James in Kazakhstan - Karaganda Photos

Above Right: This statue of a WWII soldier is located in Karaganda´s central park.

Q:How big is the country of Kazakhstan?A:Kazakhstan is almost four times the size of Texas, but has a population of only about 17 million.

Map of Kazakhstan

	Orthodox Christmas Anatoly and I went with a group of friends to the Russian Orthodox church on January 7 for Orthodox Christmas.
	The Rest of the Gang From left: Lena, Chris, Tanya, Dave, and Anatoly.
	Front of the Church This was my second time visiting the Orthodox church with Anatoly.
	Inside the Church As you can see, the church's interior is quite breathtaking. The service was beautiful (though a bit rough on those of us used to sitting in church)!