Storming Home
British soldier, bodyguard to the stars, boozer and addict - could Billy change?
The story of a self-destructive hard man, bodyguard and boozer whose life was utterly transformed by Christ
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'Storming Home' is the life story of Billy Gilvear - a self-destructive hard man, celebrity bodyguard and boozer whose life was utterly transformed into a Baptist Minister, prison Chaplin, the Regional Director for the Eden Project and born -again Christian.
The strict upbringing as the son of a missionary meant Billy always wanted to escape his childhood faith. As soon as he hit 16 years old he enrolled in the Army and despite being bullied he flourished as a young solider, receiving a fast-track commission. He then met a young corporal called Bev and soon they entered married life together.
A bold career move from the Army into bodyguard work took him from dangerous war zones into the temptations of the celebrity world. He guarded:
- Naomi Campbell
- Take That
- The Bee Gee's
- Arnold Schwarzeneggar
- Mel Gibson
- and more
Surrounded by the celebrities lifestyle introduced him to drugs which led to befriending gangsters and dealing to others. His new lifestyle brought with it a destructive tendency which eventually lost him his job, his marriage and his children. For Billy, suicide was his only escape… but God had other plans. Through a friend Billy rediscovered the God he had pushed aside, forgotten and ridiculed for the past 30 years.
As a result: Bev encounter Christ, they reconciled, remarried, had two more children and become Christians. Now Billy has become a Baptist Minister, prison Chaplin and evangelist, helping others find Christ as he so miraculously did.
The strict upbringing as the son of a missionary meant Billy always wanted to escape his childhood faith. As soon as he hit 16 years old he enrolled in the Army and despite being bullied he flourished as a young solider, receiving a fast-track commission. He then met a young corporal called Bev and soon they entered married life together.
A bold career move from the Army into bodyguard work took him from dangerous war zones into the temptations of the celebrity world. He guarded:
- Naomi Campbell
- Take That
- The Bee Gee's
- Arnold Schwarzeneggar
- Mel Gibson
- and more
Surrounded by the celebrities lifestyle introduced him to drugs which led to befriending gangsters and dealing to others. His new lifestyle brought with it a destructive tendency which eventually lost him his job, his marriage and his children. For Billy, suicide was his only escape… but God had other plans. Through a friend Billy rediscovered the God he had pushed aside, forgotten and ridiculed for the past 30 years.
As a result: Bev encounter Christ, they reconciled, remarried, had two more children and become Christians. Now Billy has become a Baptist Minister, prison Chaplin and evangelist, helping others find Christ as he so miraculously did.
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Ex-Army hard man and professional bodyguard, Billy's destructive tendencies were brought up short by his encounter with Christ. He became a Baptist pastor, prison chaplain and evangelist. He is now Regional Directorfor the Eden Project in Manchester.
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The strict upbringing as the son of a missionary meant Billy always wanted to escape his childhood faith. As soon as he hit 16 years old he enrolled in the Army and despite being bullied he flourished as a young solider, receiving a fast-track commission. He then met a young corporal called Bev and soon they entered married life together.
A bold career move from the Army into bodyguard work took him from dangerous war zones into the temptations of the celebrity world. He guarded:
- Naomi Campbell
- Take That
- The Bee Gee's
- Arnold Schwarzeneggar
- Mel Gibson
- and more
Surrounded by the celebrities lifestyle introduced him to drugs which led to befriending gangsters and dealing to others. His new lifestyle brought with it a destructive tendency which eventually lost him his job, his marriage and his children. For Billy, suicide was his only escape… but God had other plans. Through a friend Billy rediscovered the God he had pushed aside, forgotten and ridiculed for the past 30 years.
As a result: Bev encounter Christ, they reconciled, remarried, had two more children and become Christians. Now Billy has become a Baptist Minister, prison Chaplin and evangelist, helping others find Christ as he so miraculously did.