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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.
Acknowledgments 9
Foreword 11
1. "D" (for Darkest) Day 13
2. Roots and Shoots 17
3. Escape to the Army 30
4. Freedom at Last? 35
5. Hitting the Wall 43
6. Growing Up Fast 51
7. Day of Pride 54
8. P Company 58
9. A Scottish Soldier 67
10. Don't Mention the War! 72
11. Beaconsfield and Bev 84
12. Rowallan Company at Sandhurst 90
13. The White House at Sandhurst 96
14. To Wed or Not to Wed? 101
15. Welcome to the Celebrity Lifestyle! 106
16. Big Breakfast Birthday Bash 111
17. Life in the City 115
18. On the Road 119
19. Touring and Trouble 122
20. A Criminal in All but Name 130
21. Scotland and Attempted Suicide 138
22. Wales Again 146
23. Farmyard Miracle 154
24. My New Family 165
25. "Good Morning, God!" 172
26. Making a Big Splash 180
27. "On Your Knees, Pal!" 185
28. Walking the Walk 191
29. Enlisting Again for Active Service 194
30. The Great Questions of Life 202