{"id":4594,"date":"2026-09-04T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/?p=4594"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T21:58:41","slug":"nepal-needs-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/2026\/09\/04\/nepal-needs-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal needs prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">As I&#8217;m sure you have heard through the news, last week Nepal was struck with sudden and unexpected flash floods and ensuing mudslides that have killed hundreds with thousands still missing. There has been massive destruction of buildings, homes, villages, and infrastructure, and the devastation is incalculable. This happened on the northern Nepal side of the country not far from Tibet and the Himalayas. I have a friend named Chandra, a coordinator of our network in Kathmandu, who has been updating me on the situation there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-09.14.41-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-09.14.41-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-09.14.41-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-09.14.41-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-09.14.41-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictures and videos from Chandra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-09.14.44-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-09.14.44-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-09.14.44-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-09.14.44-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-09.14.44.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">He shares the following: Please continue to pray urgently for the affected churches, pastors, families, and communities in Rasuwa and Nuwakot.<br>Affected Churches and Believers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">1.\tSyaprubesi Church, Rasuwa\n\u2022\tPastor: Ps. Lakpa Tamang\n\u2022\t3 believers are missing.\n2.\tPunarutthan Church, Rasuwa\n\u2022\tPastor: Ps. Dipak Bartal\n3.\tPunarutthan Church, Nuwakot has damaged \n\u2022\tThe pastor is missing.\n4.\tMailung Church  Rasuwa has damaged \n\u2022\tPastor: Ps. Dil Bahadur Tamang\n\u2022\tApproximately 50 believers are missing.\n5.\tSanti Bazar, Nuwakot\n\u2022\tApproximately 30 believers have died.\n6.\tTimure Church, Rasuwa\n\u2022\tThe pastor only person alive; many believers have died.\n7.\tTukche Anugrah Church, Nuwakot\n\u2022\tPastor: Ps. Dipak Yonjan\n\u2022\t4 believers are missing.\n8.\tDakhbari Church, Rasuwa\n\u2022\tPastor: Ps. Kumar Gurung\n\u2022\t17 people are missing.\n9.\tGrace Church, Nuwakot\n\u2022\t3 believers are missing.\n10.\tSt. Petra Church, Nuwakot\n\u2022\t4 believers have missed \n11.\tNaw Jyoti  Baptist Church Nuwakot Partly  damaged Ps. Tirtha Giri<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"480\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 848 \/ 480;\" width=\"848\" controls src=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-09-02-at-09.14.45.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Please join me in praying for all who are affected in this tragedy. Pray that the Gospel may penetrate where it has been prohibited due to relief efforts of Gospel partners. Pray for the Nepalese church to cling to Christ in times of suffering, and that He would give them strength, peace, and comfort. Pray that the global church would come to the aid of those who are affected by this and other terrible disasters. Thank you for your prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Psalm 46:\u00a0<\/strong>God is our\u00a0refuge and strength,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0a very\u00a0present\u00a0help in\u00a0trouble.<br><sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore we will not fear\u00a0though the earth give way,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0though the mountains be moved into\u00a0the heart of the sea,<br><sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>though\u00a0its waters roar and foam,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0though the mountains tremble at its swelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>There is\u00a0a river whose streams make glad\u00a0the city of God,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the holy\u00a0habitation of the Most High.<br><sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0God will help her when morning dawns.<br><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0he\u00a0utters his voice, the earth\u00a0melts.<br><sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>The\u00a0Lord\u00a0of hosts is with us;<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the God of Jacob is our fortress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>8&nbsp;<\/sup>Come, behold the works of the&nbsp;Lord,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;how he has brought desolations on the earth.<br><sup>9&nbsp;<\/sup>He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he&nbsp;breaks the bow and shatters the spear;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he burns the chariots with fire.<br><sup>10&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cBe still, and know that I am God.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I will be exalted among the nations,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I will be exalted in the earth!\u201d<br><sup>11&nbsp;<\/sup>The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;of hosts is with us;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the God of Jacob is our fortress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I&#8217;m sure you have heard through the news, last week Nepal was struck with sudden and unexpected flash floods and ensuing mudslides that have killed hundreds with thousands still missing. There has been massive destruction of buildings, homes, villages, and infrastructure, and the devastation is incalculable. This happened on the northern Nepal side of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/2026\/09\/04\/nepal-needs-prayer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nepal needs prayer<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotional-thoughts","category-mission-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4594"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4599,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4594\/revisions\/4599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}