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 Lulu Stories | May 1, 2023 | Lulu Mamas, Mama Kits, Our Vision, The Lulu Tree philosophy, World Missions
By Emily Souls. There are billions in the world, but two souls in particular come to mind. The first is a young man, sleeping on the streets of Kampala, Uganda, curled up on a piece of cardboard. He looked much like a comma – barely a pause in the bustling activity of...
by Lulu Stories | Oct 24, 2022 | Happenings in Sri Lanka, Lulu Mamas, Uncategorized
By Emily This summer we fasted and prayed for 40 days, asking God: a) if He wanted the Lulu Tree to continue, and b) if so, where He would have us go. He said: a) yes, and b) to go “to the other side.” And then we felt Him specifically direct us to Sri Lanka, an...
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 Lulu Stories | Aug 29, 2022 | Lulu Mamas, Lulu Tree Updates, Our Vision, The Lulu Tree philosophy, Uncategorized
By Emily Theresa Half the sky is held up by women. – Chinese proverb I’m on a road trip with my family, driving through the Canadian prairies, and the pale land stretches like a long, flat face stubbled with corn and wheat. We pass tired old grain elevators that once...
by Lulu Stories | May 9, 2022 | Happenings In Katwe, Happenings in Uganda, Lulu Mamas
by Mommy Emily We found her sweeping streets as Uganda’s sun stretched its arms awake. Dressed in a bright orange jersey with tired, swept-up hair, the brisk activity of her grass broom proved this thin woman was anything but what her name suggested. “Lazia”...