{"id":7507,"date":"2017-06-10T09:01:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T13:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=7507"},"modified":"2017-06-11T04:25:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T08:25:13","slug":"transformers-star-remi-adeleke-tells-second-personal-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/06\/transformers-star-remi-adeleke-tells-second-personal-transformation.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Transformers&#8221; star Remi Adeleke tells &#8220;I Am Second&#8221; about his personal transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1497066303537_9429\" class=\"yiv1149396077MsoNormal\">Here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1149396077MsoNormal\"><b>Remi Adeleke<\/b><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1497066303537_9435\">, a former Navy Seal now co-starring with the likes of Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Stanley Tucci and Josh Duhamel in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AntcyqJ6brc\"><em>Transformers: The Last Knight<\/em><\/a>, tell his story to <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iamsecond.com\/\">I Am Second<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0 an organization\/website that features people from all walks of life talking about their faith journeys.\u00a0 Adeleke&#8217;s story drops June 16, 2017, just a few days before the release of the big budget <em>Transformers<\/em> flick on June 21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"IA2 Remi Promo 30 Sec\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/220972927?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Remi<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1497066303537_9433\">\u2019s relationship with the<em> I Am Second<\/em> organization started when he began watching their films during an overseas deployment. \u00a0That led to a friendship with the <em>I Am Second<\/em> team \u00a0and eventually to becoming a spokesperson for the brand. \u00a0Much has happened in the six years since. He left\u00a0 the military, got married, became a father and discovered a new career as an actor in Hollywood . He has experienced times of great trial, stress, and temptations. He recalls struggling to trust God and others by trying to control everything himself. His <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1497066303537_9431\"><em>I Am Second<\/em> testimony takes viewers through his life\u2019s journey, beginning on the streets of New York City, his time as a Navy Seal and, most recently,\u00a0 as part of the aforementioned <em>Transformers<\/em> movie.\u00a0 His hope is to use his increasing public platform to reveal his true identity as a sincere Christian. \u00a0In addition to his role in the new <em>Transformers<\/em> movie and the release of his <em>I Am Second<\/em> film, Remi is also a model in Jockey\u2019s new brand campaign launching in mid-June.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em><strong>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1497066303537_9431\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media. 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