FLORIDA CONFERENCE HOSTS FIRST LIVE-STREAMED PRAYER REVIVAL WEEKENDS

by Gladys Neigel
“It is so powerful to know that God’s people are gathered together at this time, this weekend, praying together from all over this state for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, for the presence of God, and for the renewing, refreshing, revitalizing power of God to come into lives as we begin a new year together,” said Mike Cauley, Florida Conference President, as he welcomed members and guests to the first of two Prayer Revival Conferences in January 2012.
Prayer Revival Conferences were held for English- and Spanish-speaking members during two weekends. Technological history was made as churches and members were linked together in prayer through streaming at the original sites and from churches throughout the Conference via Skype videoconferencing. Approximately 20 percent of the total program came from remote locations.
The English-language weekend was hosted at Kress Memorial Church in Winter Park with Geoff Patterson, senior pastor of Forest Lake Church in Apopka, as speaker on Friday evening, the first Sabbath worship service, and Sabbath afternoon. The second worship service speaker was Mike Cauley, Florida Conference President.
The Spanish-language weekend was hosted at West Palm Beach Spanish Church with Homero Salazar, pastor of Washington Spanish Church in Silver Spring, Md., as speaker. Both weekend programs included testimonies, prayers, and music from church members throughout the Conference via Skype.
“Our team produced a program that has only received positive reviews,” says Dave Boggess, Florida Conference Information Systems Director. “The streamed broadcasts may have reached more than 20 countries, including those in Europe, Africa, and the South Pacific. We estimated that we reached between 50 and 65 percent of our total membership in Florida Conference.”