They Cry in Silence Jul/Aug 2005

In 1936, Kazakhstan, a state just south of Russia, was incorporated into the Soviet Union. With the Soviet breakup in 1991, Kazakhstan became an independent nation, which allowed for a religious renewal and the freedom to propagate the faith. The country is predominantly Muslim (47 percent). Russian Orthodoxy runs a close second at 44 percent. protestants constitute only a sliver of the population