Stu Harris is a commercial photographer and documentary media producer based in Tasmania, Australia. 
Jim Collins is a pastor, speaker and freelance writer. He is also co-founder of Love in Action, 
“Lyn Lusi was the heart of HEAL Africa” are some of the words on HEAL Africa’s blog.
Caring, loving, leadership, inspiring, strong, compassionate, joyful, faithful and serving are just a few words that come to mind when thinking of how we might describe Lyn, and yet we only met for a short amount of time. This is the kind of impression Lyn left with you. Meeting Lyn was a life changing experience. The stories that Lyn shared, and the one’s that we learnt from her friends and colleagues at HEAL Africa were truly inspiring. Lyn and her husband Dr Jo Lusi had committed to giving their lives to serving others. Together they have not only made an impact on the country they call their home, but they’ve impacted the lives of so many in the world by their example.
We spent a week at the residence of Jo and Lyn during our visit to Goma in February 2011 as we conducted research for our book Love in Action: HEAL Africa. We were able to interview Lyn and learn about her life’s work, to see the nation of DR Congo healed. We hope that in some small way our story can be a dedication to Lyn’s life work.
Lyn’s determination not to be distracted by illness, and her God-inspired heart for those in need fuelled her passion to keep on going to the very end of her life.
To Jo, family and friends of Lyn we offer our condolences, and pray that God’s love will be of comfort to you.
Lyn Lusi’s legacy will live on in the many thousands of lives that she inspired.
Lyn Lusi 1950 – 2012
During my travels I’m often struck by the strength, courage and ingenuity of the women that I’ve met. I have listened to stories from women that have been abused, raped and tortured, but even through these horrors they have found the strength to carry on. Some have become leaders in their communities and a source of encouragement for other women. Women are often the innovative, business building, community strengthening one’s that I see holding together the fragile developing-world society.
by Stu Harris
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