STORIES FROM THE LULU TREE
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Solomon Shepherd, and a Mass Wedding in Massaralie Village
Solomon Shepherd, and a Mass Wedding in Massaralie Village by Erica Hale “I’m going to start calling you Solomon Shepherd,” I tell Pastor Sonnel as we eat breakfast around the farmhouse table in the village of Massaralie. “Because you have the wisdom of Solomon, and...
Hope in a Hospital Ward
Hope in a Hospital Ward The ward is long and narrow with shafts of bright Ugandan sun falling on the beds of men and women stretched out in pain. It smells faintly of lye and unwashed skin. Outside under a mango tree are dozens of colorful woven grass mats where loved...
A Mass Baptism in Uganda
Sometimes life is a holy begotten moment. Like everything around you pauses -- all the humdrum of everyday living -- and the glory of God drops like a microphone and everything you struggle to believe is not only plausible but the realest thing you could ever know. ...
A Father for a Child-Headed Home
by Mommy Emily Pastor Santos was born somewhere out in the bush under an actual lulu tree — the shea nut tree that grows in the villages of South Sudan. His mother went into labor while gathering firewood and couldn’t make it home. “I don’t remember how I got back to...
Emily’s Trip to Africa July 2019 ~ In Pictures
by Mommy Emily Dearest Prayer Warriors and Partners with The Lulu Tree... How can I thank you for standing in the gap? For holding up my hands as I held the hands of our brothers and sisters? For carrying my children in your prayers as I carried other mothers' babies...
A Smile as Long as the Nile (Heading to South Sudan’s Camps)
A Smile as Long as the Nile (Heading to South Sudan’s Camps) By Mommy Emily “In Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another…” Romans 12:4 As I write, a cool breeze carries the purr of a neighbor’s lawn mower, the smell of laundry on the...
Robins, Finances, and Lessons on Waiting
Robins, Finances, and Lessons on Waiting It was a beautiful morning with the sun brightly shining, the trees budding, and the robins busily hopping about on the front lawn. I watched as a robin carefully took teeny pieces of twigs and flew away. A few minutes later,...
A Tree Planted in Liberia
A Tree Planted in Liberia By Emily Wierenga Through Dreams & Visions “This connection, I want it to remain until Christ comes…” The soft, kind voice on the other end of the audio message is a new one, the voice of a man I’ve never met. It’s the voice of Pastor...
His Daughters’ Dignity: Reusable Pad Outreach and the Girls of South Sudan
His Daughters’ Dignity: Reusable Pad Outreach and the Girls of South Sudan Post by Erica Hale, V.P. of The Lulu Tree I have my keys in one hand and am reaching for the door when my daughter catches me. “Are you going to the store?” she asks. Before I can answer, she...
In Which We Invite You to Eat Mangoes with Us
by Haley Heisch, Director of Social Media At The Lulu Tree, we always see work to be done. We hear the dreams and goals of all our leaders and teams in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Uganda, and South Sudan, and our hearts grow with them as we watch the Lord provide. Along...