by Lulu Stories | Aug 5, 2019 | Happenings in South Sudan, Happenings in Uganda
by Mommy Emily Pastor Santos was born somewhere out in the bush under an actual lulu tree — the shea nut tree that grows in the villages of South Sudan. His mother went into labor while gathering firewood and couldn’t make it home. “I don’t remember how I got back to...
by Emily | Jul 29, 2019 | Happenings in South Sudan, Happenings in Uganda
by Mommy Emily Dearest Prayer Warriors and Partners with The Lulu Tree… How can I thank you for standing in the gap? For holding up my hands as I held the hands of our brothers and sisters? For carrying my children in your prayers as I carried other...
by Lulu Stories | Jul 22, 2019 | Happenings in South Sudan, Lulu Tree Updates
A Smile as Long as the Nile (Heading to South Sudan’s Camps) By Mommy Emily “In Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another…” Romans 12:4 As I write, a cool breeze carries the purr of a neighbor’s lawn mower, the smell of laundry on the...
by Lulu Stories | Jun 10, 2019 | Happenings in South Sudan, Lulu Mamas
His Daughters’ Dignity: Reusable Pad Outreach and the Girls of South Sudan Post by Erica Hale, V.P. of The Lulu Tree I have my keys in one hand and am reaching for the door when my daughter catches me. “Are you going to the store?” she asks. Before I can answer, she...
by Lulu Stories | May 27, 2019 | Happenings in Liberia, Happenings in Sierra Leone, Happenings in South Sudan, Happenings in Uganda
by Haley Heisch, Director of Social Media At The Lulu Tree, we always see work to be done. We hear the dreams and goals of all our leaders and teams in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Uganda, and South Sudan, and our hearts grow with them as we watch the Lord provide. Along...
by Lulu Stories | Apr 29, 2019 | Happenings in Sierra Leone, Happenings in South Sudan, Happenings in Uganda, Lulu Mamas, The Lulu Tree philosophy
The Planting of the Lord: Training Up New Branches of The Lulu Tree By Jeanne Damoff A tree is a living thing. It can be trained to take a certain shape through careful, wise pruning, but its Creator makes it thrive. And He alone fully knows the plans He has — the...