Praises

• The anniversary of the 2020 tornado that caused much devastation, but also inspired many volunteer helpers, including a wonderful CiViL Service team!
• Melony is finished with her course and is now certified by Rutgars University in Social Emotional Character Development! 
• Jim will receive his COVID-19 vaccine today.
• A friend’s new job in Vermont is going well. 
• Touchstone has a new budget!
• Jim received an Award nomination from the International Western Music Association.
• We have great volunteers!
• We love our new CiViL students!
• A local youth ministry is donating $1K to our Show Your Love project.

 Touchstone/CiViL

• Wisdom as CiViL adapts to the new, in-person school schedule
• Guidance and favor after submission of a Predators Grant
• Touchstone counseling clients and CiViL students
• New Touchstone board members

Comfort and Healing

• A friend who has a hernia and needs surgery soon.
• A friend recovering for surgery from uterine cancer.
• A friend with colon problems. 
• A friend’s mother was recovering from shoulder surgery when she fell. Her injuries resulted in a brain bleed.
• A friend still suffering from an injury sustained from  a fall on the ice.
• The loved ones of several friends who passed away recently.
• A young man with an ongoing struggle against suicidal thoughts
• Friends and family members fighting COVID-19 and its after-effects. 
• For all who struggle with the after-effects of trauma
• Our aging parents and friends who are vulnerable and often isolated due to health and safety concerns.
• A friend working on alcohol recovery

Other 

• That a friend’s elderly father gets his 2nd shot soon.
• A friend contemplating life after being laid off
• Recovery and a home for a friend’s homeless son.
• That several friends of friends will come to the Lord
• Several friends who need to find work
•  An end to divisive misinformation that generates social conflict.

Partner Organizations

• Bellevue Presbyterian Church
• The Village Chapel
• Rocketown 
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• Overton High
• Oliver Middle
• Hillsboro High
• Hillwood High
• Youth For Christ 

Racial Justice

• Justice for people of color
• Repentance by oppressors and complicit bystanders
• Positive leadership
• Progress in anti-racism movement
• Empathy regarding racial discrimination issues, especially by those who haven’t experienced discrimination.

COVID-19

• Wisdom about loosening COVID-19 restrictions.
• Improved vaccine distribution
• 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 and essential workers