If you are a Haitian or Francophone Christian woman, single, somewhere between your twenties and your forties, thisepisode is for you. Sit with it.

Micheline Nelson, founder of ECO Relationships, names what church culture often leaves unspoken: waiting in your twenties is loneliness, waiting in your thirties is grief, and waiting at forty is something even our aunties whisper about behind their hands. Your cousin in Port-au-Prince already has three children. Your American friends say you're too picky. Your Haitian aunties say you're too old. Both, with love in their hearts, are wrong.

In this episode, you'll hear:

— Three lies the church doesn't correct, including "if you walk with God, your husband will appear right on time" and "lower your standards, and the wait will end"

— Three things the diaspora aunties get right and wrong, including the difference between "pa pèdi tan" as wisdom and as anxiety dressed in Creole

— Three Scripture-anchored practices for the waiting: the weekly examen, a covenant friendship, and a Kingdom assignment

The waiting is not the punishment. The waiting is the formation.

Explore the Singles Ministry community at ecorelationships.com or visit Micheline's Library for resources rooted in covenant living.

Voice of Covenant is a Christ-centered podcast hosted by Micheline Nelson, founder of ECO Relationships.

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