by Emily | Aug 21, 2023 | Asia, Equipping Mothers, Happenings in India, Happenings in Sri Lanka, Lulu Mamas, Sustainability
Dear Friends — It is so good to meet with you here, again. We love and appreciate each one of you, and how you stand with us so we can serve God’s people with radical love. (To learn more about The Lulu Tree’s philosophy of ministry, please go here.)... 
by Emily | Oct 10, 2022 | Happenings in India, Lulu Mamas, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Dear Lulu Tree Family — we asked our partners in north and south India if they would share stories from the tailoring centers of the mothers who are being trained so they can care for their families. Following are those stories, straight from the source. Be... 
by Emily | Apr 11, 2022 | Happenings in Uganda, Lulu Mamas
Her dimples run deep, like furrows in brown soil, and her eyes turn up at the ends when she’s truly happy. I’ve known her for eight years, since Lulu’s birth. She’s my Amina. Her name means “Honest and Faithful” in Arabic, and that’s what she is, this mother of many... 
by Emily | Feb 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Mommy Emily She rises, alone. Dusts the tattered mat she’s slept on. The sun rises too, like a blood orange in a blue bowl. It’s hot in this desert of Nimule, South Sudan. Somewhere a rooster crows, like it’s clearing its throat. Minutes later, people are gathering... 
by Emily | Jan 11, 2021 | Happenings in Liberia, Happenings in Sierra Leone, Happenings in South Sudan, Happenings in Uganda, Lulu Tree Updates, Sustainability, The Lulu Tree philosophy, Transparency of Funds
HOW IT ALL BEGAN But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” ~ 1 Corinthians 2:9 Seven years ago, this month, I took my first plane ride to Uganda. Seven...