PRAISES & THANKS       

• The Webers had an excellent holiday with family in NYC!

• The Johnsons had a great holiday with their in-laws.

• Jim is editing his second poetry book.

• A friend is grateful for 2023, one of his best years ever.

PETITIONS

Touchstone Events, Programs & Services         

   Funding:

• Urgent need for 4th Quarter giving

CiViL: 

• Groups start this Monday, January 8
• MLK Day Trip on Jan 15
• Some students are interested in a Bible study

• Guidance for challenges in one of our CiViL groups
  
•  Guidance regarding discussions about providing services at Cane Ridge High School
• CiViL Service Caroling for Fannie Battle Day Home for Children on Dec. 10

• A partner church for each CiViL location

• Students with mental and emotional issues

Other:

• Planning for a Belmont University partnership to involve student teachers in CiViL Groups

• Touchstone counseling clients

• Guidance for 2024 budget meeting on Dec 4

• TYRS urgently needs new office space 

• Building a connection with Just Love Coffee – McEwen

• TYRS needs various kinds of volunteers and staff.

• Protection for Touchstone staff, vols & interns

Comfort and Healing        

Friends grieving:

– Family & friends of David N who passed away

– Family & friends of LA Cate on her recent passing

– Patrick & Donna at the death of their son Joshua

– Tina & Chris suffered a tragic loss

– Susanne and family as her mother is in hospice care

– All families dealing with loss

Illness:

– Courtney is on bed rest w pregnancy complications

– Multiple friends have COVID

– David is recovering from wrist surgery

– Adele recovering from 2 broken elbows.

– Paul has a neurodegenerative disease

– Kay has stage 4 pancreatic cancer

– Susan is in hospice with stage four cancer

– Laurie is recovering from knee surgery

– Karla’s clinical trial 

– Friend with an angry alcoholic husband

– A friend’s gums and bones that need to regenerate

– Friends fighting cancer, family or personal addiction, sickle cell anemia

Struggle: 

– Friends who lost everything in last month’s tornado

– Friends recovering from past trauma

– Young man getting treatment for addiction & anxiety

Other-Individuals  

Partner Organizations

Churches:

• Bellevue Presbyterian Church
• The Village Chapel
• Mount Bethel Missionary Baptist Church

Ministries:

• Mission Discovery
• Rocketown
• Youth for Christ 

Higher Education – Interns:

• Belmont University
• Lipscomb University

Funders:

• Enterprise Rent-a-Car & Foundation
• HCA Healthcare Foundation
• Just Love Coffee
• The Predators 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
• National Christian Fund