August is a full month here. On August 4 we began the Ready for Covenant Fast, twenty-five days of stepping back from striving so God can do the deep work only He can do. If you have not started, it is not too late. Join where we are and let the rest of the month carry you.
Through August 28, your morning email is the fast reading rather than the usual reflection, arriving at 5:30 AM Eastern. The daily reflections keep publishing on the website, the prayer wall stays open day and night, and the Voice of Covenant podcast meets you in your drive and your kitchen. All of it points back to the same thing: you are seen, you are loved, and you are not alone.
Thank you for being part of this. Your presence in this community matters more than you know.
With love and purpose, Micheline Nelson, Founder
Featured Reflection
Created for Community
None of us were built to carry a season alone. A fast walked beside other people goes further than a fast walked in private, and a hard year shared is a lighter one. This is why we keep showing up for each other, in the forum, on the prayer wall, and in the quiet messages nobody else sees.
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” ~ Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
From August 4 to 28 we are walking twenty-five days together: a Scripture each morning, a fasting focus, an honest question, and a prayer. It is not only for the single woman waiting for love. It is for the tired marriage, the heart still healing after a hard ending, and anyone who wants to be nearer to God than they were in July. The reading lands at 5:30 AM Eastern, and you can begin on whatever day you find us.
Everlasting Closet: Every Bride Deserves to Feel Beautiful
The Everlasting Closet places gently-worn wedding dresses with brides who would not otherwise have one. Each placement is local, by appointment, with accountability through a pastor or mentor. The closet runs on quiet generosity: dresses donated, alterations volunteered, a Saturday afternoon spent helping a bride try on what will become her wedding-day memory.
Celebrating our ECO family members born in August:
Marie C. • Josette L. Reggi L. • Miles N. Anya L. • Nayla L. Daneekah T. • Pam L.
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you.” ~ Numbers 6:24-25
Happy Anniversary!
Celebrating covenant love this August:
Jacques & Danielle
“Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” ~ Mark 10:9
Upcoming Events
Aug
4-28
Ready for Covenant Fast
Online, join from anywhere. Begin on whichever day you find us.
Every
Tue
Prayer & Fasting for Our Relationships
Virtual. We fast together each Tuesday.
Every
Fri
Altar of Grace & Mercy
WhatsApp & Zoom. Haitian Creole with live translation.
Resource of the Month
Ready for Covenant, now available in print
The companion workbook to the fast is now on Amazon. Twenty-five days of Scripture, reflection, honest questions, and prayer, with room to write your answers as you go. If you are keeping the fast this month, the paperback is the edition made to be written in.
August is the long middle of the year. The new-year resolutions are gone, the holidays are not yet near, and many of us are simply tired. Lord, give strength for the middle. Show us that faithfulness is not measured in moments of inspiration but in the quiet keeping-on.
Anonymous Mondays
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