View Larger Map (May 27, 2007) 7:55am – I got up at about three hours ago to walk around the city gathering video of Kiev at sunrise. It’s unseasonably hot (35°C/95°F). However, the city is clean, the people are relaxed –…
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Retracing the trek
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Every once in a while, it’s good to retrace our steps. In many ways, that’s exactly what Pilgrims on the Silk Road is all about. Over the next few days I will be posting the journal entries from our journey…
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Documentary DVD
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With the book coming out soon, consider picking up a copy of the documentary as well. It’s available at Amazon.com, or at the documentary’s website. Right now, I am lining up some screenings to coincide with the release of the…
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Silk Road pilgrimage slideshow
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John Sharp, the Hesston College historian who led the last two Mennonite tours to Khiva, has a great slideshow online from his presentation at the Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan. It has lots of maps and photos about the story.…
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Great Trekker Website
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Norman Epp is an old friend from our journey in 2007 to retrace the Mennonite migration to Central Asia. His great-grandfather was Claas Epp Jr. You can see quite a bit of him in the documentary “Through the Desert Goes…
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Christianity on the Silk Road
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Hundreds of years before the Mennonites trekked into Central Asia, a group of Christians known as Nestorians lived along what is known today as the Silk Road.In a few weeks, Dr. Charles Stang of Harvard University is presenting a talk…
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Salon article mentions Claas Epp
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Salon’s Gabriel Winant recently wrote a cleverly-titled article summarizing a few Apocalyptic movements. The Mennonite trek to Central Asia clocks in at number three on “The Four Horsemen send their regrets.”Here is Winant’s take on the story: Name: The Great…
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Samarkand’s spell
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Pia Chatterjee has a nice article in the San Francisco Chronicle about her recent visit to Samarkand. This city was an important stop for the Mennonite pilgrims on their way to Khiva. Perhaps they had a similar experience more than a…
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Welcome!
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We’re just a few months away from the launch of Pilgrims on the Silk Road: A Muslim-Christian Encounter in Khiva! Stay tuned to this web site for update on the launch celebration, signings and other news about the book. In…
