by Lulu Stories | Apr 15, 2019 | Happenings in Sierra Leone, Happenings in Uganda, Microloans
by Joanne Viola, treasurer of The Lulu Tree “Any religion that professes to be concerned with the souls of men and is not concerned with the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that strangle them, and the social conditions that cripple them, is a...
by Lulu Stories | Nov 5, 2018 | Happenings in Sierra Leone, Uncategorized
By Mommy Emily I’m doing dishes at the kitchen sink, autumn leaves skipping like giggling children across the yard. I’ve been home for five days now — having led a team of four (three board members and a social media director) to Sierra Leone, West Africa...
by Lulu Stories | Oct 29, 2018 | Happenings in Sierra Leone, Uncategorized
By Erica Hale, VP of The Lulu Tree He weeps as he speaks of the struggles his people face, and I can see the way he carries the weight of Sierra Leone on his broad shoulders—the way his heart breaks open a little wider every day, making room for the flock he shepherds...
by Lulu Stories | Oct 22, 2018 | Happenings in Sierra Leone, Uncategorized
By Haley Simmons, Social Media Director When I share of my time in Africa, it will not sound like your normal mission trip. We did not go to Sierra Leone to help build houses, play with children, nor provide for the local people. Rather, we went to witness what God...
by Lulu Stories | Sep 4, 2018 | Happenings in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, twelve girls will start school this September. Their first day in the classroom marks something more than just the beginning of an education–it ushers in the first wave of girls under the protection of The Lulu Tree’s FGM Rescue Program....
by Lulu Stories | Jun 25, 2018 | Happenings in Sierra Leone
Post and photos by Jeanne Damoff The simple wooden benches in the small church are filled with the people of Kamassaralie Village, young and old. They’ve gathered for Sunday service, and their young pastor, Ezekiel, stands before them delivering a powerful sermon....
