July 7th, 2021 we did our final post adoption report. We have officially completed every step of our Liberian adoption. What a thing to celebrate! However, we wish we could tell you adoption was easy. We wish we could say it always felt “worth the work.” We wish we could say we loved our…
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What is your job title and what is role in working with Small World? I am referred to as the Country Director for Small World Adoption Agency in Liberia. My role includes working with different sectors of Liberia communities, pre-identifying, and screening children brought to the Small World orphanage home, investigating child eligibility for possible…
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Our adoption journey began in December of 2017. When we began, we never expected things would unfold as they did. As we look back we are reminded that God is faithful through all things, through all the ups, and downs. Our daughter was born in the middle of the process with a tumor adjacent to…
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We nervously reviewed Isaac’s file. “Central Coordination Disturbance”, extensive hospitalization, moderate developmental delays despite being in a loving foster home, and one heavily photoshopped picture. I wanted to run, fearing we would meet him and would have to say, “no”. It ranks among the greatest fears of my life! A week before meeting him,…
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This fall, Small World will continue an annual tradition of hosting a picnic to connect our Small World families, and this year there will be a 5K fun walk fundraiser. The event will take place on October 19, 2019 at Charlie Daniels Park in Mount Juliet from 10am- 2pm. The walk will begin at 10:00…
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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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Small World Adoption Agency is proud to announce that we are now licensed in the state of Georgia. As of August 15, 2016, the Georgia Department of Human Services has authorized Small World to perform all adoption related services for residents of Georgia via a child placing agency license. While we have completed adoptions for many residents…
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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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“Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they’re not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, EVERYTHING changes.” –David Platt God is doing some amazing things through Small World to help orphans around…
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