A New Season by Shawn Patrick Williams
A New Season by Shawn Patrick Williams
It is a new season for Warrior Nations. God has increased our outreaches. Online, we now offer free online Evangelism and School of the Spirit 101 & 201 courses. These courses can be accessed at www.warriornations.org. Locally, we are taking teams out every first Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm for in-person training in Greenwood, SC. All are welcome. Every Sunday night at 4pm we have equipping services at the i3 ministry hub in Greenwood, SC.
Shawn Patrick, Christy, Ada, & John at Ignite Hawaii.
Currently, we are in the middle of taping a new TV program called, Ascended Life. We are working diligently to have things ready to launch in the next few months. Revival is still happening in Greenwood, SC with services every Friday night at 7pm. Pray for us, as we are currently planning upcoming meetings in the upstate of SC; Washington, DC; New York City, NY; Newport, TN; the UK; Pakistan; and Qatar this year. The crazy thing is, that’s all happening in 2025! Folks are hungry and the harvest is whitened, John 4:35.
At the beginning of this year, a lot of prophetic voices were saying this year will be a year of double grace. I was happy and encouraged to hear it. The grace I found in knowing Jesus was and has been beautiful, while overwhelming. To think He wants to give His kids a double portion. Wow! Little did I know that God was giving us an acceleration in our ministry assignments this year. WNIM is seeing double the activity and impact. That also means our budget has doubled. I asked the Lord why this was happening, and, in my heart I felt the Holy Spirit say, because His return is nearing.
When we look at all the things going on in this world, we can see the signs that this is true. We see wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes, famines, disasters, and a culture that calls good evil and evil good. Luke 21:28 says, “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up and lift your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh.”
We appreciate your faithful prayers and support. Please continue praying as the Lord has opened doors for us to travel as a family again and we are doubling down on the great commission. We have been blessed with more prayers, help and community than we ever have in the history of our ministry. We thank you for all your prayers and support as we are going from the neighbors to the nations. God is good!
A Note from Christy…
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens” Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV.
Hi Friends, Christy here. It’s been some time since I’ve shared, so I wanted to catch up. God is doing some new things and I wanted to fill you all. He is truly the author of our stories, turning the pages, writing new chapters. Often, times and seasons are markers used to quantify and denote times of change. We sense it at times and other times are taken by surprise. Just as we daily operate on calendar & clock time (chronos), God operates on another time (kairos) – appointed now, suddenly, right times. It’s a focus on quality of time rather than quantity. In essence, chronos represents measurable forward moving time, while kairos captures significance and opportunity within that flow. It’s in the moments rather than just the minutes.
Recently, I was able to have some precious moments with some precious people on two trips that I was pleasantly surprised to be able to take – one to Panama and one to Hawaii. These trips were life changing for me. I’m so glad I was able to go. For the past 5 years I’ve served as a trauma counselor to child and adult victims of abuse and assault. I’ve walked alongside those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and other severe mental health issues, seeing many get better and heal. This behind the scenes call to quietly and confidentially bring light in darkness, allowed for precious conversations, healings, and people to be set free all within a secular setting. It was a rewarding yet intense and exhausting season. It brought much growth, reward, advancements, opportunities for advocacy, and trials as you can imagine.
The enemy doesn’t like God’s light, love, and power encountering people who are lost, hurting, and may never walk through a church door. Each client was lifted in prayer before each session. God faithfully encountered many, regularly showing up in ways only He could. God even provided Damascus road experiences when needed right in the therapy room – something that only He could do. He was and is so faithful. It was such a privilege to encounter these precious people and journey alongside them for a set time through a therapeutic relationship. Marketplace ministry can have a powerful effect if we choose to let Him use us as vessels to let His light shine – truly the harvest is plentiful!
Children gathered in Panama for food, fun, and school supplies.
Within the seasons are set times, Ecclesiastes 3:2-8 goes on the elaborate. “A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal…a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.” We can most likely all relate to some of this scripture if living any substantial time on this earth. We’re reminded of a powerful truth: “To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” Life unfolds in rhythms and cycles, some joyful, others painful. There’s a time to be born and a time to die, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. These words speak deeply to our human experience.
Christy at Unity Outreach in Panama serving lunch during an outreach.
As Christians, we find comfort in knowing that God is sovereign over each of these seasons. Whether we are in a period of planting or uprooting, building or tearing down, God is present and at work. He wastes nothing—not our suffering, not our waiting, not even our mistakes. Each season carries a purpose, even when it doesn’t make sense in the moment. Our calling is to press through the hard seasons, not cling too tightly to better ones, but walking with God through them all with trust and hope. When we trust Him as the Lord of our time and moments, we can find peace knowing that He makes “everything beautiful in its time” Ecclesiastes 3:11. Whatever season you’re in today, may you rest in the assurance that God is with you, shaping your heart and guiding your steps according to His perfect timing. We can trust him.
This season God has added to my foundation and years in His service. It’s a new and exciting next season which God calls, Rise. Founded on Isaiah 61, the focus continues bringing beauty for ashes, shining His light & love, a call to community and to the nations. God has already begun to open doors to the nations with an initial trip to Panama and then Hawaii. Both trips to beautiful kind people who are hungry for God Himself! What a delight to minister as His hands and feet to such hungry and on fire ones. Oh, our reward is truly Him!
While things are still unfolding, we ask for your continued prayers. Warrior Nations’ partners are family to us and we think of you often. As we co-labor in His fields of whitened harvest, may His will be revealed and His presence go with us all. Please see the giving code for your convenience to sow into the harvest as we go into the world. The harvest is truly plentiful!
