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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Stories from the Past…
Climbing Down and Rising Up
Post by Joanne Viola, treasurer of The Lulu Tree The words are before me in the devotional book describing Roman society in biblical days as antagonistic, doing anything to climb the ladder of success and be widely recognized in their world. Is the description really...
The Birth of a New Outreach in Uganda: A Jajja Celebration in Honor of My Mum
By Mommy Emily Mum loved blankets. I could always find her curled up in one, in the corner of the living room, sunlight pouring like honey across her light brown hair, glasses sliding off her nose while she slowly lifted a spoon to eat her yogurt, a Bible or gardening...
The FGM Rescue Program in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, twelve girls will start school this September. Their first day in the classroom marks something more than just the beginning of an education--it ushers in the first wave of girls under the protection of The Lulu Tree's FGM Rescue Program. In the video...
When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayers the Way You Want Him To (formatting problems fixed)
Please forgive the formatting problems that made this post so difficult to read, we have updated it and are re-sending this to our partners. Thank you for your grace! By Mommy Emily I didn’t make it in time. I was two hours away, lost in traffic in a taxi with a kind...
Let the Children Come to Me
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...
Join Us in 31 Days of Prayer for the Lulu Tree School of Hope!
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,...
Raising Up a Timothy
Post and photos by Jeanne Damoff The simple wooden benches in the small church are filled with the people of Kamassaralie Village, young and old. They’ve gathered for Sunday service, and their young pastor, Ezekiel, stands before them delivering a powerful sermon....
Why We’re Branching into South Sudan
By Mommy Emily, Images by Paula Bronstein I am so tired my bones are weeping. I’m in the Uganda airport, returning home. My spirit, blown big from all the prayer and worship and love, deflates so fast I gasp. We’re gone for 10 days at most on these trips: three and a...
Sierra Leone: Planting Seeds of Change
The chugging sound of a tractor fills the air deep in the bush of Sierra Leone, where Pastor Sonnel is planting rice. He says that he hopes this work will produce a harvest to feed all 12 nearby villages, and he’s trusting God to multiply since the men who sold him...
A School for Mamas
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...