by Lulu Stories | Sep 18, 2017 | Happenings in Sierra Leone, Uncategorized
Post by Paula Bicknell On the last day of August, we loaded the tractor, the rocking chair, and the little green monkey. As the shipping container departed down our long, country driveway, I wondered if Cruz’s little green monkey would crawl out of his box, jump into...
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 | 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 | 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...
by Lulu Stories | Apr 19, 2017 | Happenings in Sierra Leone, Happenings in Uganda, Uncategorized
Post by the The Lulu Tree founder after her recent trip to Uganda. God rained down the day we dedicated the well in Namagera village. Sheets of water from heaven — “It’s good for the maize,” Esther told me, the village fields covered in tousled...
