books.google.co.uk - Synopsis: They were seeking religious freedom and the Second Coming of Christ in Central Asia. They found themselves in the care of a Muslim king. During the 1880s, Mennonites from Russia made a treacherous journey to the Silk Road kingdom of Khiva. Both Uzbek and Mennonite history seemed to set the...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Pilgrims_on_the_Silk_Road.html?id=WOCCEAWidLcC&utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePilgrims on the Silk Road