by Lulu Stories | Dec 4, 2023 | Asia, Equipping Mothers, Faith, Gospel, Happenings in India, Happenings in Sri Lanka, Our Vision, The Lulu Tree philosophy
By Emily Theresa Even as you read this, friends, I’m preparing to fly home from Sri Lanka. I had thought I’d be flying home from India. When I was young, I dreamt about Mother Teresa. In my dreams, she would fly into my backyard in a private airplane, and take me... 
by kaylan | Nov 6, 2023 | Africa, Asia, Biblical Training, Biblical Truth, Church, Equipping Mothers, Equipping Pastors, Gospel, Happenings in Sri Lanka, North American Church, Our Vision, Prosperity Gospel, The Lulu Tree philosophy
by Emily The meal is over and we gather on the couches. Geoff pulls out his harmonica and me, my guitar. Doug is there in his Calgary Zoo t-shirt, and he asks us to pray for Calgary, as he always does. We sing Jesus Loves Me and Doug’s voice is the loudest. Laura... 
by Lulu Stories | Oct 2, 2023 | Africa, Asia, Faith, Faithraising, North American Church, Our Vision, The Lulu Tree philosophy
By Emily It’s Sunday morning and I’m searching my closet for a white cardigan to wear to church. I don’t have one, so I sigh, lift it to the Lord, move on quietly with my day. Later that afternoon, my mother-in-law stops by. She has a blue plastic bag full of clothes.... 
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 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 | 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,...