A portion of the proceeds from Laurel's CDs goes to help fund the Home of Hope, a children's home in Bangladesh started by her friends Larry and Sharon Smith. The title song on Laurel's project is a tribute to the Smiths and to the work they have done in Bangladesh.  

As Larry describes it, the Home of Hope is "for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Many are orphans. Some have only one parent and some come from homes of great need where sickness or other misfortunes have left their families unable to care for them." Built for 240 children, the HOH provides everything a child needs from age 4 through graduation.  Larry continues, "Though there is an aspect of rescue from great need, we look beyond that to the goal of training children to be leaders in all aspects of life: business, religious, education, and family." A life-guiding question for the Smiths has been, "If there hasn't been a generation to serve God, why not raise one up?" 

What people are saying: 

I would characterize Start Small, Hope Big as a poppy Contemporary Christian album with undertones of Praise & Worship, Gospel, and a few rock touches — an appreciably eclectic undertaking for a first endeavor.  The sound is keyboard-based and smoothly produced ... It’s no mark on Laurel’s musical abilities to say that the heart intent here [directing a portion of all CD proceeds to the Home of Hope] ought to get top billing. Nice work. 
-- Arie Vanderhorst, writer (Full Review)

Laurel's voice is sweet and beautiful and her words so heartfelt… it is special to see her thoughts on these days of her life.  
-- Julie Reimer, Morocco

Excellent!! 
-- Dennis Michael Cox, Breakfree Prison Ministries 

Start Small, Hope Big features 12 original songs from singer/songwriter Laurel Fisher.












Click on song titles to listen to a 30 second clips:     

1. I Will Trust
2. The Shape of You
3. You Never Change
4. LSD (Love Sick Dog)
5. I Wonder About You
6. Overcomer
7. Strength of My Heart
8. The Prayer of Jabez
9. Bought with a Price
10. God’s Victorious in This Place
11. I Was Made for Love
12. Start Small, Hope Big          

    
    Special SALE:
    $10.00/CD (all of which goes to the Home of Hope) plus S&H    
    

    Number of CDs

    1 CD $10.00 2 CDs $20.00 3 CDs $30.00

    
    
    Laurel's CD is also available at:

    Signs of Life
    Books & Art | Truth & Beauty
    722 Massachusetts Street
    Lawrence, KS 66044
    phone: 785.830.8030
    hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 11 pm    

     

     

       
 

What people are saying (cont.): 

A friend of mine wrote a song called 'I Was Made For Love,' and I was captivated the first time I listened to it. 
-- David Linhardt, producer for KJHK 90.7 FM

GOOD STUFF … I thoroughly enjoyed this album! 
-- Brandon Hollis,  singer/songwriter/recording artist, worship pastor at Mercy Church, Olathe, Ks


Loved your awesome piano playing and your songs!
-- Todd Mills, The Southern Brothers


'Start Small, Hope Big' is of course special to us because [that phrase] comes from a statement one of our staff made as we were starting one of the ministries in Bangladesh. It is also the title of one of the chapters in my book.  I trust you will enjoy Laurel's album.
-- Larry Smith, Bangladesh

El Mardelle Music is now offering a FREE CD