Joshua grew up in a Christian family in north province of Cambodia. 

He attended school and played soccer with friends. He studied architecture in university, and soon he found himself running a successful architecture firm. 

After he got married to his wife Kim Hun in 2016, he started an event planning business. Both businesses flourished and Joshua wanted to give back to God and prayed for ways to serve. In 2018, Joshua attended a sports seminar at the request of his pastor, where the call for missional workers struck a chord in his heart. After that, he stepped into coaching training and opportunities and Joshua noticed much of the training occurred on Sundays. He decided to close the event planning business on the weekends, a big financial risk since major events usually occurred on Saturdays and Sundays. His decision had created a tension between business and ministry for Joshua and his family, but one day they came to a point of no peace. He wanted to serve God and do more business at the same time. This lack of peace led to the decision to close the business in 2019 and serve God full-time. 

“Sometimes I wondered why I stopped doing my ‘big work’ and feel sad about the hardship I’ve endured, but one thing that remains is I choose to trust God in this situation. We decided as a family to accept a calling and close my business as God prepared me.”

Joshua took a leap of faith when he stepped away from the business world and into sport ministry, and while it still isn’t easy, it’s what he’s purposed for.