by Lulu Stories | Sep 4, 2017 | Happenings in Uganda, Uncategorized
When I was praying one day I saw these girls, and they were lying on the ground, and big demon-like men were coming along and picking them up and throwing them in dumpsters. I cried out to God and He said, “Will you go and help them?” Friends, these girls are our teen...
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 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...
