Today I'm turning this page over to a guest blogger: Meg Wickesberg
A few hours ago I finished reading Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. It was to be a vacation-read, if there is such a word...and let me explain that we are on vacation in sweetly lush and beautiful Hawaii, on the "Garden Island" of Kaua'i. In this idyllic setting it was difficult for me to picture the harsh, ruined areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan where this story takes place.
In 1993, Greg Mortenson vowed to help the Pakistani people who had nursed him to health after a failed attempt to climb K-2. His promise to them was to build a school for their children. And he kept that promise, and built many more, against unimaginable odds.
The story of this shy and humble mountaineer's dedication is monumental in impact, Especially in these times of fear of all things Islam, and told against the backdrop of the post- 9/11 paranoia that consumes our nation's military, the message of liberation through education sings as high and great as the geography of the area. You need to read this book, and you can find it at Target subtitled in its paperback form: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time.
Meg
