While all religion was suppressed under communism in Kazakhstan, both Islam and Christianity have grown tremendously since independence. It is said that “to be Kazakh is to be Muslim,” and most of this people group follow a folk Islam influenced by shamanistic practices. Kazakh believers, almost nonexistent in 1990, grew to over 15,000 by 2010, and there are now over 100 Kazakh-speaking congregations. Still, only 12% of the population are Christians, mostly Orthodox.
 Pray that the church in will continue to grow and wax strong.
 Pray that Kazakh Christians will seize the opportunities they have to evangelize Central Asian immigrants.
 Pray for heads of families to place their hope in Christ instead of in shamanistic practices.