Three Cups of Tea-what will you do?

I just finished reading the book "Three cups of tea: One man's mission to promote peace...one school at a time." by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. I had heard a little bit about it and decided that it sounded interesting even though it isn't my "normal" kind of book I like to read. I think this is seriously an amazing book about an amazing man. It is the story of how mountain climber, Greg Mortenson decides to build a school in a remote village in Pakistan after they take him in after a difficult climbing attempt he makes of K2. That ends up being just the beginning of the road for him and his journey of how he makes it all happen is REALLY amazing. It is literally an amazing and inspiring story of how ONE person CAN make a difference in the world. He has helped so many girls in Pakistan become educated.

Since I'm not that great at the whole "tell me about the book" thing...this is a good synopsis I found on goodreads.com:

The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard. Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools;especially for girls;that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson's quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.

One of the things that I loved in his book is how he firmly believes that if we can educate people in a neutral way then they will be less likely to be enticed by the promises of extremist groups in that area of the world. That idea just makes so much sense to me and I hope that those who are in charge of our involvement in that part of the world will think about it and realize how true it is. Greg can build schools on such a limited budget that it doesn't take much money to make a huge difference. So, I challenge you to read this book and decide what YOU can do to make a difference in this world.