PRAISES & THANKS       

• A friend is making progress toward moving.
• The Meharry National Student Dental Association gave 10 bags of shoes to the CiViL Service – In Someone Else’s Shoes project
• CiViL John Overton seniors are taking initiative in planning the Caring for the CiViL Service – Croft Service Project
• A friend’s last physical therapy appointment is tomorrow.

PETITIONS

Touchstone Events, Programs & Services     

CiViL: 

• The CiViL Service – Caring for Croft Project on Friday, May 16
• A partner church for each CiViL location
• Plans for the LifeReady 101 banquet
• Other summer programs in planning stages

Students :

• Finish the academic year strong
• With mental and emotional issues, including school safety anxiety 

Counseling:

• Touchstone counseling client whose father passed away recently

Staff, Volunteers, & Interns:

• Touchstone staffing needs – building a team
• Protection for Touchstone staff, vols & interns 

Other:

• Touchstone Board meeting on Monday, May 12
• Plans for the Big Blessing Benefit Prep Luncheon
• Touchstone legacy and contingency plans

 Comfort and Healing 

Grief:  Families and friends of 

• All families dealing with loss

Illness & injury: 

• A friend recovering from an eye hemorrhage 
• A friend recovering from a dislocated shoulder
• Several friends recovering from stroke 
• Several friends recovering from surgery 
• Multiple friends battling cancer
• A friend with congestive heart issues
• A friend’s gums and bones
• A friend fighting sickle cell anemia

Struggle:  

• A student who needs a place to live
• Several friends who need work
• Friends struggling with addiction, anxiety, depression, suicide, and past/present trauma

Other-Individuals

• God’s guidance to Pope Leo IV
• Investors for a  friend’s independent movie
• A new well for a village in Malawi 
• Expensive medication cost for a friend
• A friend’s building & moving plans 
• People we love come to Jesus
• The ministry of Youth For Christ in the Juvenile Justice System 

Partner Organizations

Churches:

• Bellevue Presbyterian Church
• The Village Chapel
• Mt Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
• Woodmont Hills Church of Christ

Ministries:

• Mission Discovery
• Rocketown
• Youth for Christ 

• Inspiritus 
• Juvenile Justice Detention Facility
• World Vision

Higher Education – Interns:

• Belmont University
• Lipscomb University

Funders:

• Enterprise Rent-a-Car & Foundation
• Fairgrounds Stor-N-Lok
• HCA Healthcare Foundation
• Just Love Coffee
• US Health Advisors – Montague Region
• The Predators Foundation

Metro Nashville Public Schools:

• Hillsboro High
• James Lawson High
• Nashville School of the Arts
• John Overton High
• Oliver Middle
• Stratford – Not active there, yet!

Ministry Consultants:

• Missions Development International
• Mission Increase Foundation

 Current Issues

Government Leaders

Justice for:

• All people, regardless of race, religion, etc.
• Immigrants targeted unjustly
• Organizations that have allowed abuse

Protection from/for:

• Persecution & War (Ukraine, Middle East)
• Domestic violence & abuse
• First responders
• Many many non profit organizations and their constituents hurt by the Federal funding cuts.
• People targeted for deportation without due process
• Trade war market volatility & possible recession
• All constitutional rights, freedoms & limitations

Social/Cultural:

• The temptation to hate our perceived enemies
• Depression, violence & suicide 
• Those with mental health & disabilities
• America’s mass shooting epidemic