Albania Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Germany Hungary Latvia Moldova Montenegro Poland Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine

Sean & Sarah Smith

Hezekiah, Eliana, Lydia

Sean and Sarah met while attending college, but their passion for God’s work in the Czech Republic is what brought them together. While serving in Czech as a summer intern for Josiah Venture (JV) English Camps in 2009, Sarah’s eyes were opened to see God’s light shining brightly into the darkness of Central Europe. She knew, then, that she wanted to join God’s movement among Czech youth. After returning, she shared about her experience with Sean. Feeling led to explore this for himself, he became a JV summer intern in 2010. During this summer, he saw a need for leadership training to support the quickly growing church. He began to dream about being able to equip the church through biblical and theological training that would fuel God’s mission. After marrying, Sean obtained an M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in order to equip him to better serve churches in Central and Eastern Europe. Sean and Sarah, with their son, Hezekiah (2017), and their daughters Eliana (2020) and Lydia (2023), live in Ostrava. They are supporting young leaders with discipleship and biblical education as a part of the Education and Training Team. They serve with ForMission College Europe Hub to provide an accredited bachelor degree in theology and mission for young leaders all over Central and Eastern Europe. They also conduct research to further equip the church in this region. They are passionate to see the Church equipped with strong foundations to continue to healthily grow!

Support by giving

You can give to Sean & Sarah Smith. You will be redirected to our secure page

Contact

You can write to Sean & Sarah Smith directly from this page.

Other International Team team members ↓

Sullivan

Sullivan

Michael

 Ellenwood

Ellenwood

Mel & Amy

 Patty

Patty

Dave & Connie

 Hash

Hash

Dan & Laura

 Božoň

Božoň

Petr & Lauren

 Nevřela

Nevřela

Tomáš & Lucie

 English

English

Terry & Hana

 Chestnut

Chestnut

Robert & Audrey

 Kloosterhuis

Kloosterhuis

John & Erin

 Yorman

Yorman

Casey & Kristin

 Gardner

Gardner

Gwynne

 Davison

Davison

Rachael

 Schwarz

Schwarz

Pavel & Jana

 Llamas

Llamas

Landen & Jenny

 Geldner

Geldner

Dušan & Lucie

 Hlavsa Flowers

Hlavsa Flowers

Shelby

 Pixová

Pixová

Martina

 Zářický

Zářický

Tomáš

 Kabut

Kabut

Honza & Kateřina

 Patty

Patty

Tyler & Lara

 Tichá

Tichá

Kateřina

 Linkesch

Linkesch

Marek

 Patty

Patty

Claire

 Adent

Adent

Jacob & Denny

 Williams

Williams

Paul & Molli

 Budd

Budd

Julia

 Šenigl

Šenigl

Samuel & Markéta

 Kajfoszova

Kajfoszova

Pavla

 Molin

Molin

Henryk

 Šnajdrová

Šnajdrová

Lenka

 Boszczykova

Boszczykova

Iva

 Tuominen

Tuominen

Spencer

 Jurčová

Jurčová

Adéla

 Leech

Leech

Catherine

 Spieß

Spieß

Kilian

 Lančová

Lančová

Karolína
person Welcome our new staff

Andrii & Tanya Ivaniuk Andriii and Tanya Ivaniuk serve on the Josiah Venture team in Ukraine, Andrii on the EDGE sports team and Tanya mentoring girls. They both serve in their local church in Rivne.

person Support a national missionary

Bálint Szabados Bálint lives in Veszprém, a small town in Western Hungary where young people need the gospel desperately. He is responsible for helping lead Josiah Venture EDGE Sports—a growing soccer ministry in Hungary—and coming alongside young leaders to establish teams with a Biblical, discipleship-focused foundation. He will also have a hand in training leaders in local churches how to do discipleship modeled after Christ.