TOUCHSTONE PRAYER LIST
June 7, 2023
PRAISES & THANKS
- Seeing old friends, even at a funeral
- A friend w/ mental health issues checked in for treatment
- A friend has had good response to several writing projects.
- A friend has survived a challenging season of stroke & heart trouble.
PETITIONS
Touchstone Events, Programs & Services
- A meeting this Thursday with Belmont University
- The students of CiViL-City at Rocketown
- Just Love Fundraiser – TYRS coffee project
- Volunteers for our BEST Fundraiser events in June
- Sponsors & vols for our golf Tournament in August
- Volunteers for our BEST Fundraiser events in June
- Safety for a client traveling to Kenya
- A partner church for each CiViL location
- 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 of Don Corlew who recently passed away
- That a friend’s gums and bones regenerate
- A friend’s recent asthma attack and macular degeneration diagnosis
- A friend struggling with heart, stroke, and cancer problems
- A friend’s family at loss of several cousins recently
- A friend getting over a stomach bug.
- A friend recovering from brain Surgery
- A friend at the recent passing of his father
- Mark Shaffer and family at the passing of his mother
- The family of Raymond Baker who passed away this week
- A friend who lost long-time boyfriend recently
- A friend is starting a 2nd round of chemotherapy
- Several friends as they recover from radiation treatment
- Friends caring for aging parents
- Friends recovering from past trauma
- Friends fighting eye cancer, family or personal addiction, sickle cell anemia
Other-Individuals
- A friend having conflict with a neighbor
- A friend’s grad school opportunity
- A friend is in need of a better work situation.
- 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
- 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
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
- Policy makers at the local, state, and national levels
- America’s mass shooting epidemic
- Protection from COVID-19, Flu, RSV, gun violence, politicization of the church, disenfranchisement, openly racist politics, 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, those of all races, ethnicities, and persuasions
- Our enemies and persecutors
- Those with mental health challenge
- Those who govern in all branches
- The presidential primaries
- The Nashville Mayoral election