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. Getting dinner over
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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