Soap was a damn good soldier; deadly, accurate, and smart as hell. One fateful day, a bullet should have ended all of that, but miraculously, Soap survives the bullet. Taking a much needed break from war and violence, Soap goes back to his Scottish hometown. Thinking that God was the one who chose to save him that day, he goes back to church, becomes highly involved, and joins the leadership of the church. He goes by John now, and he's heavily involved with his church, St. Mary's.