Mosaic Church Of Bellingham

In the incredible novel, "Three Cups of Tea", climber, Greg Mortenson, who after a failed attempt to climb K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, gets separated from his team and lost in the mountainous Karakoram region of Pakistan, eventually wanders into the remote village of Korphe, where he receives help from the people and meets the village chief, Haji Ali.  Mortensen learns some incredible lessons from these people, even though he does not speak their language or understand their customs. After watching some children try to learn to read, by using a stick in the dirt on the ground, he decides that he is going to thank these people for saving his life and welcoming him into their village by building them a school, which he eventually does. One of the lessons become the title of the book. The chief, Haji Ali, teaches Mortensen... “The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become