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I did not want children. - Stephanie Stephanie's heart changed as the Lord called her and her husband, David, to adopt eight children. Their first is a typical son, the seven others have Down Syndrome. Six of those children are adopted many years ago from Ukraine. The heart of the Barnett family is on full display as they tell their story of how God has walked them into a life of challenges filled with joy in "Special Needs, Special Glory". I describe it as organized chaos. - Stephanie The world sees children with down syndrome. They are worthy, they have a purpose. - Stephanie Not all children with special needs are the same. - David Mackie, one of their children had congestive heart failure that without surgery would take her life in 3 years. Dr. Cooper Schmit was hesitant to do the surgery because the chances of success were less than 35%, but they went ahead. “They (the doctors) said that they have never felt the presence of the Lord that strong as when they did that surgery.’’ - Stephanie I could literally fill the Lord’s hands guiding me. - Dr. Cooper Schmit If people do question their purpose, the children's purpose in the world. Start working with some special needs ministries anywhere. That's their calling. God created them to glorify Him. - David "'As he (Jesus) went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned,' said Jesus, 'but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. '"John 9:1-3 "whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 "everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” Isaiah 43:7 #Specialneeds #GlorytoGod #Parent Compass #family #faith #Ukraine #Jesus

For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe Mother of three, Mary works full time, she and her husband, Andrey, have run their own business for 16 years. How do you manage? Where are the priorities? What happens in troubles? What matters? Feel like a horrible Mom. Dropping the ball - Mary Frustrated - take that out on my kids - Mary I'm in debt. I'm in trouble. Going to lose everything. Dad, what are you doing? Dad's praying right now. - Andrey Too many liabilities, downsize possibly. - Mary Crazy, Mad, unstable. It's tough- Andrey If you give them too much technology, they become zombies. - Andrey Melody, all of her fingers were bleeding. - Mary Specifically schedule to spend time with God. - Andrey It is very hard times from COVID right now. Some people lost businesses and jobs and some people have debt. So what are you going to do? I think the best thing you can do is to be strong in your faith. This way, you're going to give stability to your wife [and family]. - Andrey The journey to a family of five and 100 employees started a world away. Born to a Soviet Union father who was arrested 50 times for preaching the gospel and operating a home church, Andrey saw firsthand God's miraculous provision in his life. On the other side of the world, Mary grew up in poverty in New Orleans. A move to America inspired by the Holy Spirit and hurricane Katrina would bring Mary and Andrey's world's colliding together. #faith #family #parenting #business #jesus #christ #god #workingmom #workingdad #children #parentcompass

The journey to a family of five and 100 employees started a world away. Born to a Soviet Union father who was arrested 50 times for preaching the gospel and operating a home church, Andrey saw firsthand God's miraculous provision in his life. On the other side of the world, Mary grew up in poverty in New Orleans. A move to America inspired by the Holy Spirit and hurricane Katrina would bring Mary and Andrey's world's colliding together. (For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe) It was age 16, when Andrey Novik came from Belarus, former Soviet Union, now called Russia, with his parents and 8 siblings. His father was head of the underground churches in Belarus, and was for many years strongly persecuted for his faith there. From the USA, Mary grew up in Louisiana, with 13 siblings, one adopted. Mary's mother took in homeless people, sometimes having 26 people living in their home. But Mary and Andrey deeply learned the secret to life - faith. Watch hearts sold out to God in Faith Passed Down. Andrey: Everything goes back to my great grandparents. I think it goes back to the first world war. They got saved because of a Jewish family. My grandfather, he had twelve brothers and sisters. When the war happened, they were transferred to Russia. On the way back on the train, nine of them passed away because of the hunger. My grandfather, he survived. His father, which is my great grandfather, he said, 'I am going to do everything possible to dedicate my son [to the Lord]. My grandfather, he got married when he was 17 and my grandmother was 16. He was always saying, 'I am going to have sons. They are all going to be pastors.' So one daughter and eight sons. From those eight sons, 6 or 7 of them are pastors. My dad had the passion for Christ all the way from childhood. I have nine brothers and sisters. My dad was a pastor. Our house was used as the underground church. The first story [or floor] was used for the family. We only had one room. The second story was just for the church. We had neighbors, they were not Christians, but they would always watch. It they saw the KGB [Russian Secret Police] coming, they would always inform us. My dad, he got 50 arrests. I remember one specific moment when he was knocked down to the ground. They look at us, kids, and like, 'Hey, you’re probably not going to see your dad again, because he is breaking the law. He allows the church in this house. We were very concerned. And I remember those emotions. He's unafraid. He's a great, great man of God. It was hard for my mom. She would cry, but she would always tell us, 'Hey, don't say anything to your Dad, because I don't want him to stop the ministry.' The collapse of the Soviet Union happened. My dad, he was emotional. And I remember that moment exactly, when he was holding my hand and for the first time we walked in the street and just enjoying the moment and the freedom. Finally we can have a church outside of my house. Mary: I grew up in a poverty mindset. Born in Virginia. When I was five my dad got a job offer in New Orleans. My mom had nine children, so it was a big uprooting. Six months later my dad got laid off from his job. It was a huge adventure and difficulty for our family. My mom kept on getting pregnant. There were 13 biological children. There is also my adopted brother and he makes 14. My parents took in homeless people as a ministry. We had like 26 people living in our house one time. We lived day by day, paycheck to paycheck. God always said that he is going to provide our daily bread. Growing up in that you just see God's provision. #faith #Jesus #Christ #God #Russia #SovietUnion #persecution #FallofSovietUnion #family #FineDesigns

What? – Jason (For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe) The Lord told him, ‘Your times up.’ - Jackie We start falling out of the sky. – Jason We have to do surgery. We have to operate. - Jason Major complications. She almost died. - Jason We as a family got Covid. - Jason We got a call to pray over people within an hour we got the word that they had died. - Jackie It was very overwhelming. - Jackie What God has in store is so much better. - Jason The Gabriel family tell how God never left them through the difficulty of leaving a promising military career, life threatening car accidents, airplane drops, and serious health scares. Now they pastor a church and their children bring a variety of different gifts to brighten their home and ministry. #Ourhelpintrouble #faith #God #ParentCompass #E4Church #Jesus #Christ #family

The life that I was living was fake. – Jason I didn’t understand what I was looking for. – Jackie Our nation is being attacked right now. We are now at war. – Jason The Lord told him, ‘Your time's up.’ - Jackie She prays with us when I get scared. – Jada It was more of a religious thing that focused on the outward versus the inward. – Jackie You have a choice to go to Heaven’s Gates or Hell’s Flames and in that moment I knew that I had to make a choice. – Jason I knew I encountered God. I knew I was changed instantly. - Jackie (For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe) The Gabriel family are overcomers who tell how God never left them through the difficulty of leaving a promising military career, life threatening car accidents and airplane drops, and serious health scares. #Ourhelpintrouble #faith #God #ParentCompass #E4Church #Jesus #Christ #family

Have the baby or not? They decided not. All I could think about was how am I going to live? - Ryan What about if we just had an abortion? - Amy It is the easy way out. I remember writing the check, paying the money for the abortion. - Ryan An unexpected pregnancy led Amy and Ryan to an abortion clinic. When Amy came out to the waiting room, Ryan was shocked to discover she was still pregnant. Due to God's miraculous intervention, their oldest son survived that day, Amy and Ryan were married, and now Amy runs a national ministry called Embrace Grace, supporting women with unplanned pregnancies who chose life! Connect at embracegrace.com True feminism is you can have your baby in your dreams too!I - Amy For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv Parent Compass is an award-winning global television series with signature family episodes of true stories told by real parents facing real struggles discovering solutions in Jesus Christ. Season 1 included the child star family of the hit movie War Room. Following the family episodes in each season are Life & Family Chats with Christian leaders that have included: Kendrick Brothers (producers of movies: Overcomer, War Room, Courageous, Fireproof); Erwin Brothers and Kevin Downes (producers of I Can Only Imagine, Woodlawn); Ann & Dave Wilson, hosts of Family Life; Jonathan Evans, Chaplain of the Dallas Cowboys and son of Dr. Tony Evans; Anne Graham Lotz, Daughter of Billy Graham Benham Brothers; Kay Arthur, Founder Precepts Ministries; June Hunt, Founder Hope for the Heart; Ryan Dobson, Jim Dobson's son and former Host with his father on Family Talk; John Fuller, Focus on the Family Host with Jim Daly; Cameron and BJ Arnett, TV & Film Star including movie, Overcomer; Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ; Pat Boone, 45 million records, 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; Shannon Bream, Anchor Fox News @ Night... Subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe Watch at parentcompass.tv/tv-show #parentcompass #embracegrace #faith #jesus #christ #god #pro-life #abortion

I knew that that was it. I was fading in and out, (For shows and more subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe ) so I cried out to God. I was gasping for air in prayer. Please, if you would give me one last chance. I knew that I was going to die and would have to stand before Him. Immediately like right after I started praying, it was like God was showing me all of my sins. And showing me that I was going to stand before Him, and die, and I was going to be cast into hell. And I was frightened. If this is my life and this is it, then I get it. But, please, Lord, I was begging. If there was one last chance that He would allow me to live, I’d give Him everything; professional, personal. I repent of all my sins. I just want to be born again. Brooke and Landon Thurman met over Facebook while both immersed in the Los Angeles party scene. Both from broken homes, they derailed into hard drugs and hard living, resulting in Landon doing time in the county jail. When their first child came along they were focused on raising him to be a "good person" and pursuing the American dream... until Covid hit the world and both of them. As Landon struggled for every breath, he was sure death was near, but in an instant God came crashing into his life and a miracle happened that would change everything for his entire family forever! #ParentCompass #BreathofLife #Covid19 #Covid #coronavirus #corona #miracle #jesus #christian #faith #god #cantbreathe

"We are adopted into the body of Christ, into the family of God." - Shannon Bream For shows parentcompass.tv/subscribe Anchor of Fox News @ Night, Shannon Bream, delves into her New York Times Best Selling Book, Women of the Bible Speak. Shannon talks about her own mother-in-law, Naomi & Ruth, Hannah & Miriam, Mary & Martha, & Deborah. Shannon is the chief legal correspondent for Fox News Channel. She has covered landmark cases at the Supreme Court and heated political campaigns and policy battles from the White House to Capitol Hill. Shannon describes herself as a sinner saved by grace, daughter of the King, ever grateful for his mercies that are new every day. She deals with politics, law and all the news of the day. Her follow-on book, Mothers & Daughters of the Bible Speak is on Lessons on Faith from Nine Biblical Families. "Have faith” is a phrase we hear all the time. But what does it actually look like to live it out? Shannon Bream examines the lives of biblical women to see how God’s plans can turn our worlds upside down. Through these stories, Shannon explains the intimate connection between faith and family—and how God’s unexpected agenda can redefine the way we think about family. Not all of these mothers and daughters in the Bible were paragons of virtue. Like us, they were human beings who faltered and struggled to do their best. While some heard God’s voice, others chose their own paths. Through the lens of their imperfections, we can see how God used their stories to bring about His divine plans. He’s still doing the same work in our lives today. Verse from book: See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. —Isaiah 43:19 To be the first to know on shows and more, with encouragement to handle everyday, subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe

Subscribe at parentcompass.tv/subscribe and receive all three parts immediately. Our gift to you. He was at the top of his game. Michael Perron was Mr. Abs of Steel as host of the fitness show with ESPN and Time/Warner annual lucrative contracts. Yet, he had a horrible meth addiction. Unmarried, Cristina was at the top of her game. Hers came crashing down when her boss made advances. She kicked him in the knee and was fired. Fighting the court case almost caused her to take her life. See how God guides these two from the brink to now raising their 3 children in “Life Recovery” the Premiere of Parent Compass Season 3.