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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Mamas from India & Sri Lanka – & Their Sustainable Projects
Dear Friends -- It is so good to meet with you here, again. We love and appreciate each one of you, and how you stand with us so we can serve God's people with radical love. (To learn more about The Lulu Tree's philosophy of ministry, please go here.) We are...
The Big Compelling of God
By Emily I don’t know that one can feel smaller than when seated at the foot of a mountain. And this is where I was, just days ago, on the eve of my 43rd birthday, a river rushing by like it couldn’t wait to satisfy every thirsty thing. I sat there in Jasper, Alberta,...
The Planting of the Lord – Lulu Tree Trip to Uganda, May 2023
Post by Erica Hale, Lulu's Vice President “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of...
A Mighty Wind – Lulu Tree Trip to Uganda, May 2023
Post by Susie Jackson, Lulu's Director of Partner Care And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Acts 2:2 The sun burned bright, and the air was heavy and still. But even so,...
The Sound of Africa Singing – Lulu Tree Trip to Burundi, May 2023
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee… ~ Isaiah 43:1 “They came to kill me at my home.” He says this around a bite of banana stew. His name is Simeon. Dressed in a purple shirt with a priest’s...
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...
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 picture when you read those words? I imagine a long-distance runner carrying an important message — sent by a king and with...
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 because they’re taught to. Not by their fathers, but rather, by their fathers’ absence. When we enter the villages with our...
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 Leone. I know, because a few days earlier I sat on a wooden bench in the tailor’s humble shop, black thread and strips of...
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 the Congo. When he hears I work with local churches in Africa, he says he used to believe there’s a God, but now he...