“What Satan meant for misery, God turned into ministry,” says Bill Randall.

Randall, who lives in Buffalo, was caught up in a life of drugs, immorality and corruption that led to a stint in federal prison. His marriage was destroyed, and his daughter was alienated from him. But while he was in prison, things changed. He came to know Jesus Christ, and today he operates his own crisis ministry.

Growing up poor, he was determined never to be poor again. He earned a degree in marketing and got a job in the Union County Tax Assessor’s Office working as a tax appraiser. He later became the assessor.

“I wanted to buy what I wanted to buy and go where I wanted to go,” Randall said. “I got to the point where I felt entitled. I started making a lot of money through illegal drug deals and taking kickbacks.”

He then started using drugs. “I didn’t want to get old,” he said. “The drugs made me feel young … great. It was all about me.” He went from using drugs to selling drugs. “I got into the party scene and started having affairs.”