. One of the exciting things during this time has been transitioning students out of the ministry. In the last two years, about 70% of our youth have graduated and gone away to college. This leaves a gap next year where we hope to build […]
Alica and Beny we able to experience JV Spring Conference for the first time this year after a long Covid season. Beny met his fellow JV Kids and got his picture taken with all the kids. The conference was very encouraging and very needed. It was also a huge adjustment for Josh, as he was […]
Josh received a call from our friends in Charleston this month saying they have a Ukrainian girl in their college groups whose family was in Slovakia trying to find somewhere to live. They had come over the border to escape from Kyiv, Ukraine. The Father/husband was required to stay in Ukraine to fight; he is […]
