by Lulu Stories | Aug 21, 2017 | Happenings in Sierra Leone, Uncategorized
*Forgive us as we interrupt our Sabbath Month to inform you of some desperate prayer needs* I was seated in the sun at Riding Mountain National Park, red purse at my feet, about to head out for milkshakes with my Mum, sister and sister in law. My hands smelled like...
by Lulu Stories | Jul 24, 2017 | Happenings in Sierra Leone, Uncategorized
By the founder of The Lulu Tree There’s a soldier who sings from the hilltops of Sierra Leone. He sings low African hymns, this warrior of land and sky, as he marches across the soil which feeds his people. He fights on his knees at 4:30 every morning and he fights...
by Lulu Stories | Jul 10, 2017 | Happenings in Uganda, Uncategorized
A post by the founder of The Lulu Tree We never wanted to be a “white savior.” We never wanted to be a savior at all. That’s a role set apart for Jesus alone. We only ever wanted to love. But it’s harder than it sounds—loving, versus fixing. We so often want to “fix”...
by Lulu Stories | Jun 19, 2017 | Happenings in Sierra Leone, Uncategorized
“How do you guys fundraise?” she asks me over Skype. She’s heard of what we’re doing and she wants to join. This is our first meeting. I smile. I love answering this question. “We don’t,” I tell her, and her mouth is the perfect O. “But how? How do you have 12 acres...
by Emily | Jun 5, 2017 | Happenings in Uganda
No pastor is perfect. No church is perfect. I’m not here to bash churches and I’m not here to exalt pastors. I’m here to get real with you about why God called a very sinful woman (me) who ran for years from the institutionalized church, to found an...
by Emily | May 22, 2017 | Happenings in Sierra Leone
I’m the first white to sleep in this village. I lie under a cloud of mosquito net, an open window behind my head and the sound of men’s voices speaking Krio, the hum of ancient men and young boys, cracking nuts and seated on stumps, singing through the screen-less...
