Stories from The Lulu Tree
All of life is made up of stories. The Lulu Tree is dedicated to preserving our family’s stories, and representing the glory of God in every story we share.
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One Million Souls (& The Lulu Tree Mama Kit Ministry)
By Emily Souls. There are billions in the world, but two souls in particular come to mind. The first is a young man, sleeping on the streets of Kampala, Uganda, curled up on a piece of cardboard. He looked much like a comma – barely a pause in the bustling activity of...
One Million Souls (& The Lulu Tree Mama Kit Ministry)
By Emily Souls. There are billions in the world, but two souls in particular come to mind. The first is a young man, sleeping on the streets of...
Running Swiftly
Post by Jeanne Damoff, Secretary for The Lulu Tree Board He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly. Psalm 147:5 What do you...
Preventing the Orphan Spirit in Africa
By Emily It’s an epidemic etched on the eyes of Liberia’s street children. They reach into cars at red lights, steal what they can. They steal...
There’s Fire in Our Feet – West Africa Trip 2022
By Emily The band marches, batons twirl, and dignitaries rise as 44 graduating students enter, garbed in black caps and gowns sewn here in Sierra...
The Haunting Cry of Ishmael – West Africa Trip, 2022
By Emily His name is Gavin, and we’re seated together on the plane from Belgium to Canada. He’s lived in Brussels the past six years but hails from...
When the Helped Becomes the Helper – West Africa Trip, 2022
By Emily He steps out of the vehicle, and the children come. In cut-off shorts, in torn shirts, the village children come, from watering holes and...
Broken Down in Guinea – West Africa Trip, 2022
By Emily They stare into a labyrinth of tubes and wires, a straggle of boys in rags and bare feet, here in Kindia, Guinea. They circle the hood of...
Candles in a Liberian Village – West Africa Trip, November 2022
By Emily It’s been a day of riding motorbikes across red dirt roads pocked with potholes the size of ravines. We pass trucks that have sunk,...
Photos from the Trip to West Africa
Emily is on her way back to Canada... by the time this post reaches you, she'll be home and reunited with her family. Thank you so very much for...