Red Letter Believers

Red Letter Believers

August 19, 2007

Three Cups of Tea

Are you doing what God wants you to? How do you really know?

For one man, God quite literally dragged him off the side of a mountain and dropped him into his life’s work in Pakistan.

In his book, Three Cups of Tea, author Greg Mortenson tells how he found his life’s calling after he became lost coming down off of the world’s most treacherous peak, the Karakoram K2, and wound up in the impoverished village of Korphe. During his brief time recovering from his failed trek up the mountain, he came to love his Muslim hosts. As he waved his goodbyes, he promised to come back and build a school for the village children.

And keep his promise he did. Over and over and over again. With virtually no money, he stayed true to his words despite wars and even being kidnapped. He lived in conditions months at a time that most of us would never consider enduring. Today he leads the charge to build schools for tens thousands of Pakistani and Afghan children. He believes that education and truth will prevent future generations of terrorists.

While Greg Mortenson was raised in Africa by Christian Missionaries, it isn’t clear in the pages of the book whether he continues to be a follower of Christ. But he acts as if he is. Faith, bred in him at an early age, motivates him to act, even if he does not acknowledge it.

He doesn’t take sides in the conflicts of the world, rather he stands with his sleeves rolled up and says this – “God is on the side of the widow and the orphan and the refugee.” That’s what we need to do – live out our faith as Red Letter Believers and the world will take notice of our deeds.

Mortenson is a living example of how one person can fully realize his God-given potential to transform the world around him.

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