KAMPALA

Life in Kampala has been really perfect. Perfect has really been the only word that I can use to describe this trip. We have done everything that we had hoped to, we have met the most wonderful people, we have had the most perfect connections to be able to point us in the right direction. We have had zero unwanted down time, no serious illness or inury or unexpected expenses. We have been extremely fortunate and I knew that we would. We only had a month to travel all east africa and only under perfect divine providence could we have experience so much in a perfectly expideted fashion. God is good. This journey has also blessed me with the much coveted time to catch up on my reading. With work and school, pleasure reading gets little attention at home. One of my favorite things about travelling is all the times on busses and the such to be able to read for hours. I have munched through some great political and spiritual stuff and had a bit of time to meditate on the future and concrete up my plans for 2009. I freakn love life.
So Kampala has really be a great expereince. Our time here has consisted of freestyle jam sessions, cultural dancing, local bands and dancing... yeah, I tear up the African dancing!, Dutch girls, working our way through one of the busiest towns ever, museums, temples, FHE (family home evening), volleyball, poential business deals and just lots of great people. Today we met Patrick and his gang, the famous friends youth group. They are acrobats. Maybe you have seen something like them, but I have never. They do all kinds of human stunts that you can't even imagine. Throwing kids around standing on each other's heads and just other obtuse craziness that you have never imagined are possible for a group of human bodies to do. They are strong and disciplined and tough and united and pure. Right now, without any substantial capital to their names, they will remain as the kids who practice EVERY single day in the park to ne avail. They were the most purehearted group of guys and I wanted to do anything that I could do to help get their group up and running with marketing and some decent equiptment. They wore rags, used an old bicylce rim for their stunt hoop and they could never afford a radio for the techno music that would enhance their performance. They have so much potential to perform at special cerimonies, for tourists, other public fuctions and teaching what they do to kids who need something in their lives to provide some direction and hope. These are the types of people that have inspired me to create SCHAP. A little bit of capital and they could put themselves out there for legit performances and also training others. Right now they are just inconfident to perform infront of anyone but the locals becasue of their attire. If you are reading this or any other part of the blog and you would like to learn about the organization that I will be putting together upon arrival back into the state, and may be interested in helping some of these great people's dreams come true, just e-mail me @ coryglazier@gmail.com. Africa has changed my life in a super positive way and I am so grateful that I have made it out here. I love you all and look forward to seeing some of you in about a weeks.