TOUCHSTONE PRAYER LIST
August 17, 2022
PRAISES
- We have enjoyed reconnecting with past volunteers about the 2022 Tribute.
- We enjoyed gathering with 1980’s alums who we worked with as teens.
- The inspiring work of Frederick Buechner
- A friend had a great trip to celebrate her father’s 89th birthday.
- A friend is healing from a fall-related broken arm.
- After surgery, a friend’s tumor was found to be benign.
- A friend had a successful knee replacement.
- Touchstone received an additional grant from one of our most generous funders.
PETITIONS
Touchstone Events, Programs & Services
- TYRS needs various kinds of volunteers.
- Guidance and favor as we apply for a Spotlight Foundation and Impact 100 Giving Circle grants
- New office space for Touchstone
- CiViL Schedule and staffing plans for upcoming school programs
- 2022 Tribute at Nissan Stadium planning – Save the Date: Thurs. Oct. 20
- Favor from HCA , the Titans and other corporations for Tribute sponsorship
- All our CiViL students
- Touchstone counseling clients
- Protection for Touchstone staff
Comfort and Healing
- The family of a five year old who died in a gun accident
- A friend caring for her mother in memory care
- The family of Dee White who passed away Friday
- Friends recovering or fighting from a broken arm, heart surgery, spinal surgery, a cycling accident, past trauma, COVID, heart problems, ovarian cancer, eye cancer, lymphoma, lung cancer, brain tumor, family or personal addiction, sickle cell anemia, arthritis
- A Couple going though fertility treatment process
Other-Individuals
- A friend is submitting various creative works in hopes of developing opportunities.
- Favor and provision for a friend regarding a building plan.
- Multiple friends are seeking new jobs
- Direction for the Drumwright musical
- That students in Juvenile detention will respond positively to those who visit them to bring help, hope, and the Gospel.
- Our aging families
Partner Organizations
Churches:
- Bellevue Presbyterian Church
- The Village Chapel
Ministries:
- Mission Discovery
- Rocketown
- Youth for Christ
Higher Education – Interns:
- Belmont University
- Lipscomb University
Funders:
- Enterprise Rent-a-Car & Foundation
- HCA Healthcare Foundation
Metro Nashville Public Schools:
- Hillsboro High
- Hillwood High
- Nashville School of the Arts
- Overton High
- Oliver Middle
Ministry Consultants:
- Mission Development International
- Mission Increase Foundation
Current Issues
- Mid-term elections
- The Monkey Pox epidemic
- Flood survivors in Kentucky
- Protection from politicization of the church
- Justice, repentance & change in organizations who have tolerated and harbored sexual abusers
- Justice for all involved in the January 6 insurrection
- Protection from political persecution in N Mozambique
- The predicted recession and our preparedness for it
- Our enemies and persecutors
- Protection and provision for the people of Ukraine
- Those with domestic violence, mental health, and other challenges
- Racial Justice
- COVID-19
- Gun violence and reform