Passion World Tour comes to Uganda

So, a couple weeks ago, i had the opportunity to go into the capital of Uganda and attend this huge worship concert/conference called Passion. I dont know if anyone has heard of it, it's actually pretty big in the US as well and it is normally held in Atlanta or somewhere that they can rent out a huge stadium or space to fit thousands of people and just have a concert full of worship songs.
First of all, it was crazy that we even had the chance to go because our headquarters and directors told us that normally when there are gatherings that big, you have to be careful of things like bomb or terrorists threats, but by the grace of God, they let us go. but wait, thats not even the best part... yes it was a great privilage that we got to attend, but an even bigger blessing was the price that we had to pay. It was only two thousand shillings when we showed our student ID's. now, let me translate the significance of how much money that is in reality. the conversion here is every $1 is two thousand and five hundred shillings, just about. ...yupppp, you see the reality of it now, and why i am freaking out about how small of an amount this was. I paid 80 cents to go to this concert, and essentially paid more for the granola bar that i took inside than i did to actually go. ladies and gentlemen, this is the definition of INSANE. tickets to these concerts in the states go for about $200-300!
when we got there, it was weird to see so many different muzungus (white foreigners, like myself). i kept wondering what they were doing there and im sure they were questioning the same things about our group as well. Were they on short term missions trips, studying abroad like me, living in africa, or what? But the more i thought about it, the more i realized that it didnt matter where they were from, it was just so unbelievable to think that God brought us all there for that one night to lift up the name of Jesus. It was amazing to hear Chris Tomlin and Christy Nockels (the female lead of the band Hillsong) play a few songs and Louie Giglio speak. I think the coolest part was the realization of just how many thousands and thousands (31,000 to be exact) of people were there (Ugandan, European, American, and im sure all kinds of other Africans), excited to worship the Lord. all with their hands lifted straight in the air and screaming at the top of their lungs for what their God has done for them. Yes, we all speak different languages, come from different backgrounds, have been through so many diverse experiences, but we all believe in the same God. He has had an impact on each and every heart there and empowered all those people with his Holy Spirit. It was amazing to be able to pray with some of those around me and just know that we had that one common factor uniting us. it was beautiful. i dont know how else to describe it. a very rejuvenating experience for me, being so far from home and constantly being stretched and molded spiritually. i have never felt more grateful or blessed.