Joe Ragan

The city of Karaganda unveiled a new monument last week.  The main street in town is named after a Kazakh poet, Bukhar Zhirau.  You can read about him here.
Here are a few photos…

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Wow, they really know how to put on a good show in Astana!  The city was gleaming for its 10th anniversary.  The city and national governments did a good job of showcasing the city.
Last Friday I drove around with some colleagues to see the sites.  First off was a stage set up on Respublica Street.  [...]

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My cousin, Keith, lives in the Akron, Ohio area.  Recently his church decided to do some mission work right in their own neighborhoods.  Click here to read the story.
This is a great reminder that the church should be invovled in missions wherever God leads.  Whether you are called to do missions across the ocean, somewhere [...]

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