Why Africa?

I recently placed a Facebook post about my friends Rudy and Michelle who are co-ordinating the delivery of 10,000 books to African school children through 4 different charities. I admire them a great deal. Rudy is an experienced globetrotter and has a global view of the world.
People have asked me "why Africa? why not here at home?" Well, quite frankly, while some of our children lag behind others, the fact remains that millions of children around the world are behind even the poorest American child. Poverty and Illiteracy are the greatest problems that plague our society. Curing those two problems improves our world immeasurably.The cultural differences in other countries and our country explain why children share books and work together as a community while we here at home often want to keep what we get without sharing.
Too often we forget how lucky we are to have the opportunities we have in this country. We provide housing with running water and electricity. our government even gives money away! No wonder so many people attempt to come to America. They are willing to break the law and risk their lives to come here because this nation is so great.
I don't ask you to forget who is in your own backyard. But ask yourself who will appreciate the gift and use it.