How Private Prayer Changed Church History - This week Peter and Leslie explore Acts chapter 10. Here, Cornelius and his household come into the Church to the surprise of the Jewish believers. Both Cornelius, and the messenger, St. Peter, were practicing private prayer. This served as the "launching point" for this historical event-the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Gentiles. We too can experience life-changing events through the practice of private and communal prayer.