Ryan and Stanka Volkman,
Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic

Bio

Ryan and Stanka Volkman serve the Lord through The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) in the Czech Republic. Ryan teaches English-as-a-Foreign-Language classes as a way of building relationships and sharing the Gospel. Ryan and Stanka also work with a mission organization within the Selesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession, the church body with whom the LCMS works in the Czech Republic. They pray that the relationships they build through classes and interacting with people in the community lead to opportunities to share the Gospel in word and deed.

Ryan is a native of Archbold, Ohio, where his home congregation is St. James Lutheran Church. He earned a bachelor’s degree in pre-seminary studies from Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich. He previously served as a missionary in a similar role with the LCMS in Slovakia. His hobbies include reading, running and playing the piano and organ.

Stanka is from Cadca, Slovakia, and is a member of the Lutheran church in Zilina. She served as a missionary thorugh the organization Care Force in Scotland.

Prayers

Please thank God for leading Ryan and Stanka to this work and pray for them as they serve in the Czech Republic. They ask, “Pray always for open hearts, that God will keep His promise that His Word will not come back empty and for opportunities to be able to share Christ.”

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Learn more

• Visit Ryan's blog.
• Learn more about the work in Eurasia.
• Connect with the region via the LCMS Eurasia blog.

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