PRAISES     

• Nashville Youth For Christ, one of our partner organizations has had some great responses from students recently!
• Rob and Marci Corn, former Touchstone Board Members, have been writing novels, and they are delightful!
• We are nearly finished compiling the 2022/2023 CiViL Curriculum.
• Thank you God for the rain.
• A teacher friend had a joyful reunion with a former student
• A musician friend Zoe made some great new music friends on a recent visit to Nashville. 

PETITIONS

Touchstone Events, Programs & Services     

• Guidance as we apply for a Spotlight Foundation grant
• New office space for Touchstone
• Favor from the Impact 100 Giving Circle Grant
• CiViL Schedule and staffing plans for upcoming school programs
• 2022 Tribute at Nissan Stadium planning & sponsors – Save the Date: Thurs. Oct. 20
• Favor from HCA corporate sponsorship for the Tribute
• Collaboration & sponsorship from local businesses
• Possible collaboration with an organization similar to Touchstone
• All our CiViL students, including those who engage in unhealthy relationship patterns.
• Touchstone counseling clients
• Protection for Touchstone staff

Comfort and Healing   

• A friend’s spinal MRI results are concerning.
• A new friend and co-writer of Jim’s in Finland is having vocal surgery in August.
• A friend is recovering from a heart problem that required a stint.
• A friend preparing for cancer surgery
• Friends recovering from heart surgery, spinal surgery, and past trauma
• Friends fighting 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
• A friend caring for a relative in their last days

Other-Individuals

•  Travel mercies for Melony and her sister as they return from Alabama
• A friend has had no A/C for 4 weeks due to supply chain issues.
• 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