It has
been about a month since my last blog post. So what have I been
doing? The short answer is “Passion”.
Passion
is based out of Atlanta, Georgia. In short, it’s a praise and worship
concert with Chris Tomlin. Passion travels around the globe. They
came to Kampala in 2008, and they decided to come back. Passion had three
concerts in South Africa. Their only other stop in Africa was here in
Kampala, and that’s very special to us and the Ugandans.
My job
helping with Passion was very behind the scenes. First, I helped recruit
over 70 people from the church to volunteer as ushers, security, etc.
Second, I was in charge of team transportation for their group of 35
people. Fuel money, transportation schedule, driver’s ID badges, etc. was
my responsibility. Then other responsibilities came to me, like arranging
team dinners.
Yes, I
did see Chris Tomlin up close several times. I even spoke to him once.
I said,
“Your van is ready.” Volunteering means getting the job done. It's not
the time to be a groupie.
On event
night (29 Sept.), I was busy helping here and there. Passing out
flashlights to volunteers. Arranging dinner to be taken to bus drivers.
Finding guards to keep volunteers’ backpacks from being stolen. Helping
to take the offering. A bunch of other things to help things
run. The workday was 8:00 am to 1:30am.
About
35,000 young Ugandans attended. Only 4,400 people pre-purchased their
tickets. So the remaining 30,000 bought them event night. That make
things "interesting" on several levels.
I took
this photo just as the concert began. Most of the 35,000 people arrived
afterward.
The music
was wonderful and energizing. It was exciting to see so many young
Ugandans praising God. Pastor Louie Giglio gave a great message about
really knowing God (rather than knowing about Him).
I saw
many great people (Tague, Michael, Seth, Misty, et al.) work tirelessly to make
the event such a success. I was happy to be a small part in it.
From
Kampala,
John
Eastham
Missionary
to Uganda
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