Yuri I. Tereshchenko was born in Ukraine, one of 8 children. In 1991, his parents immigrated to The United States. In that same year, Yuri accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and claimed eternal salvation. Two years later, he was baptized in water. In 2001, he was ordained by The Baptist Church as a pastor, to start a new Russian Church in Omaha, Nebraska. He was filled with The Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. Yuri has owned his own business and has worked in the banking and customer service field for over 10 years. He now lives in Fort Worth, Texas, with Nadia, his beautiful wife, and their two children, Deonna and Simon. As a family, they currently serve and volunteer at The Wisdom Center Church, under the uncommon Mentorship of Dr. Mike Murdock.