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Dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus, part of the growing repentance remnant, cleansing as His Bride, getting ready for His soon return as our Bridegroom-----
The Cost of Following Jesus
Luke 9:57-62 NKJV
Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.”
And another also said, “Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.” But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
This scripture in Luke 9 gives us a deeper insight into the COST of following Jesus - that sometimes, there isn't time to greet your family, or even bury your dead, nor having a place to sleep - you have got to move forward, and go and Preach the Gospel - even when it is hard for you, and you would have like to be somewhere else, or just have some time for yourself.
And this is what Ps Isaac often experiences - he is receiving so much resistance, and difficult situations, but he needs to move forward. Even trying to build up and run a Goat farm to secure better income for himself and his family, but then he needs others to manage it for him, as he is often on the road. And then he even experience numerous difficulties trying to attend to all the ministry duties, preaching and sharing the message of Repentance - even without proper transport. But somehow in the midst of it all, Ps Isaac often joined by his wife, still attends to everything.
Here follows his feedback he shared with us this week...
Dear praying friends!
Greetings to you all,
I am pleased to update you about our farming effort as the way of trying to create resources locally to sustain ministry activities.
We have made significant progress in this direction; we believe is the result of your prayer and support: We now have 23 indigenous she-goats as you may see from the photos above taken this morning.
Levi, one of the young men from church, is voluntarily taking care of the goats as Jacqui is out in Agricultural college for two years getting training and knowledge to manage the farm.
So far, we have fenced off more than 2 hectares of land for this project, built a professional goat house, installed piped water into the farm, planted different grasses such as Napier, Lab-lab and Alfalfa. We have also planted plenty of maize plants to convert to Silage to cater for the draughts of January and February 2026.
Next week for one week, my wife and I will travel abroad (Ethiopia) shortly, but upon return I will visit the farm personally to supervise the preparation of Silage feeds for the goats during the coming draught of January and February.
The little setback I suffered last week with my car is that I now have a lack of transport at the moment: My car is still in the repair shop after an accident early this month. Hopefully, I will get it back soon, if possible before leaving for Ethiopia on Sunday, November 16, for a conference where many leaders from more than 15 countries from Europe, Asia & Africa will attend. Ps Armstrong from the Congo was also invited to attend. My wife and I already received our Tickets & Visas, sponsored as one of the speakers. But the car thing is what the devil is doing to block me and slow me down.
Last Saturday I was a guest speaker joined by my wife, as chief guests in a hand-over ceremony, but it was really difficult getting there. My wife and I wore the same uniform in the photo above. It was a Christian Union handover.
This the progress on my car: I've received the ugx 900,000 but I still need more ugx 850,000 [$240] to complete it. I am supposed to get it before my flight to Ethiopia.
We still need your prayer support to add the indigenous she-goats from the current number to fifty(50).
Secondly, Jacqui needs tuition to complete her second year at Nile Vocation Institute. She has completed year one already. The school has three terms from January 2026 and each term is ugx 1,000,000 (about usd 300). She has 3 more school terms to graduate and return to the farm.
Thank you very much for your prayers and support
Pastor Isaac Peter Oyako
Jinja, Uganda
If you can assist Ps Isaac with any donation to meet his needs in Uganda and to be able to attend this conference with ease, or to support Jacqui in her studies, we will pass it on to him immediately...
Thanking you in advance for your assistance !!
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And as a Final Reminder - Directly after our Weekly Wednesday Flip your Focus YouTube Livestream event @ 12noon EST, we at NDR, together with our dear friend Linda Pate, will be hosting our Next Global Day of Repentance this Wednesday, November 12 - for Corpus Christi, TX. As Corpus Christi is facing some serious water shortage, and now needs God's urgent intervention, with some urgent rains needed.
We will thus have a zoom meeting this Wednesday @ 12noon Central Time / 1pm EST / 10am PST / 8pm CAT - which you can join, or are welcome to take some private time in your prayer closet to intercede for the people of Corpus Christi and for Rains to fill their dams.
BUT: In order to join us via Zoom on Wednesday, November 12 @ 12noon Central Time (which is 1pm EST / 10am PST / 8pm CAT / 5am Sydney time) - please either register on our website: www.globalrepent.com
OR for even more convenience - you are welcome to just quickly register on the Constant Contact event further below in this Newsletter, and you will receive the Zoom details immediately...
AND, should you be unable to join us via Zoom, you can also follow us via YouTube livestream at the below link...(this link will also be available afterwards, should you wish to catch-up on any part you may have missed)
https://youtube.com/live/5UNVE4KVSYk?feature=share
We are looking forward to meeting you all on Wednesday, November 12 for both our Zoom meetings:
1) Flip your Focus @ 12noon EST
2) Next GDR for Corpus Christi @ 1pm EST
May God Bless Corpus Christi !!
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97% of contributions to NDR are sent to 17 repentance-preaching teachers/ pastors, now in 11 nations. In September, thanks to the Lord and you, SEVENTY ONE (71) donations were sent to support His Gift of Repentance! Please pray for our brothers and sisters and support them as He Provides through you:
Pastor Armstrong (Congo)
Antony Muyeka (Kenya)
Boaz Sikoyo (Kenya)
William Dunbar (Liberia)
Sebita Chipson (Malawi)
Jamal Prince Jamal (Malawi)
Joseph Kazembe (Malawi)
Chris Labana (Malawi)
Edward Mikwambe (Malawi)
Justin Zulu (Malawi)
Bal Pokarel (Nepal)
Rennyjay Alud (Philippines)
Susan Hammer (South Africa)
Neelam Mushtaq (Sri Lanka)
Isaac Oyako (Uganda)
Memory Phiri (Zambia)
Adoniah Magwaza (Zimbabwe)
I highlight Susan because her work is increasingly VITAL to NDR. She and I are not on salary; I'm not yet able to send the $1500/month which is our goal to support her. Please continue to sow into NDR, adding "fuel" to this mighty move of God -
"do not get weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not... (Galatians 6:6-9).
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Thank you for listening to the LORD and for your obedience. Please prayerfully consider sowing towards National Day of Repentance. With your donations we then support repentance-preaching evangelists (Mark 6:12), already bearing fruit advancing His Kingdom. Every donation, no matter the size, helps reach more and more people for Christ, all for His glory !
God bless you,
Pastor Jeff
Pastor Jeffrey Daly
National Day of Repentance
www.globalrepent.com
pastorjeff@repentday.com
Box 246 Middletown CA USA. 95461
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