What a crazy journey it has been so far. Starting from the parking lot of a grocery store in Hilton Head, SC, traveling all over the country and around the world, then finally arriving here in Toledo, OH of all places…
To all of you who have been there following this journey I want to say Thank you for all your prayers/support along the way! Without you I would not have gotten this far… to see 72 books published so far… soon to be 78.
The Final Stretch
We are in the Final Stretch of this journey now.
We are running the Final Lap around the track.
I can see the Finish Line in the distance; the moment that I write the last word, on the last page, of the last chapter, of the last book of this book series.
A lot has happened since my last ministry update, so allow me to fill you in…
I am currently in a one-bedroom apartment in Toledo, OH. God told me October 19th, 2025 to “Remain” in my apartment without leaving it. I have obeyed and since not left my apartment once. I am not working but believing God to provide all I need to pay my bills and buy food to eat. I am praying 7 times a day and working on writing the book series 7 times a day… with not much time between.
Giving Away The Promise
About two weeks ago God told me it was time to lay down the book series, that I was to “give it all away”. I have known this was coming for a long time now… but the moment finally arrived. God told me to whom I was to give it all to. So, I reached out to those I was to give it to and they began to pray about it. I wrestled with this decision with lots of tears… after all this book series has been my life for over seven years now. (Amazing what you find lurking in your heart when God asks you to give away everything). But God is gracious… and slowly I grieved the loss… reminding myself that this book series has never been mine, it has always been God’s… how could I be sad about giving away something that’s never belong to me in the first place?… well…
Monday of this week I received word that the people I’m giving the book series to agreed to it. So, it was done then.
God told me in that moment that I was to draft up a letter stating my intent to transfer all copyrights, publishing rights, rights to income, etc over to these people.
So, I obeyed. I wrote a letter stating my intent, signed it, and sent it to those people. I think this was more of a spiritual exercise than anything binding in court… that part is to come soon. We are working towards making it official and legal… a transfer of copyright assignment… or whatever it’s legally called when one “gives away” the rights to a book or books.
So, it was done.
I no longer own the books of this book series, they belong now to others.
I will be continuing to write the books of the series and they will be still be published. The only thing that has really changed is that any royalties from either the book series books or the audio books will go to those to whom own the rights now.
Basically, the book series is no longer in my hands. I have laid it down. And when it is finished I will be able to walk away from it and leave it behind in the hands of those who now own it.
I have chosen not to disclose the identity of my friends who are now the owners of the book series, but if they choose they can disclose that themselves however they like.
Imagine when someone dies, their books are left in an estate for others to profit from and manage. That is what has happened this week.
I am still grieving a bit… but… I understand the whys.
Now I turn my attention to completing this journey… to finish walking out the obedience to God faithfully by writing the rest of the book of this book series.
I often wonder what will become of me after I am done. God has said that I will “Rest” whatever He means by that. Will I die? Will I step into that final Obscurity and travel the world as a stranger, a nomad, and a pilgrim telling anyone I meet about the love of God?
Only God knows at this point… but that day is not here…
I am currently finishing up the 78th book of the series… after that I will publish Parts 73-78.
On January 9th, 2026, I will step once again into Deep Solitude to complete this journey…
I would like to ask you to prayerfully consider supporting me financially as I complete this journey. I am about $700 short in what I receive monthly in donations to pay all my bills.
If you decide to support me financially you can give via Modern Day which I receive once a month around the 6th:
Support Via Modern Day
Or you can give a gift I’ll receive in a few days via GoFundMe:
Support Instantly Via GoFundMe
I really appreciate all the support you guys have given over the past years. You have been a part of seeing that this book series comes about.
Until that day!…
Benjamin Potexana Kareth
(AKA Nathaniel Adleta, Daniel Kole, Benjamin Kareth, Elijah Cohen, and now Asher Oswald)
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