by Lulu Stories | Sep 4, 2023 | Africa, Asia, Church, Faith, North American Church, Our Vision, Testimonies, The Lulu Team, The Lulu Tree philosophy
By Emily We’re hiking, my husband and I, on our 20th wedding anniversary. We’re avid hikers, nature-lovers and general adventure-seekers. Yet this hike is different. On this hike, my husband is limping. It’s a new thing, this bone splint in his left heel, combined...
by Lulu Stories | Aug 7, 2023 | Biblical Training, Equipping Pastors, Lulu News, Lulu Tree Updates, Our Vision, The Lulu Tree philosophy, Uncategorized, World Missions
By Emily I don’t know that one can feel smaller than when seated at the foot of a mountain. And this is where I was, just days ago, on the eve of my 43rd birthday, a river rushing by like it couldn’t wait to satisfy every thirsty thing. I sat there in Jasper, Alberta,...
by Lulu Stories | Jun 5, 2023 | Biblical Training, Equipping Pastors, Orphan Spirit, Our Vision, Sustainability, The Lulu Tree philosophy
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee… ~ Isaiah 43:1 “They came to kill me at my home.” He says this around a bite of banana stew. His name is Simeon. Dressed in a purple shirt with a priest’s...
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 | Apr 3, 2023 | Biblical Training, North American Church, Our Vision, The Lulu Tree philosophy, World Missions
Post by Jeanne Damoff, Secretary for The Lulu Tree Board He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly. Psalm 147:5 What do you picture when you read those words? I imagine a long-distance runner carrying an important message — sent by a king and with...
by Lulu Stories | Mar 13, 2023 | Happenings in Liberia, Orphan Spirit, Our Vision, The Lulu Tree philosophy
By Emily It’s an epidemic etched on the eyes of Liberia’s street children. They reach into cars at red lights, steal what they can. They steal because they’re taught to. Not by their fathers, but rather, by their fathers’ absence. When we enter the villages with our...