by Lulu Stories | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Joanne Viola, The Lulu Tree Treasurer When you follow The Lulu Tree for years, since the beginning of its formation, a mystery takes place in your spirit. The people, the faces, the growth all become personal as the mystery of an attachment begins to root deeply in...
by Emily | Nov 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today we want to focus entirely on God’s goodness to The Lulu Tree and all the beautiful ways He is moving and answering prayer for His Name’s sake and the good of His children all over the world. Next Thursday is American Thanksgiving, so you will not...
by Lulu Stories | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Mommy Emily Outside the church building, morning glories rise, white petals lifted like pale faces to receive the sun. We pile out of Pastor Sonnel’s van on our visit of 14 villages and the churches we partner with through the microloan program here in Sierra...
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...