TOUCHSTONE PRAYER LIST
January 4, 2023
PRAISES
- We are thankful for Christmas and for a New Year
- A friend is making progress toward moving.
- A friend’s cancer surgery was successful.
- Jim has an idea for a new book.
- We have a new intern who is fluent in Spanish.
- Touchstone’s 4th quarter funding is strong.
- Touchstone is receiving support from a new church partner this Sunday.
PETITIONS
Touchstone Events, Programs & Services
- CiViL starts back on Monday, Jan 9.
- Preparation for the MLK Day Let Freedom Ring Trip
- Resolution of a problem situation with a constituent
- Touchstone needs additional staff and volunteers
- Touchstone URGENTLY needs new office space.
- Touchstone counseling clients
- Protection for Touchstone volunteers and staff
Comfort and Healing
- The family and friends of Marcus Horton after his passing
- A friend having radiation treatment for new tumors
- NFL player Damar Hamlin in critical condition
- A friend suffering allergy problems
- A friend is recovering from throat cancer surgery
- A friend is recovering from broken wrist
- A struggling family member
- Friends caring for aging parents
- Friends recovering from past trauma, lymphoma, lung cancer,
- Friends fighting COVID, eye cancer, family or personal addiction, sickle cell anemia
Other-Individuals
- A friend dealing with alcoholism
- A friend’s protracted struggle to fix a plumbing leak
- Several friends in need of better work situations.
- That those we love would come to follow Jesus
- Favor and provision for a friend regarding a building plan.
- That students in Juvenile detention will respond positively to those who visit them to bring help, hope, and the Gospel.
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
- Protection from COVID-19, Flu, RSV, Polio & Monkey Pox, gun violence, politicization of the church, persecution, military attack, domestic violence, The predicted recession, and for first responders
- Justice for those who harbor sexual abusers, all involved in the January 6 insurrection, all races, ethnicities, etc.
- Our enemies and persecutors
- Those with mental health challenges