… was soon doing a deep dive of the individual’s instagram page. Aly watched video after video of Madeline, a content creator from the other side of the world, who made artistic and lifestyle content documenting how Jesus had changed her life. She saw moving testimony videos, with b-roll footage of life before Christ, drinking, clubbing, looking for love in the wrong places, each clip characterised by soulless eyes that couldn’t mask the internal pain, contrasted with a visible light that shone from within post-baptism. She scrolled through candid captions of Madeline detailing her struggles with anxiety, depression, lack of identity and purpose and her journey of allowing scripture to thoroughly transform her heart and mind. She saw the impact of newfound home and community, as genuine and deep relationships began to form. After a few hours of scrolling, Aly put her phone down, with a fresh hope beginning to swell inside. Perhaps there is more to life, after all …
This story was submitted as part of the King’s Study Phase of the Gen Z Role Models Project. Added April 2026.
“was soon doing a deep dive of the individual’s instagram page” (S185) © 2026 by The Gen Z Role Models Project is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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