“Sit back and watch Me move”

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“Sit back and watch Me move”

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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Executive Director Letter for 2022: I’ve Seen A Lot.

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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His way is better!

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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A Crazy Ride

  In 2019, Cam and I were coming to the end of our 3-years of living in gorgeous Edinburgh, Scotland. It was an adventure for sure. Cam was finishing up his studies and I was finishing up exploring the beautiful architecture with our little adventure buddy Calvin Jack, who was then 4 years old and…
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Staff Spotlight – Malefa Semakela

What is your job title and what is your role in working with Small World? I am the Representative of Small World Adoption in Lesotho. I am the liaison person between Small World and the Ministry of Social Development. I make sure that paperwork on the sending side is well organized in line with the…
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And we said yes!

We had been in the Small World Lesotho program for over five years when we received an email from our caseworker asking if we would ever consider adopting an  8-year-old child. Honestly, that was something we had never even considered. We had been approved for a  child from 0-4 years old and had mentally been…
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