The search for the Association’s youth leader took almost two years, and finally we have found him! Peter Makletsov who is a member of New Hope Church in Rancho Cordova, CA is that person. Get to know him by reading his short biography below.
Pray for him and his ministry and bless him in the name of God!
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I, Peter Aleksandrovich Makletsov was born on May 21, 2991. Recently I was blessed to be able to lead the association’s Youth Ministry for which I am very grateful to God. I would like to share a little bit about how God led me to this point.
I was born and raised in an Orthodox family. At the age of 18, the Lord drew me to Himself through one of my friends. At the time, I thought that I ran into him at in the bus by accident. He shared with me about Christ and His substitutionary atonement on the cross, and how through this sacrificial death He changed the life of my friend. It would have been possible not to believe him if it wasn’t for one “but”: I knew his life, and it was not different than mine before then. After this encounter, the thought that there is Someone Who has the ability to radically change the person kept me thinking about it more and more.
Exactly a year later after this encounter, I was baptized. This happened on August 1, 2009. After that I could not live even a day when I did not try to serve either God at the church, or my new brothers and sisters (although, perhaps, I was the new one from the perspective of things). I tried not to reject any service opportunities that I got, beginning with washing of the church floors and ending with preaching from the pulpit.
The Lord send many people into my life through whom He taught me differently meekness, love, humility, patience. However, there were those people who were instrumental in giving me wisdom and the right attitude in the ministry. At one point I read in the Proverbs that those who surround themselves with wise men will himself be wise (Prov. 13:20) and tried to apply that in my life. Also, I always kept in mind that we will give an account to the Lord for everything that we do, especially if this ministry is done for the Lord.
The Lord granted me a wonderful opportunity to serve Him in the children’s ministry for eight years, in the teen ministry for three years, and in youth ministry for five. I am a member of a wonderful New Hope Church where I bond with my brothers and sisters whom I love very much, and for whom I am grateful to the Lord that He send them into my life.
I am married to a wonderful and loving wife Tatyana who has been my help and support since October 11, 2014.
I always welcome fellowship with new people and find out something new, especially if it is related to our Creator.
I am grateful for your attention and time invested into reading this biography. May you be blessed, and as it is written in the Gospel of Matthew 6:33: “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness”.
Peter Makletsov
