An alcoholic's redemption

In chapter six of "Life's Healing Choices," Bill, a believer in recovery from alcoholism, shares his tragic story. Bill's father was an alcoholic as well, and that tendency to depend on the bottle rubbed off on Bill.

On February 26, 1999, tragedy occurred in Bill's life when he got into an accident while driving drunk (p. 197-198):

It was 8:40 on a Friday night, and I was anxious to get home. I was less than half a mile from my house as I approached the crest of a hill driving way too fast. A red Toyota coming from the opposite direction was turning left. I first saw them as they crossed into my lane. I am not sure if they ever saw me. There was almost no time to react. I lunged for the brake and started to turn the wheel to avoid them. Impact, airbags, screeching, screaming -- then silence. I was amazed to find that I could get out of my car. I didn't think the other car fared as well, but I was too dazed to be able to tell. It wasn't long before the sounds of sirens announced the arrival of the police and paramedics. I was taken away from the scene, tested, and booked. Shortly before I was put in Orange County Jail, the officer notified me that there were two people in the car that I hit. A 50-year-old woman had been thrown from the car upon impact and died immediately. Her husband was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

The accident radically changed Bill's life, but God took care of him. God ensured that Bill was able to keep his job. God ensured that people were able to give Bill rides places. God ensured that Bill would be able to go through Celebrate Recovery to deal with his alcoholism. God made sure that the situation would further His plan.