Maybe I missed it, but I didn’t see any reference to the family’s faith or whether or not they’re Church-goin’ folks.
Just wondering if they asked God for help.
I’ve asked G-d for help many times. Sometimes He says, “no.”
As I remember it, G-d gave us free will. That includes the will to destroy ourselves.
I prayed to G-d to help us with our debt a thousand times. Eventually we were led to Dave Ramsey and began the seven year haul to pull ourselves out of more than $150,000 worth of debt. G-d didn’t give us a windfall inheritance. He didn’t let us win the lottery. He gave us the means to fight back.
The addict’s fight is *theirs*. Not their parents’. Pray all you want and sometimes G-d answers that prayer with a negative or by calling someone home so they can’t do further damage.
His wise will is the only way.
They regularly watched old Jimmy Swagert ministry shows.