August

Have you ever seen a friend that you haven’t seen in a long time and you just don’t even know where to start on getting them caught up on your life? Well, that is how I feel right now. I feel like I have been so busy that my communication with what is happening here in Belize has fallen through the cracks. I don’t even know how to get you caught up without writing a three page e-mail. Which majority of people will never read. So, I guess I will try to sum it up.

Dedication:
The ceremony was amazing! We had such a wonderful thanking God for His faithfulness. I heard a message today that faith is when God has to step in and do what you can’t. Well, the last three years have been nothing but faith. To build a building debt free was surely not us, but only God. We are still working on getting the video of the building up as well as footage from the dedication night. I ended up and sent it all the states because we couldn’t get it to upload from here.

Bringing in children:
With a building finished and furnished we are ready to open the doors. Only problem is the paperwork and the government is in no hurry to help us get that moving. The awesome thing is we know that God is in control and He is still giving us so many opportunities to help. We recently had a lady ask us to take in her two nephews ages 9 and 12. Their mother is very ill and cannot care for them anymore. The government won’t give us permission to have them until we are licensed but we can take them in during the day. We registered them for school and got some clothes out of our storage. They were so excited and the smiles on their face were priceless.

Scholarships:
This year LOL is sending 8 children to school, providing their uniforms and books and paying for them to have lunch every day. In addition to that we are purchasing books for 4 other children. Thank you all for your continued support to allow us to help the children of Belize.

Team opening:
We had a cancelation for a team in November, if anyone is interested in bringing a team at that time please let me know.

Praise:
-We continue to marvel at all that God has done in the last three years. What a wonderful God we serve!
-Being able to help George and Arim during the day, as well as send them to school
- Garrett, Alex, Madison and Darcy our staff/interns that have given this season in their lives to helping LOL.
-The finances God has provided.
-The churches, family and friends that have joined with us to make a difference here in Belize.

Prayer:
-The paperwork would be approved quickly and we would be able to officially open our doors.
-That we would have favor with the government
-The adoption for Marcus would be approved so he can be with his Mom and Dad.
-God would continue to give us the finances we need to operate.
-God would pour out His wisdom on us.

Well, that is the basic details. I am really going to try getting back to regular updates so that you know what is going on. Thank you for reading this and for caring about our family and LOL.

God Bless,
Melissa Fisher

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