Joshua Horak was born and raised in Ft Collins, CO. Josh graduated from Colorado State University with a BA in Tourism and Recreation Management while competing as a Division 1 pole-vaulter. He moved to Laramie, WY in 2005 to work full-time for Solid Rock Outdoor Ministries (SROM, www.srom.org). Joshua helped plant a house church in Laramie in 2007 which later came under the government of ROCK International and became ROCK Laramie (www.rocklaramie.com). Joshua continues to work for SROM as a Spiritual Formation director and is passionate about the wilderness as a means of intimate encounter with the Living God. He is the point elder of ROCK Laramie where he oversees Missional Kingdom Families (MKFs or house churches) and helps disciple and equip the local body to see the Kingdom come over Laramie and the region.
Amy Horak was born and raised in Laramie, WY. Joshua and Amy fell in love while working a 40 day and 40 night wilderness expedition at SROM and were married in 2008. Amy is passionate about the nations and spent much of her 20’s living and working oversees doing missions in remote places—including Heidi Baker’s Holy Given Missions School in Mozambique, Africa. Amy has her BA and MA in International Studies and works part-time teaching Spanish at the Laramie County Community College (LCCC). She also actively partners with Josh in leading the local ROCK Laramie body and raises their 21 month old daughter, Annika. Josh and Amy are also expecting another girl in May, 2014.
Together Josh and Amy love Jesus and are committed to seeing the Glory of God spread to the nations through raising up sons of light and multiplying small spiritual families. They love to rock climb, mountaineer and take their daughter on adventures.