Episode 412 - The Work and Wonder of the Wait with DawnCheré Wilkerson

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

How do you trust God in seasons of waiting? How do you testify to His faithfulness when the outcome isn’t what you hoped for?Pastor and author DawnCheré Wilkerson never expected her long journey through infertility to become such a significant part of her story. Yet, as she found herself in an extended season of waiting, God invited her to share honestly about both the pain and the promises she discovered along the way. Though she eventually welcomed four children, DawnCheré encountered a unique beauty available only in seasons of anticipation—and learned that even in the wait, God continually reveals who He is. She captures this experience in her book Slow Burn: The Work and Wonder of the Wait.In this conversation, Davey sits down with DawnCheré to discuss how to remain tenderhearted as a leader, how to discern when to begin sharing your story, and how to recognize what God is forming in you during seasons of waiting.If you’re in a chapter where your heart longs for something yet unseen, this episode will remind you that God is at work in every season—and that there is wonder woven into the wait. Website: https://www.vouschurch.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/dawnchere Book: Slow Burn: The Work and Wonder of the Wait https://amzn.to/3VKTgZiStories matter. They inspire, uplift, and remind us we’re not alone in our pain. Hope in the Valley: 42 Days of Healing Through the Psalms After Loss, Grief, and Tragedy is a new devotional featuring real stories from the Nothing Is Wasted community—offering strength, comfort, and hope in life’s hardest moments. Order your copy today at: www.nothingiswasted.com/hopeinthevalley Wondering where to get started on your journey towards healing? Join Davey on our next FREE, live Zoom call and find out how you can begin to take back your story and how Nothing is Wasted can help. Sign up today at: www.nothingiswasted.com/starthere Looking for help in navigating the valley of pain and trauma? Our Nothing is Wasted coaches can help: www.nothingiswasted.com/coaching Want a pathway through your pain? The Pain to Purpose Course can lead you through all you've been through: www.nothingiswasted.com/paintoppurpose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Nothing is Wasted podcast, where we meet you in your pain and help you discover a pathway through.
0:09.6	No matter what you've faced or what you're walking through now, we believe your story isn't over.
0:15.0	Each week, you'll hear powerful conversations with people who've partnered with God to reclaim their stories of trauma, loss, and heartbreak, and we'll chat with Christian experts who offer wisdom and
0:26.2	practical tools for healing. This is a place of hope, redemption, and the reminder that
0:31.5	even in your darkest moments, God is still writing your story, because with him, nothing is wasted. I'm your host, Davey Blackburn.
0:50.3	Well, oh friends, welcome back to the Nothing Is Wasted podcast. I'm so grateful that you're joining us for yet again another incredible conversation.
0:57.8	And happy New Year.
0:59.1	At this point, we are about a week into the New Year, depending on when you're listening to this.
1:03.7	And I hope your new year is getting off to a great start.
1:08.2	And Nothing is Wasteed Ministries.
1:09.1	If you're new to what we do in this podcast,
1:11.3	you know, we've been doing this since 2017. We have over 400 episodes that are not just episodes.
1:16.0	There are stories of people who have walked through pain, who have walked through difficulty,
1:20.1	and yet they have testimony to how God has met them in their pain and how he has walked the
1:26.7	pathway with them through their pain. And we want to do this to
1:30.3	encourage you, to give you hope, to give you inspiration that you can hold on to, to borrow other
1:34.4	people's faith when you don't have faith of your own right now. When you found yourself on your
1:40.2	back in the middle of the valley and you're going, I don't, I can't see my way through this.
1:43.5	There's so much fog. We want to be that guide that meets you right there in your pain and
1:49.1	provide you a pathway through. And so if you, if you resonate with anything that's shared
1:56.6	on this podcast or if you have been following for a little bit of time and you're wondering where
2:02.3	you are on your pain path there actually is a framework for recognizing where you're at and then
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