God writes the most amazing and unpredictable stories, doesn’t He? This story is multifaceted and could fill a book. It’s hard to know where to begin and what to include, because all of it radiates with God’s creativity. But here’s where we’ll start: In 2014, I (Grace) moved to Lesotho to work at Beautiful Gate…
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I’ve travelled a lot in my many years of ministry through Small World. I’ve now been to 54 countries. I’ve seen a lot. Most of my family and friends are fascinated with my travels. I used to keep a hashtag on my travels called #jimbosselfietour in which I would post selfies of myself in various…
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Q: Tell us about your journey to adopt from Lesotho. Brownlows: When we started our adoption journey we were expecting 18-24 months. If someone would have told us it would have taken 8 years; I probably wouldn’t have signed up. That’s God’s grace for you though because he knew how much this journey would…
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When we married in 2010, we knew we wanted a family. Adoption was discussed at that time. We were thinking maybe have a biological child first and then adopt. We were in our mid 30’s when we married so we thought we had better get started in a couple of years. After trying to…
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The timing was all wrong… we were living in an RV at the time- trying to decide if we were building or buying our next home. There were 5 of us and a guinea pig living in an RV on my (Austin’s) parents land. Though we had talked about adopting in the past, it wasn’t on…
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What a long journey it has been to bring our son home! When we first embarked on this adoption journey we had no idea how long or how difficult the journey would be. Looking back over the past 3 ½ years of this adoption journey we have seen God’s hand so clearly guiding us…
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The US Department of State released guidelines for referrals March 16, 2018. Small World agrees with and complies in all regards with these guidelines for referrals. To be matched with an official referral of a child for adoption internationally; All orphans must be certified by the central authority or other competent authority in the…
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This week, Senators Roy Blunt and Amy Klobuchar plan to introduce the Vulnerable Children and Families Act of 2016, a significantly re-tooled and simpler version of the two former pieces of legislation, yet something very affirmative to promoting intercountry adoption among other viable permanency solutions. The Vulnerable Children and Families Act of 2016 will accomplish…
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The Bible says in Mark 16:15, “He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” It also says in Matthew 25:40, “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” …
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“It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears It’s a world of hopes and a world of fears There’s so much that we share that it’s time we’re aware It’s a small world after all.” Robert and Richard Sherman said it best in 1965 when they pinned the words to, “It’s A Small World,”…
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