Daytime TV's Guiding Lights

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Kirsten Storms: "God places Christians in the entertainment business"

Fifteen-year-old Kirsten Storms had just been cast as Belle Black when Jamie-Lyn Bauer was seeing the close of her stint on Days of Our Lives in 1999. Kirsten was assigned to Jamie-Lyn's dressing room--and recognized immediately the presence of the Holy Spirit from the years Jamie-Lyn had used the room for prayer.

"My mother and I noticed right away. There are good spirits in this dressing room," says Kirsten, who has gained fame in Disney movies, including Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, for which she won the 1998-1999 Best Performance on a TV Movie or Pilot, and a Leading Young Actress award, beating out the likes of Kirsten Dunst and Tegan Moss.

Kirsten grew up in Orlando, Florida, where she attended a Baptist church and later Metro Life Church, an independent charismatic congregation. Her family, including her father, Mike Storms--a NASCAR race announcer and former TV sports anchor in Orlando--moved to California in 1996 to pursue acting opportunities that had opened in Hollywood for Kirsten. They now attend a Vineyard church.

"God places Christians in the entertainment business," says Kirsten, now 17 and one of the most popular characters on Days. "He is going to turn lights on in dark places."

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