- She grabbed the attention of many

for her role as the praying grandmother,

Ms. Clara in the film War Room.

But now she's working behind the scenes

and in front of the camera,

in a film she wrote.

It is called Discarded Things.

And we're sitting downwith Karen Abercrombie

for a closer look at her work

and her life after War Room.

- So nice to meet you Ms. Clara.

Listen if you're available tomorrow,

I'd like to come by

and show you some comparisons in the area.

- Well why don't you come back

for coffee tomorrow morning

and we'll talk about it then.

- Okay yeah I can do that.

I'll see you at 10.

By the way,

what's your most favorite room?

- I'll tell you tomorrow.

- Most of us first saw you in War Room.

What's life been like for you since then?

- It's been amazing.

My God is faithful.

And my God is powerful.

And God is in charge.

You can't fire him

and he'll never retire.

God open the flood gates on that.

And so it gave me

a platform in which,

I could do quite a bit of

of work from.

So blessed me beyond

all imagination.

- I know who you are.

- You are withholding necessary medication

from someone.

- You need help.

Let God help you through this.

- God took everything away for me

that mattered everything.

- One of the projects that we wanted

to talk to you about that,

is beautifully done,

is a film called Discarded Things.

Tell me how that came about.

- It's not enough that you took him away?

You have to take everything from me?

- He pushed me out.

And my only regret,

is that truth wouldn't come with me.

I had been a foster mother.

My family would me,

my husband and son got one son.

We were foster parents for many years.

The whole process was so insightful

in that we found thatpeople just did not want

to take on the older children.

We know because they were so afraid

that they were so scarred.

That they couldn't be healed or you know,

you couldn't impressgood things upon them.

And so just wanted to address that.

And some other things.

Stories about forgiveness,

healing.

- The world doesn't just let you forget.

- If we only expect a minimum from them

that is all we're going to.

- What do you want?

- I want to help.

We,

see a lot of films that come out

of the Christian realm

and everything is easily tied up in a bow.

And,

the people just don'thandle the edgy things.

Or the pretty ugly things.

And so we needed to do that

because God is about healing

across the board.

Your only the child just like that.

You are the most selfishman I've ever met.

- How difficult has it been

to navigate the entertainment world

for you as a believer?

- It's interesting.

Actually that is oneof the reasons I ended

up forming my own production company.

Because I refused to,

use the gifts I've beengiven to perpetuate,

the mean,

the nasty,

the ugly you know.

So yeah that's how I ended up

even producing in the first place.

And learned that Iactually like the process.

I really liked the process.

- Is that a difficult stand to maintain?

- Not really if you just stop

and think and pray about it.

The money's not coming in,

or the jobs are,

not coming in.

You stop and you think

and you're like well if I,

well maybe.

Well.

And then I like pray and stuff.

And say I can't do this.

But oh my gosh.

Back in the day,

back in the day I would have.

- What first drew you to entertainment

and acting what happened?

- I've just always been very,

very creative.

And as a young girl I you know,

participated in the elementary plays,

and da da da da da da.

Junior high,

high school,

and then it came to okay you're gonna have

to make a decision.

What are you gonna do with your life?

And I'm thinking okay yougotta do something safe.

So I was thinking,

psychologist.

- Wow.

- English Minor.

But I'm telling you every time

I had some free time,

I was trying to auditionfor somebody's play.

I left college in Pittsburgh,

auditioned for a school in New York City

and off I went.

Because that is that is,

my passion.

It is my strength.

And,

that is how God uses me to minister.

Stop believing in lies.

That this is all that there is.

You stand up and fight.

Stand up and fight for yourself.

If this is what you want me to do God.

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Please give me the strength.

- Discarded Things is available right now

on the Pure Flix streaming platform.

We've got more from Karentonight on Studio 5.

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Randy Travis is makinga special appearance

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