The Gospel in Kazakhstan

“The Kazakh people are over 99 percent Muslim. Overwhelming anti-Christian propaganda, religious persecution and harassment are regular obstacles to the proclamation of the Gospel. For the young Kazakh Lutheran Church, learning how to not only survive, but also stay engaged in their communities and share their faith with their friends and families are truly huge challenges that only the Holy Spirit can enable them to face faithfully. In most villages and towns where we are working, there was previously no ethnic Kazakh worshipping community of any denomination! Because almost all the people in our churches have come to faith and been baptized within the last 4-5 years, catechesis and basic Christian formation is fundamental. What a wonderful blessing to have Luther’s Small Catechism to use in the faith formation of this growing young church! ”

(Missionary’s name withheld due to safety concerns)