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…
When Different is Merely Different and When it Isn’t
When Different is Merely Different and When it Isn’t by Jeanne Damoff, Secretary of The Lulu Tree NA Board Our son, Luke, moved to Ivory Coast shortly after college graduation. He’d made a one-year commitment to serve with a mission agency as a health intern, and his...
COVID-19, the Prosperity Gospel, and a Broken-Bread Kind of Love
COVID-19, the Prosperity Gospel, and a Broken-Bread Kind of Love by Mommy Emily It’s Good Friday here in northern Canada. Outside the trumpeter swans are singing from pools of melting snow, red-breasted robins are perched on bird feeders, and the welcome sound of...
Encouragement from our national directors in Africa during COVID-19
Hi friends. This is Mommy Emily. How are you doing? How can we be praying for you? I pray spring has reached you. The thawing of snow and the song of the birds have lifted my spirits. Remember -- this is incubation. God is pressing in, the Spirit is hovering, new life...
Learning to Live in an Upside-down Kingdom
by Tricia Simmons, Director of the Lulu Storyteller Team When it’s time for me to create a social media post for The Lulu Tree, my training in marketing kicks in. I want the post to convey an encouraging message, move hearts, and kindle a desire to learn more about...
Glory to God
Glory to God! by Haley Simmons, Co-Director of the Storyteller Team "Glory to God!" Pastor Francis proclaims as he sends images of his garden to us. He and his family are using the lockdown to work in the garden, keeping children fruitful during this time at home by...
The Lulu Tree’s Response to COVID-19: Inviting YOU to train to be a missionary
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] By Mommy Emily I’m driving to my in-laws’ farm. It’s after supper and the gravel roads are empty, just like the churches, just like the schools, just like the stores in...
Abundant Life in the Age of COVID-19
Abundant Life in the Age of COVID-19 by Jeanne Damoff, Secretary of The Lulu Tree “And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?” Matthew 6:27 For some people, security means extra locks on the windows and doors, video cameras inside and...
The Ministry of Giving
By Haley Heisch, Co-Director of Social Media "In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their...
The Long Winding Roads of Africa – Emily’s Trip, Part 5
The Long Winding Roads of Africa – (Emily’s Trip, Part 5) By Mommy Emily Our days are spent under the leafy Tamarind tree, there in the church compound of Nimule, South Sudan. It’s a sanctuary of its own, this tree, providing refuge from the mango-colored tropical...
On the Issue of Culture
On the Issue of Culture by Erica Hale, VP of The Lulu Tree Sometimes I feel like I live in two worlds, with one foot in North America and the other in Africa, and there are days when the stretch and pull of it make me feel like my heart might rip in two. I sit in my...