Raising 19 Kids and Counting

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar did not begin their marriage planning to have twenty children. Originally, they thought that they would have just one or two children. However, following a miscarriage their hearts began to change, and they surrendered their family size to the Lord.

Gil Bates has a clearly-stated goal for his family: to lead them in the Lord's ways. But the Lord had to coach him first. Gil's testimony tells how God challenged him at home and at work to do what he never wanted to do in order to be the man he wanted to be.

"Dad, you just don't understand." As this phrase rang over and over in the ears of Jim Sammons, he knew that God was trying to get his attention. Something would need to change in the way that he interacted with his children or . . . .

Things are not as they appear. Approaching tragedies, or even daily irritations, from a new perspective, this message reminds believers of the sovereignty of God by answering one of the most difficult questions a person can ask. How do all things work together for good to those who love God?