Welcome to a special edition of the world and everything in it.

I'm Lindsay Mast.

Earlier this week, we brought you a story about a recent report out of South Korea

regarding the country's international adoption program.

The country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission released a report,

concluding that the government bears responsibility for violating the rights of children and birth parents.

We thought that story would be important to our listeners, in part,

because many who believe in God's call to care for orphans have been touched by adoption at various levels,

even if it's just that we have adoptees in our church families.

The stories we hear are often happy ones, and countless children and families have been blessed by adoption.

But many adoptees also have stories that may be more complex, something that was highlighted by the report.

Adopted children have lost their family of origin and in many cases are not brought up in the

place or culture in which they were born. Cam Lee Small is an adoptee brought to America from

South Korea when he was very young. He's now a licensed clinical counselor and author.

His book is called The Adopties Journey,

from loss and trauma to healing and empowerment.

He wrote it to help adoptees work through their history

in order to address pain in their past.

Cam, welcome.

Thank you so much for having me here, Lindsay.

Cam, you're an adoptee who now helps other adoptees. Could you start by telling us me here, Lindsay. Cam, you're an adoptee who now helps other

adoptees. Could you start by telling us a little bit about your own story? I was born in Korea

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