Three Cups of Tea

I just finished reading an interesting book entitled "Three Cups of Tea". This book is about an American man who grew up in Africa to missionary parents. He ends up in Pakistan and Afghanistan because he is a professional climber. He gets lost after attempting a climb of K2 and ends up in a remote village of Pakistan. The village treats him very kindly and he is overwhelmed by the poverty and illiteracy of the children (esp. girls). He promises them he will come back and build them a school. He keeps his promise, and the rest of the book explains how he continues to work & build schools in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. The thing that is missing is he does not try to share the gospel at all - he feels that all that is needed to promote peace (and fight terrorism) is education... but never intends to share the gospel. This book is very difficult because of numerous references to geographical locations, tribes and ethnic groups. If you are not well versed in middle east geography and history then this book can be confusing. There are photos in the middle that are interesting but I would have recommended a detailed map to refer to when names are numerous. Overall, an interesting read but I am quite sure that peace will not be obtained without knowing the Prince of Peace.