PRAISES & THANKS     

• Our core groups for CiViL are solidifying.
• A friend received good news regarding their building plan.
• Jim ran  his first 5K race in years!
• Jim’s new book has been released.
• We have some table hosts for the Tribute!
• Great initial connection with 104.5 sports talk

PETITIONS

Touchstone Events, Programs & Services     

CiViL: 

• We are continuing to build our CiViL school programs.
• That we find a good pre/post test for CiViL.
• A partner church for each CiViL location

Students:

• Safety for students – TN has had a huge number of hoax bomb threats.
• Students with mental and emotional issues
• That God reach the teens who need help.

Counseling:

• Touchstone counseling clients

Staff, Volunteers, & Interns:

• CiViL interns/student teachers for this year 
• Protection for Touchstone staff, vols & interns 

Other:

• Belmont merger/legacy plan

• That we be able to contact Milton J
• Fall fundraiser planning
• New office space for Touchstone

Comfort and Healing 

Grief:

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• All families dealing with loss

Illness & injury: 

• Larry H is recovering from bypass surgery.
• Bill P is battling prostate cancer.
  
• A friend’s son having surgery soon
• Anita has congestive heart issues
• Jim’s mom is stable, but fragile.
• Meg B is battling lung cancer.
• Karla in her ongoing battle against cancer.
• Renee’s sister getting cancer treatment
• A friend’s gums, bones, and eyes
• A friend fighting sickle cell anemia

Struggle:  

• Several friends who need work
• Friends struggling with addiction, anxiety, and past trauma

Other-Individuals

• Need for a new well in the Malawi village where Jim visited
• That Sebastian is found. 
• Expensive medication cost for a friend
• A friend’s building & moving plans 
• People we love come to Jesus
• Youth For Christ needs more workers for their Juvenile Justice System ministry

Partner Organizations

Churches:

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

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
• 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:

• President, Governor, Mayor & local, state & national policymakers, 2024 elections

Justice for:

• All people, regardless of race, religion, etc.
• Trump trials & eligibility issue
• Organizations that have allowed abuse

Protection from/for:

• Persecution & War (Ukraine, Israel/Gaza, the Church)
• Domestic violence & abuse
• First responders

Social/Cultural:

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

Natural Disaster Survivors:

• Fires in various places
• Extreme heat and drought in much of the world