Three Cups of Tea

Our Book: Three Cups of Tea

This is a truly inspiring book about one man's mission. This man is Greg Mortenson. His original goal was to climb to the top of the K2 mountain in Pakistan to honor his dead sister, Christa, by planting her necklace at the top. Because he was so physically and emotionally drained from this treacherous expedition, he was unable to complete this goal. On his way down he came across the village of Korphe, thinking it was a different village. It was there that his mission and goal changed. After being treated with nothing but kindness and hospitality, Greg went outside one morning to see the shocking sight of the village's school; if you could even call it that. Imagining stepping outside to see children sitting in the cold and drawing in the dirt. This was their school. This was the education they had. Greg was in awe at the sight of how determined these children were to learn. It was then that he decided he would find a way to fundraise enough money to build a school for the village. After several long and trying years him and the CAI (Central Asia Institute; funded initially by Jean Hoerni), have built more than 60 schools in the Middle East. Through his efforts and the efforts of hundreds of supporters, over 24,000 boys and girls have been given an education.