by Andrew Sharp

The first official event in the Rosedale International Center was RMM’s fifth biennial prayer conference. Richard andJewel Showalter led a weekend of worship and prayer focusing on God’s glory. The theme: the earth is saturated with God’s glory, but not everyone recognizes it. In a sinful world, the clearest revelation of God’s glory is accompanied by suffering love. From their experiences around the world, Richard and Jewel shared many stories of people opening their eyes to the glory of God. The weekend culminated with a prayer service asking God to reveal his glory to the world’s nations who don’t yet see it.

Between sessions there were a variety of workshops and opportunities for prayer. Topics included teaching on various ways to pray—listening prayer, prayer journeys, prayers of confession and repentance, and more. Groups also went out into Columbus to pray in different sites and areas. These included a mosque, a city market, the downtown business community, a gay community, and many others.