by Lulu Stories | Aug 6, 2018 | Happenings in Uganda, Uncategorized
Post by Joanne Viola, Treasurer of The Lulu Tree The verse has been before me for just about two weeks … “But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” And he place his hands on...
by Emily | Jul 23, 2018 | Happenings in Uganda, Uncategorized
Would you join us in 31 days of prayer for the Lulu Tree School of Hope? You can download a full-color brochure here, with photos and daily prayers. We invite you to share this with family and friends and join us as we pray for our teens, their babies and families,...
by Lulu Stories | May 7, 2018 | Happenings in Uganda, Uncategorized
By Mommy Emily I am walking with a cloth bag on my shoulder, flip-flops making noiseless patterns in Uganda’s red soil. We pass Erica who’s taking photos of village children who’ve become fascinated with her sunglasses. We pass banana and mango trees. Pastor Paul is...
by Lulu Stories | Apr 23, 2018 | Happenings in Uganda, Uncategorized
By Mommy Emily It’s Tuesday and sweat is trickling down the insides of my knees. We’re seated on wooden benches in Namagera Village, just five minutes from the School of Hope land. It’s a prayer clinic – our national team puts it on every month to train locals how to...
by Lulu Stories | Apr 16, 2018 | Happenings in Uganda, Uncategorized
By Mommy Emily My mama is sick. They say she’s in palliative care. I found this out days before my trip to Uganda and for the first time in four years of traveling to Africa, I didn’t want to go. I wept as I packed my bags with colorful skirts and flip-flops. I wept...
by Lulu Stories | Apr 9, 2018 | Happenings in Uganda, Uncategorized
Post by Norah Kennedy, Executive Director of the Edmonton Pregnancy Care Center, who recently traveled with Emily and Erica to Uganda It’s early in the morning on Monday and I’ve been awake for a while contemplating Africa. I cried all the way from the...