Praises

• We had an excellent MLK Day CiViL Service & CiViL Liberties event!
• We love serving the children of CiViL alums! 
• Several family members have been vaccinated.
• We are hearing good responses by youth leaders to some of our CiViL curricula. 
• Thank God for a safe inauguration ceremony.

Touchstone/CiViL

• Guidance and favor in applying for the PPPL “Second draw” and a Predators Grant
• For CiViL Groups meetings which are starting back
• Touchstone counseling clients
• New Touchstone board members
• 2021 Budget, fund raising, and program planning

Comfort and Healing

• A young man struggling w suicidal thoughts and needs a place in a mental health facility.
• Continued healing for Melony after dental surgery 
• We continue to see friends and family members fighting COVID-19 and its after-effects. 
• For residents & businesses of Downtown Nashville who are affected by the Christmas Day bombing.
• For all who struggle with the after-effects of trauma
• Successful therapy and quality of life for a friend with brain cancer 
• Our aging parents and friends who are vulnerable and often isolated due to health and safety concerns.
• A friend working on alcohol recovery

Other 

• Wisdom, patience, and discretion on social media
  
• That God will provide for a friend’s homeless son, living in a tent on the West Coast, along with comfort for his family.
• That several friends of friends will come to the Lord
• Several friends need to find work

Partner Organizations

• Bellevue Presbyterian Church
• The Village Chapel
• Rocketown – is seeking a partnership to provide counseling for students.
• Overton High
• Oliver Middle
• Hillsboro High
• Hillwood High
• Youth For Christ staff has regional training this week.

Racial Justice

• Justice for people of color
• Repentance by oppressors and complicit bystanders
• Positive leadership
• Progress in anti-racism movement

COVID-19

• Mercy for the Winter surge and wisdom regarding its causes
• Overwhelmed hospitals in many places,
• Rapid and successful vaccine distribution
• The revival that comes from our cries to God for help, hope, mercy, and repentance
• Protection for friends with compromised health.
• All of those whose livelihoods are threatened by the COVID-19 economy.
• The safety for our heroic health care workers